We are talking about a learning culture that is less about control and manipulation leading to the “correct” answers and more about tapping into the social-emotional needs of students as they learn how the content applies to their life in their communities. Read More →
We know that for students to be ready for the complexity of college and career texts, all students need opportunity to closely read literary and informational complex texts with appropriate and necessary scaffolding. Read More →
The National Adolescent Literacy Coalition (NALC) recently announced that CTL’s Ashley Perkins has been named to serve on its steering committee. Read More →
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. Read More →
Teachers must focus students on the purpose for reading, and plan vocabulary instruction in a way that directly supports that purpose and content. As the authors point out, knowledge of “photosynthesis”, a tier 3 word, will hardly… Read More →
We’ll explore new research showing a major shift from reading to writing in recent years and what that may mean for teaching and learning including the Common Core. Read More →
Digital literacy is the skills, knowledge, creativity and attitudes that are necessary to be able to use digital media for learning and mastering in the Knowledge Society. It is this literacy that builds a bridge between skills… Read More →
How has CTL transformed teaching and school leadership? This infographic tells the story of how our regional and global work helps schools achieve dramatic results through literacy and leadership development. Read More →
School leaders can further students’ academic success by modeling learning behaviors like goal-setting, problem-solving, and ongoing literacy development. Read More →
I believe that a tell-tale sign of a change initiative that has merit is one that quickly takes teacher conversation to the student motivation question. … Read More →