Why the Read-Aloud?
Hearing books read aloud has the ability to transport people to faraway places and is a powerful instructional tool, but a read-aloud is more than just reading a book to a group of students. Read More →
Category Archives: Blog
Vocabulary Development Strategies for Long-Term Impact
Increasing impact on Incidental Vocabulary Aquisition is a big task, but a few simple strategies can change your student’s long-term approach to new words. Read More →
CTL’s Vision of Schooling Includes Project Based Learning
Project based learning helps CTL achieve one of our goals: 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. Read More →
Conceptual Understanding, the Instructional Shifts
Instructional change takes time, and teachers must be supported in understanding the changes and how to implement them in their classrooms. Read More →
The importance of developing conceptual understanding in mathematics
All three students solved this problem successfully. However, only Lucas shows evidence of using number relations to support his automaticity with basic facts. Read More →
Reading in the New Year!
We want to give you the opportunity to bring the excitement of Artful Reading 2019 to your students and your classroom. We are offering a 25% discount if you buy one of our tested modules before January 21st. Read More →
Blueberries for Sal
Blueberries for Sal is the first Artful Reading module in the Kindergarten series. The module explores how humans and bears prepare for winter and include plenty of time for dramatic play as an introduction to new vocabulary. Read More →
Rigor for Postsecondary Success
As part of our work, CTL provides technical assistance to schools regarding a variety of issues including increasing rigor to promote student postsecondary success. Read More →
Making Math Matter Workshop Series
Using Mathematical Modeling in the Classroom- A professional learning workshop series to give Kentucky high school math teachers new tools and instructional strategies to engage students in mathematical modeling that answers real-world questions and to understand the changes to the EOC for Algrabra II. Read More →
New Understandings About Teachers’ Role in Schools
One teacher told me, “I was asked to travel an hour to another county to deliver training on the professional growth system, but my own district brought someone else in and never acknowledged that I have this capacity.” Read More →