CTL Fosters Systemic Change: CTL 20th Anniversary Blog Series

CTL Fosters Systemic Change: CTL 20th Anniversary Blog Series

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. Diane Ravitch, Research Professor, New York University, School of Culture, Education and Human Development...
Whole Leaders, Whole Teachers

Whole Leaders, Whole Teachers

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...
Non-Fiction Articles Published by Lexile Levels

Non-Fiction Articles Published by Lexile Levels

The Common Core State Standards challenges us, as English Language Arts teachers, to shift the way instruction looks and sounds in the ELA classroom. One of those shifts is the attention to the staircase of complexity. We know that for students to be ready for the...
Subject-Centered vs. Relationship-Centered Approaches

Subject-Centered vs. Relationship-Centered Approaches

Looking back over past blog posts, I have written about implementing the Common Core State Standards as well as supporting  teacher efforts to make classroom instruction more challenging and engaging.  But an article I read today in Education Week, entitled Taking a...