by rodaniel | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
Carefully planned writing opportunities are an excellent approach for meeting students’ educational and social emotional needs. Not only does the practice of frequent writing build students’ writing skills and stamina, but when given the right type of prompt, paired...
by Jenni Aberli | Sep 24, 2021 | Blog
The first blog post in this series introduced the notion that teachers do not have to choose between meeting students’ educational or social emotional needs; they can naturally address both together. According to CASEL, the Collaborative for Academic, Social and...
by Jenni Aberli | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog
As we begin this new school year, we have much to consider given the past 18 months of trauma and disruptions to education due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. As a result, districts and schools are trying to determine how to best meet both the educational and social...
by jwright | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog
Vocabulary Instructional Commitment Use a Core Set of Strategies: Alphablocks Once critical vocabulary has been identified for each unit of study, it is much easier to match a strategy to the learning goal. Whether you develop a short or long list of words, you will...
by jwright | May 27, 2021 | Blog
Vocabulary Development as we know it today is entirely different from what you likely encountered in school. Today we have a much more solid grasp on how students come to understand and fluently use new words. To maximize retention, students need multiple exposures to...
by jwright | May 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I was a teenager, I attended a boarding school in Denmark. I did not speak Danish, and I vividly recall the confusion and isolation I felt as a result. I had no idea what people were saying and was unable to decipher the written language around me. It was...
by smcneely | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog
This post has been updated from its original 2012 publish date. I recently stumbled across a quote that, for me, sums up so perfectly the Common Core State Standards and how they demand a more focused and rigorous classroom approach to prepare students as competitive...
by aperkins | Jan 8, 2021 | Blog
This blog post has been updated from its original version posted in 2013. What makes a text complex? Is it the structure? Is it sentence length? Is it student motivation? Text complexity takes into account all of these characteristics and more. If we know that one...
by rodaniel | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog
For the first time, CTL will actively participate in the “Give For Good Louisville” Campaign. The Community Foundation of Louisville is committed to its focus on being a force for good and has built a wonderful platform that promotes giving back to our city and the...
by jwright | May 5, 2020 | Blog
Imagine this: You’re walking down the hallways of a bustling school building (I know, kind of hard to imagine in this Covid-19 era), but stick with me for a minute. As you’re walking, you pass by several classrooms, some are noisy, some are quiet, some have kids...
