Hooray for Monday is an award-winning collection of resources we share at the start of every week. These resources feature questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students. Hooray for Monday challenges teachers to hone their skills as Instigators of Thought©, includes instructional ideas from our #Inspired2Learn collection, and provides links to other useful tools and opportunities.

Hooray For Monday

At the start of a new calendar year, and entering the second half of the school year, how can we help our brains learn new things?

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January 12, 2026: Thinking is Work!

This week's Hooray For Monday originally aired in January 2024 and features Jenna's insights on new habits for the new year, inspired by the writing of James Clear.

Read the written version: https://inspiredteaching.org/archives-reset-room-hooray-for-monday/

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January 19, 2026: (From the Archives) Reset the Room

Chief Curiosity Officer Jenna speaks with research specialist Maria about New Year's Resolutions pitfalls, and she shares how a recent classroom visit was a great lesson on learning from mistakes. 

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Audio clip from Scientific American, "Want to Make Your Resolution Stick This Year? Behavioral Science Has the Answers", January 5, 2026: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolutions-behavioral-science-tips-that-work/

January 26, 2026: To Try New Things, We Must Embrace Mistakes

Jenna and Michelle discuss how Groundhog Day the movie is an appropriate metaphor for the work Inspired Teaching has been doing for decades. 

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February 2, 2026: Everything Old is New Again

In early 2024, Aleta spoke with renowned author, activist, and educator about this extraordinary lifetime of work, including his latest and last book, An End to Inequality.

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February 16, 2026: (From the Archives) An Interview with Jonathan Kozol

One person who always comes to mind when we think of the observation is Pax Linson, an early childhood educator, longtime friend of Inspired Teaching, and an avid birdwatcher. Before she retired, Pax spent time observing hundreds of classrooms all over Washington DC, both for Inspired Teaching and DC Public Schools. And upon her retirement, she shifted her skills of observation to a different pursuit: birdwatching.

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February 23, 2026: Observation is for the Birds

We crave understanding. We want to know what things mean. And if we’re getting feedback—good, bad, or in-between—it’s so much better if that feedback is specific and meaningful.

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February 9, 2026: If You Love It, Say Why

Aleta speaks with author Maggie Jackson about uncertainty (the title of her latest book!)

Maggie Jackson is a long-time journalist whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and NPR among many others and whose 2018 book, Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention, led the charge on the conversations we’re having today about technology’s impact—for better or worse—on our lives. She’s won numerous awards for her work and is a leading voice on the rapidly evolving nature of our society.


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March 2, 2026: The Space Between Question and Answer

Revisit our conversation with Christa Barfield, healthcare adminstrator-turned-urban-farmer, in this interview from July 2023.

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Learn more about FarmerJawn and the work they are doing in the Philadelphia metro area:  https://www.farmerjawn.co/

March 16, 2026: (From the Archives) Do It Afraid

In the second half of Aleta's conversation with award-winning journalist and author Maggie Jackson, they discuss the deep connection between uncertainty and curiosity, and why embracing both is critical to learning and thriving in the classroom and outside of it.

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Listen to the first part of the conversation: https://soundcloud.com/inspiredteaching/march-2-2026-the-spece-between/s-6jDBCPCDcUf?si=a2e3265f95c241c9a17ae4b6cbf5f62a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

March 9, 2026: Working at the Edge

Inspired Teaching's Project Manager Meag Campos speaks with teachers at her son's high school -- New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in Louisiana--about a lesson they've created in math and science that teaches to standards and is authentically engaging for students.

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March 23, 2026: Creativity isn't a Blank Sheet of Paper

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February 23, 2026: Observation is for the Birds

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