Simply stated, the more teachers view vocabulary learning as an integral part of content learning rather than as an extra, isolated step in instruction, the more effectively their students will be able to talk and use the language of the discipline.
CTL is excited to announce that Jefferson County Public Schools has selected a team led by CTL as one of 12 semifinalists in the district’s School of Innovation Design competition.
All across this country and in countries across the globe, competency based learning is taking place. There are two significant pieces to sustaining and scaling a successful competency based system that we must get right from the beginning or we won’t get the results we desire.
Good teachers don’t get the recognition they deserve but what if we also celebrated and recognized things like the lessons or units of the year? In other words, what if we recognized the specific…
What does the future hold for public education, and how can we shape the future to ensure that all our students benefit?
In education reform innovation is identified as a key driver of systems change. We discuss ways to grow leaders who have a different way of schooling.
This second-in-series blog focuses on innovation, although of course all three themes are interrelated and aimed at providing the best possible education for all students. Discussion points included recognition that there is not a recipe for innovation or checklist to follow, but rather thoughtful consideration of current context and what it will take to reach a desired end.
