by dwalker | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog
This is one of a series of posts leading up to CTL’s 20th Anniversary forum and celebration, September 9th at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY. By Dr. Carmen Coleman, formerly Superintendent of Danville Independent Schools, Associate Clinical Professor,...
by dwalker | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog
This is one of a series of posts leading up to CTL’s 20th Anniversary forum and celebration, September 9th at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY. By Allison Hunt, 2013 KY HS Teacher of the Year: Manual High School, Jefferson County Public Schools,...
by dwalker | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog
This is one of a series of posts leading up to CTL’s 20th Anniversary forum and celebration, September 9th at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY. By Dr. Patrick Michel, Superintendent of Salem City School District, New Jersey Although many of the issues that...
by dperkins | Jun 17, 2014 | Blog
Making thinking public and visible outside of the normal classroom walls is a great way to help engage students in meaningful and purposeful work. Teachers often fall into the trap of having students present their work to classroom peers or even just the teacher....
by admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my work in the past year has been participation in a book study with local teachers and an administrator. The book, Rigorous Reading, written by Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher, served as an excellent common text for our group’s...
by dwalker | May 21, 2014 | Blog
In less than three weeks my daughter will graduate from high school. Having a mother as a long-time educator makes her more appreciative than most students of the job that teachers do, and often more patient when learning is not as engaging or meaningful as it could...
by dperkins | May 13, 2014 | Blog
Recently I recorded and posted a great Google Hangout on our YouTube channel with Jill Ackers of the Dallas Spanish House in which we explored project based learning in her elementary and pre-K Spanish immersion school. One of the things we touched on was how...
by admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog
Marci, a junior, sat sideways in one of the student desks pulled into a circle next to me as students gathered to chat on the last day of school. After making sure that their writing folders were complete and filed away until next year, there was little to do except...
by dwalker | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog
You are probably wondering what the title of this blog has to do with leadership. It comes from a speech by author Neil Gaiman, and borrowed for a very engaging video I watched last week. If you follow the link you’ll see that the student, Sarah Almeda uses motion...
by admin | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog
As an assistant principal who dealt with most behavior-related issues in the building, I was curious to know how the others in our region were being proactive in keeping students engaged in learning. My question was largely met with silence, and finally one principal...
