by admin | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog
The online bios of CTL staff members feature quotes that reflect each person’s passion or special interest within education. For Educational Programs Specialist Ashley Perkins, the quote actually includes the word “passion”: “Adolescent...
by admin | Feb 10, 2014 | Blog
Middle and high school teachers are embracing deeper reading in their classes, as required by the Common Core State Standards. They accept the literacy premise that students need to build background knowledge in order to comprehend, analyze, and synthesize...
by admin | Jan 16, 2014 | Blog
Writers, philosophers, and mystics know that naming a concept or abstract reality puts limits on our ability to truly comprehend it. By labeling things, we attempt to contain them, define them, and compartmentalize them. An educational term that everyone uses but few...
by aperkins | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog
Guest Blogger Stella Baker is an English Language Arts teacher at Owsley County Middle School. She has been teaching in Kentucky schools for 29 years. Over that period of time she has taught a variety of subjects and grade levels, but has always returned to middle...
by dperkins | Nov 13, 2013 | Blog
Please make plans to join us for a Google Hangout panel discussion via our YouTube channel as we bring together four experts to discuss literacy in the 21st Century. We’ll explore new research showing a major shift from reading to writing in recent years and...
