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Each week Inspired Teaching sends out all the teachers on our mailing list. These newsletters focus on a different topic each week and include a reflection on that topic, relevant classroom activities, and a list of annotated web resources. If you're not already on our mailing list, you can join by clicking the link at the bottom of this page!

Are you an Inspired Teacher? (5/24/2010)
Whole Child Part 1. What does it mean to teach the "whole child"? (1/18/2010)
Whole Child Part 2. Are my students healthy? (2/1/2010)
Whole Child Part 3. Are my students safe? (2/15/2010)
Whole Child Part 4. Do my students look forward to going to school? (3/7/2010)
Whole Child Part 5. Do my students have the supports they need to succeed? (4/5/2010)
Whole Child Part 6. Is my classroom challenging... in a good way? (4/26/2010)
When do I get to be the expert? (1/4/2010)
Can I smile yet? (12/7/2009)
Is "service learning" in my curriculum? (11/23/2009)
What's the difference between being compliant versus being engaged? (11/9/2009)
Are metaphors teaching's secret ingredient? (10/26/2009)
Why should I have music in my classroom? (10/12/2009)
Where does motivation come from? (9/27/2009)
Can I make more time for the world of children? (9/14/2009)
What does it mean to be a child? (9/10/2009)
How can I plan for a successful year? (8/17/2009)
How can I get in shape for the new year? (8/10/2009)
What are my goals for this year? (8/3/2009)
What will you learn this summer? (6/17/2009)
Does your imagination need exercise? (6/2/2009)
What can I learn outside my comfort zone? (5/11/2009)
Are my students stressed? (3/30/2009)
Is there a better way to prepare for the test? (3/16/2009)
How can you tell if you're smart? (2/23/2009)
Is my teaching culturally responsive? (2/10/2009)
Is there curiosity in my classroom? (1/26/2009)
What will be "new" about the New Year? (1/5/2009)
Best of 2008 Part 2 (12/29/2008)
Best of 2008 Part 1 (12/22/2008)
How can winter break change the school year? (12/15/2008)
What will you learn this summer? (6/17/2009)
Does your imagination need exercise? (6/2/2009)
What can I learn outside my comfort zone? (5/11/2009)
What can I teach with food? (12/8/2008)
What could I celebrate this month? (12/1/2008)
When should I say thank you? (11/24/2008)
How do you define discipline? (11/20/2008)
Is there a better way to teach vocabulary? (11/3/2008)
What is self assessment? (10/27/2008)
How well should I know my students? (10/20/2008)
Do my students need to "stretch" before they learn? (10/13/2008)
How can my students exercise their minds and bodies? (10/6/2008)
Am I meeting my students' needs? (9/30/2008)
How can I get my students debating? (9/22/2008)
What are 21st century skills and why do we need them? (9/15/2008)
Can my students resolve their own conflicts? (9/10/2008)
What role do "Rules" play in my classroom? (8/25/2008)
What message will my classroom send? (8/11/2008)
Where will we go this year? (8/4/2008)
What will my "big picture" be this year? (7/28/2008)
What can I learn from the community around my school? (7/21/2008)
Becoming Inspired - Step 5 (7/14/2008)
Becoming Inspired - Step 4 (7/7/2008)
Becoming Inspired - Step 3 (6/30/2008)
Becoming Inspired - Step 2 (6/23/2008)
Becoming Inspired - Step 1 (6/18/2008)
Thank You Inspired Teachers (6/11/2008)
Can I inspire my students to learn this summer? (6/2/2008)
Can my students help me improve my practice? (5/26/2008)
How can I be the change? (5/19/2008)
How can I bring more science to my teaching? (5/12/2008)
How can I celebrate teaching? (5/6/2008)
What do I teach now? (4/28/2008)
Should teachers do group-work too? (4/21/2008)
Should I teach environmental responsibility? (4/14/2008)
Is teaching supposed to be stressful? (4/7/2008)
Can test preparation be inspiring? (3/31/2008)
Why should I learn more about teaching? (3/24/2008)
What motivates my students to learn? (3/17/2008)
What's going on in my students' brains? (3/3/2008)
What "habits of mind" am I fostering in my students? (2/19/2008)
How high are my expectations? (2/12/2008)
How can cooperative learning enhance my instruction? (2/4/2008)
Am I building my students' emotinal intelligence? (1/14/2008)
Are you ready to watch your students grow? (1/7/2008)
Is your classroom building democracy? (12/17/2007)
What if you started every class with a question? (12/4/2007)
Why should movement be part of my instruction? (11/26/2007)
How can reflection improve my teaching? (11/19/2007)
Does community matter in the classroom? (11/12/2007)
Are instructional risks worth taking? (11/5/2007)
What makes feedback meaningful? (10/29/2007)
How do I differentiate for my students? (10/22/2007)

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