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Aleta Margolis ‘89 Center For Inspired TeachingFounder and Executive Director

Reforming Education as a Social Entrepreneur

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Path to Inspired Teaching

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Path to Inspired Teaching• Taught playwriting to teenagers in juvenile justice

system in Washington, DC

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Path to Inspired Teaching• Taught playwriting to teenagers in juvenile justice

system in Washington, DC

• Master of Science in Education and Social Policy – Northwestern University

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Path to Inspired Teaching• Taught playwriting to teenagers in juvenile justice

system in Washington, DC

• Master of Science in Education and Social Policy – Northwestern University

• Public middle school teacher in Chicago, Illinois area

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Path to Inspired Teaching• Taught playwriting to teenagers in juvenile justice

system in Washington, DC

• Master of Science in Education and Social Policy – Northwestern University

• Public middle school teacher in Chicago, Illinois area

• Clinical Professor – American University School of Education

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Path to Inspired Teaching• Taught playwriting to teenagers in juvenile justice

system in Washington, DC

• Master of Science in Education and Social Policy – Northwestern University

• Public middle school teacher in Chicago, Illinois area

• Clinical Professor – American University School of Education

• Founded Center for Inspired Teaching

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“No artist is pleased. There

is no satisfaction whatever at

any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that

keeps us marching and

makes us more alive than the others.”

- Martha Graham

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Immediate Challenges

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Immediate Challenges

Finding an office

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Immediate Challenges

Finding an office Establishing a board of directors

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Immediate Challenges

Finding an office Establishing a board of directors Doing ENDLESS paperwork

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Immediate Challenges

Finding an office Establishing a board of directors Doing ENDLESS paperwork Articulating Inspired Teaching’s

mission to an external audience

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Immediate Challenges

Finding an office Establishing a board of directors Doing ENDLESS paperwork Articulating Inspired Teaching’s

mission to an external audience $$$ Fundraising $$$

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What made it worth it?

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What made it worth it?

Addressing social issue – education reform – that I was truly passionate about

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What made it worth it?

Addressing social issue – education reform – that I was truly passionate about

I knew there was a systemic problem with how we had been educating students.

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The Problem 7,000 students drop out of school each

day. Alliance for Excellent Education, 2012

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The Problem 7,000 students drop out of school each

day. Alliance for Excellent Education, 2012

The Silent Epidemic Report, March 2006 7 out of 10 students left because they

weren’t motivated or inspired to work hard.

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The Problem 7,000 students drop out of school each

day. Alliance for Excellent Education, 2012

The Silent Epidemic Report, March 2006 7 out of 10 students left because they

weren’t motivated or inspired to work hard. 4 out of 5 wanted lessons that made school

more relevant and engaging.

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The Problem 7,000 students drop out of school each

day. Alliance for Excellent Education, 2012

The Silent Epidemic Report, March 2006 7 out of 10 students left because they

weren’t motivated or inspired to work hard. 4 out of 5 wanted lessons that made school

more relevant and engaging. 4 out of 5 students wanted better teachers.

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What made it worth it?

I was truly passionate about education reform.

I knew there was a systemic problem with how we had been educating students.

I had a plan to fix it.

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Inspired Teaching Classroom

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Inspired Teaching Classroom

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Center for Inspired Teaching improves students’ school experience by:

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Center for Inspired Teaching improves students’ school experience by:

training teachers to be more effective

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Center for Inspired Teaching improves students’ school experience by:

training teachers to be more effective

byshifting their role from information provider to

Instigator of Thought.®

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Who is a social entrepreneur?

“Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most

pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for

wide-scale change.”

-- Ashoka

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Inspired Teaching Training

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Inspired Teaching Training

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Inspired Teaching Training

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Education Reform is even more complicated because . . .

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Everyone went to school . . .

Education Reform is even more complicated because . . .

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Everyone went to school . . .

Quick fix mentality

Education Reform is even more complicated because . . .

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Everyone went to school . . .

Teachers often aren’t respected as professionals

Education Reform is even more complicated because . . .

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Baltimore City

Washington, DC

Inspired Teaching Institute for Mathematics Teachers

Inspired Teaching Institutes forSocial Studies and Science Teachers

District Partnerships

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Shift – Prepare - Model

Inspired Teachin

g Demonstra

tion School

Inspired Teacher

Certification

Program

District

Partnerships

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Inspired Teaching Impact

Research shows that an effective teacher is the most important school-based factor in a student’s academic success.

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Inspired Teaching Impact

As measured by the CLASS™ observation tool, teachers trained by Inspired Teaching routinely outperform their peers in three areas directly linked to student achievement:

CLASS™ was developed by researchers at the University of Virginia and has been validated in over 6,000 classrooms.

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Inspired Teaching Impact

Students at the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School receive MULTIFACETED assessments, evaluating growth in areas such as creativity as well as mastery of content.

In school’s 2nd year, students showed a 26% gain on the DC-CAS, the highest growth by a public school in Washington, DC.

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Inspired Teaching Impact

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Visit us at: www.inspiredteaching.org

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Building a body of work

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Building a body of work

Must codify and package your work.

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Building a body of work

Must codify and package your work. Control your message.

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Codification is the difference between helping a few individuals at a time and creating lasting systemic change.

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An Inspired Teacher is an Instigator of Thought:

IntellectINQUIRYImaginat

ionIntegrit

y

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Inspired Teaching’s Organizational Values

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Inspired Teaching’s Organizational Values

Relentlessly impact-driven and

nurturing

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Inspired Teaching’s Organizational Values

Relentlessly impact-driven and

nurturing

Decentralized and integrated

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Inspired Teaching’s Organizational Values

Relentlessly impact-driven and

nurturing

Decentralized and integrated

Radical creativity and structured

execution

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A successful social entrepreneur is:

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A successful social entrepreneur is:

Deeply committed to mission and to creating change on a national/global scale

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A successful social entrepreneur is:

Deeply committed to mission and to creating change on a national/global scale

Able to gather, motivate, and learn from colleagues with similar and different skill sets

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A successful social entrepreneur is:

Deeply committed to mission and to creating change on a national/global scale

Able to gather, motivate, and learn from colleagues with similar and different skill sets

Keenly aware of the needs of the organization

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A successful social entrepreneur is:

Deeply committed to mission and to creating change on a national/global scale

Able to gather, motivate, and learn from colleagues with similar and different skill sets

Keenly aware of the needs of the organization Ultimately able to find the balance between

the visionary and the practical

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2013 Inspired Teaching Fellows

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QUESTIONS?

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