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What happens when young people lead the conversation? 🎙️
This week on Hooray for Monday, Brady Maiden explores how Speak Truth creates space for students to share their perspectives, challenge ideas, and learn to listen without judgment.
Big thank you to Brady for sharing how student voices can spark confidence, connection, and meaningful change!
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
28/09/2026
Young people don’t need help finding their voices. They need safe spaces where they can speak and practice listening to others.
In this week’s Hooray for Monday, our own Brady Maiden takes us inside Center for Inspired Teaching’s Speak Truth program. She shares how high school students challenge themselves and one another through conversations about topics including gentrification, gun violence, college admissions, data centers, and climate change.

Speak Truth students aren’t passive participants. They create and lead each session and learn from each other along the way.

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Missed this week’s Hooray For Monday? 🎙️
A big thank you to teachers Adia Coleman and Christian Miskell for joining the conversation about the power of Fun in teaching and learning!
Tune in to hear their perspectives, and listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
22/09/2026
Fun isn’t a detour from learning. It can be the door to deeper engagement, stronger community, and learning that lasts.
This week, we’re exploring “Wow, I did that thing!”: Fun Fuels Fulfillment and the role of fun in the ABCDE of Learner Needs.
Swipe through for this week’s resources, then visit the link in our bio to learn more and explore the full conversation.
The hype is real… but is the food? 👀
We kicked off our first Speak Truth session of the year by diving into the internet’s wildest food trends. The verdict? Never try a new food trend without a friend to laugh with.
At the end of the day, Speak Truth isn’t just about hot takes. It’s about connection, curiosity, and creating space for students to share their perspectives.
Join us for Speak Truth discussions this fall!
What’s one food trend you want to try? Comment below! 👇
Knowing your students is no small task. In fact, Dr. Michelle Edwards calls it a “huge, gargantuan responsibility.”
But what if knowing your students is also an opportunity to discover what helps them thrive?
In this week’s episode of Hooray For Monday, Eric Hollister Williams and Michelle continue exploring E: Engagement in the ABCDE of Learner Needs. They talk about why building relationships with learners matters, how paying attention can reveal what students need, and what something as simple as where a student sits can teach us about creating space for them to do their best work.
Because when we take the time to know our learners, we can move beyond what we think they should need and make room for what actually helps them engage.
🎧 Listen to the full episode of Hooray For Monday this Sunday.
11/09/2026
What’s interesting, important, and useful to your learners? 👀
Connecting learning to what students already care about can open the door to deeper engagement. From Pokémon and math to fashion and literature, the possibilities are endless when we invite students to help us make the connections.
Use these reflection sheets to discover what matters to your learners, then take the exploration further with our full “Interesting, Important, and Useful” lesson from the archive.
Explore this activity and more resources through the link in our bio!
09/09/2026
Engagement starts with curiosity: know the student before you try to engage them. Watch how they think before showing them how you think.
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03/09/2026
Students are constantly learning new things—but they may not always recognize how much they already know.
This reflection sheet and community-building activity gives students an opportunity to reflect on their own competence, recognize past successes, and share their expertise with one another.
When students see themselves as capable learners—and learn from the strengths of their peers—they build confidence, connection, and community. These conversations can also become reference points students return to when they face new challenges.
What is something your students already know how to do that they could teach someone else?
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