When feedback occurs routinely, students feel safe to take risks, think more deeply about what they’re learning, and eventually become self-regulated learners.
Creating a Culture of Feedback to Promote Lifelong Learners
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From Teacher Monologue to Academic Dialogue: Engaging Students in Content Conversations
Dialogic discussion makes speakers and listeners of everyone, opening up the possibility of co-constructed learning with teachers as facilitators. Beers and Probst, like most literacy experts, including the Collaborative for Teaching and Learning (CTL), advocate for less monologic and more dialogic interaction in classrooms, creating the type of authentic engagement that instills confidence in students by making them an integral part of the learning.
Let Them Think!
With thoughtful planning, a supportive environment, and a commitment to the process, we can help students become more critical thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and engaged learners.
Effective Decision Making: Make Clear and Informed Choices
Decision making, reflection, and refinement are processes that when we string them together takes us on a journey that influences the course of our lives.
The Importance of Procedural Fluency in Mathematics
Procedural fluency is the ability to perform mathematical procedures accurately, efficiently, and flexibly, and is fundamental for success in mathematics.
The Power of Precision: Enhancing Learning in K-12 Mathematics Through Precise Language
The importance of using and inviting students to use precise academic vocabulary.
Parent and Family Engagement: Fostering a Strong Start
How is your school district currently fostering parent and family engagement at the preschool level? The Collaborative for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is positioned to support your district with professional development regarding parent and family engagement...