INSPIRED TEACHING
ALUMNI:
Register TODAY!!!
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Join Center for Inspired Teaching and alumni from the past 14 years for the
4th annual
Inspired Teaching Alumni Conference
When:
August 21
3:00 - 7:00 pm
(networking, dinner, keynote speaker)
August 22
9:30 am - 2:00 pm
(breakfast, workshops, speakers, lunch)
Why:
Kick off the 2009-2010 school year right. Join fellow alumni for a two-day
celebration of the power of your profession.
Where:
THEARC
(free parking)
1901 Miss. Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20020
RSVP by 8/18/09 to Jenna Fournel 202.462.1956.
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Inspired Teacher Blog: Keeping the Door Open
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This summer during the Inspired Teaching Institute we were working
through the question of how teachers can help to not only change their
own practice, but change that of their peers as well. We discussed the
typical school phenomenon where teachers close the doors to their
classrooms so they can exercise freedom to teach the way they know they
should, in relative obscurity.
In devising their own leadership strategies for next year, one teacher
responded to this "closed door" tendency with a simple goal. "This year
I will keep my classroom door open."
That statement sticks with me today as I think about getting ready for the fall. It is so brave in its simplicity...
Read on...
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Inspired Teacher Boot Camp
Step One: Set Goals
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"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead."
~ Louisa May Alcott
Okay Inspired Teachers, it's time to dust off your comfortable walking shoes, start lifting some lesson plans, and get in shape for opening day. Yes, yes, we know you're still in the thick of summer humidity and relaxation - but you can't run a marathon without some training and the same goes for starting the school year. So pull yourself out of the easy chair, swap that sweet tea for an energy drink, and let's hit the track.
The first step in Inspired Teacher Boot Camp is figuring out what you're aiming for this academic year. When you identify the target, you instantly get a picture of what it's going to take to get there. This week we've put together a few steps to help you start the goal-setting process. Good luck, and let us know how it goes!
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The 2009-2010 Wish List
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Grab a journal and take a walk through this reflection exercise. In the process of remembering what you did last year, you're likely to hit upon experiences you want to repeat and those you want to avoid. In the process of envisioning the future, hopefully you'll start to feel the stirrings of excitement for a successful year ahead.
Click here for the exercise.
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Preventing Reinventing the Wheel
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It's sad but true, after thousands of years of educating human beings, few ideas in the world of teaching and learning are truly unique. Thanks to the internet we can pretty easily tap into the intellectual capital of educators across the country -and around the world. So if you have a great "new" idea for the upcoming school year, take some time today to see if there's a colleague somewhere out there who has tried it before. See what lessons have already been learned, what pitfalls you can avoid, and who you can talk to when you take on these new adventures!
Essential Resources for Your Classroom
Teaching Ideas
Teaching Strategies for the Middle Grades
The New York Times Learning Network
Educational Technology for Engaged Learning
New Horizons for Learning: Teaching Strategies
Social Studies Lesson Plans
Ideas for the English Teacher
The Math Forum
General Science Sites
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Inspired Teaching is now on Twitter as InspireTeach. Follow us to get regular updates! These are new ways you can stay connected to Inspired Teaching and, even better, a way we can stay connected to you!
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Center for Inspired Teaching is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that exists to ensure schools make the most of children's innate desire to learn. We do this by investing in teachers. Please visit our website to learn more about our philosophy, programs, and results.
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