by dwalker | Aug 8, 2014 | Blog
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 Sharon Darling, President and Founder, National Center for Families Learning (formerly National Center for...
by dwalker | May 21, 2014 | Blog
In less than three weeks my daughter will graduate from high school. Having a mother as a long-time educator makes her more appreciative than most students of the job that teachers do, and often more patient when learning is not as engaging or meaningful as it could...
by dwalker | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog
You are probably wondering what the title of this blog has to do with leadership. It comes from a speech by author Neil Gaiman, and borrowed for a very engaging video I watched last week. If you follow the link you’ll see that the student, Sarah Almeda uses motion...
by dperkins | Feb 20, 2014 | Blog
Good teachers don’t get the recognition they deserve. So when I wonder aloud here whether we should do away with things like Teacher of the Year awards it’s not because I think they shouldn’t be honored and noticed; it is quite the contrary. We, at...
by dwalker | Nov 7, 2013 | Blog
Last month I posted a blog entitled Parent Engagement Revisited, part on an occasional series on how to engage parents in the school and in their child’s education. A webinar I participated in earlier this week made me return to this subject. The webinar was...
