Aleta Margolis

Aleta Margolis is founder and president of Center for Inspired Teaching, a social change education organization dedicated to transforming the school experience for students from compliance-based to engagement-based. Inspired Teaching was named a worldwide Champion of Learning Through Play by the Lego Foundation and has taught educators in the United States, India, Myanmar, South Africa, and Ukraine. Inspired Teaching teaches teachers to embrace the role of Instigator of Thought - and build students’ curiosity and critical thinking skills.

Aleta is a former public school teacher and professor of education, and is the creator of the blog Hooray For Monday. She is an Ashoka Fellow who is committed to investing in teachers.