CTL’s Vision of Schooling Includes Project Based Learning

CTL’s Vision of Schooling Includes Project Based Learning

One of our goals at CTL is to advance a vision of schooling that engages all students in interesting and rigorous work, develops their talents and abilities, and prepares them for college and career.  That sounds like a tall order, but we know from our 20 years of...
Literacy in PBL

Literacy in PBL

Reading with purpose Writing to learn Writing to demonstrate learning Engaging in academic discourse Noting observations Because PBL stresses having students engage as and with experts in the field, CTL’s content literacy framework lends itself to supporting students...
Artful Thinking and Project Based Learning

Artful Thinking and Project Based Learning

You are probably asking yourself, what is Artful Thinking? We at CTL asked ourselves the same question as we sought to define how the arts play a critical role in PBL classrooms. We established Artful Thinking as a way of supporting students in approaching learning,...
Fostering Innovation, Steps to Action

Fostering Innovation, Steps to Action

CTL 20th Anniversary Blog Series: After the Event Action Steps to Foster Innovation Deborah Walker, Ed.D.  CTL’s President and CEO At a September 9th convening in honor of CTL’s 20th anniversary, educational leaders and policy makers considered what is needed to...