by admin | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog
The online bios of CTL staff members feature quotes that reflect each person’s passion or special interest within education. For Educational Programs Specialist Ashley Perkins, the quote actually includes the word “passion”: “Adolescent...
by admin | Mar 5, 2014 | Blog
In the previously published blog titled, Teaching Critical Vocabulary, I outlined a simple way of thinking about changing the way teachers traditionally approach vocabulary instruction in all content areas, starting with careful selection of words with which students...
by admin | Feb 28, 2014 | Blog
CTL is excited to announce that Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) in Louisville, Kentucky has selected a team led by CTL as one of 12 semifinalists in the district’s School of Innovation Design competition. Forty-eight proposals were submitted. The...
by admin | Feb 10, 2014 | Blog
Middle and high school teachers are embracing deeper reading in their classes, as required by the Common Core State Standards. They accept the literacy premise that students need to build background knowledge in order to comprehend, analyze, and synthesize...
by admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Blog
It won’t surprise you to know that communication and collaboration are two 21st Century Skills that I call on every day in my work with CTL, helping to spread the word about our work with schools. I work on print materials, videos and web content, and in all...
