by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Jul 9, 2010 | Blog
The research has been out there for 20+ years now. We know what high performing schools have that others do not – highly skilled and professional teachers, current resources and technologies, involved families, and exceptional instructional leadership. We can...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Jun 1, 2010 | Blog
In my work at CTL and in my personal life, I have opportunities to travel and work across the globe and into local settings in the developing world, where the daily struggle to live in harmony and productively with a difficult environment is evident at the turn of...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Feb 8, 2010 | Blog
In working with many schools and districts, I regularly hear much concern, comment and effort from schools that are attempting to meet the requirements of RTI – Response to Intervention. RTI is a simple idea that seems to have become complicated in its...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Nov 10, 2009 | Blog
Federal legislation was just introduced in the Senate yesterday to provide funding for future pre-K through 12 Literacy funding efforts – the LEARN bill. While the details of the bill are myriad, there are some critical overarching features of the adolescent...
by Amy Awbrey Pallangyo | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog
Training and ongoing coaching are key aspects of successfully implementing any adolescent literacy initiative. However, years of experience demonstrates that even excellent and thorough professional development, without accountability, will do nothing to improve...
