by dwalker | Oct 28, 2011 | Blog
At CTL we have forged a strong partnership with GEAR UP, a federal college access program that seeks to prepare and enroll poor and minority students in college. Generally these students are first in their family to attend college, so support ranges from increasing...
by admin | Oct 25, 2011 | Blog
I was reading the article Seven Reasons to “Go to the Tape” in ASCD and I decided to blog about how I positively changed my concern about being in front of the camera and what it did to improve my classroom practice. The article discusses that coaches are...
by admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Blog
“What do you do with a B.A. in English/What is my life going to be?/Four years of college and plenty of knowledge/Have earned me this useless degree.” These wry lyrics from the Broadway musical, Avenue Q, penned by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx...
by rodaniel | Oct 14, 2011 | Blog
I’ve long been a proponent of using games and simulations to engage students in learning (1, 2). Let’s face it, we all like to play games, and we all want our students to be successful learners. Does it matter if they have fun while they are learning? I...
by aperkins | Oct 11, 2011 | Blog
Do you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New...
by smcneely | Oct 7, 2011 | Blog
Several months ago I wrote a post about four important words that I know to move mountains when people are otherwise stuck. You can link to it here. Today’s post is also about four important words, arguably the most important words you can add to your leadership...
by jmosier | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog
Just recently a colleague – Roland O’Daniel – sent me a link to an incredible source, Tools for the Common Core Standards, for accessing instructional prototypes/information regarding the Common Core Standards (CCS) . The CommonCoreTools blog is by far one of...
