What Do We Mean by College for All?
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 … Read More →
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Video- Falling Flat on Your Face
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 … Read More →
Literature For Its Own Sake
“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 … Read More →
Video Games, Fun, and Learning!
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 … Read More →
Common Core Curriculum Maps in English Language Arts
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, … Read More →
The Four Most Important Words
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 … Read More →
Proportional Reasoning linked to Common Core Standards and other helpful Tools
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 … Read More →