by dwalker | Oct 23, 2012 | Blog
School leaders face a significant challenge in implementing new reforms, which seem to come with increasing frequency. While the Common Core Standards hold promise for shaping a deeper, more thoughtful curriculum for students in English Language Arts (and...
by admin | May 29, 2012 | Blog
With Memorial Day weekend upon us, I’m thinking about relaxing by a pool or in the shade with a delicious book–which brings back fond memories of my childhood summer reading adventures. A few months ago, I came across a piece in School Library Journal for...
by admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Blog
“What do you do with a B.A. in English/What is my life going to be?/Four years of college and plenty of knowledge/Have earned me this useless degree.” These wry lyrics from the Broadway musical, Avenue Q, penned by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx...
by admin | Jul 26, 2011 | Blog
If, like me, you count among the simple pleasures of life browsing the shelves of a brick and mortar bookstore, you were deeply disappointed to learn recently that the Borders chain is going out of business. Here in Louisville, the loss of Borders is a...
by aperkins | Jul 22, 2011 | Blog
CTL staff member Barbara Myerson Katz asked in her June blog entry Memories of Summer Reading and Writing, “Do you have memories of summer reading and writing? How can educators and parents ensure that the children of the early 21st century have great memories of...
