School Culture Quiz
School culture impacts everything we do as educators, and reflects our ability to meaningfully engage students. How is the school culture in your...
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Jul
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17
Jul
The 5 Rules Every Happy Teacher Follows
Rule #1: Don't look at discomfort as a negative. Teaching is hard, and it should be. If you are doing it well, it means...
16
Jul
Cell Phones in Schools: One No-Nonsense Nurturer’s Perspective
I train coaches in schools around the country to support teachers with student engagement. This year, more than any year before, I have been consistently...
18
Jun
Classroom Management Quiz
As we work with educators around the country, we like to size up their perception about classroom management. Here's a quick way to...
05
Jun
Repost: Every Teen Needs a Champion
This post originally appeared in ASCD Express on May 9, 2019. "Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on...
03
Jun
Three Relationship-Building Strategies Found in Your Classroom Library
It’s commonplace to hear the word “relationship” in any school you walk into across the country. At CT3, we take it one step...
29
May
Repost: How to Have ‘Courageous Conversations’ About Race That Can Help End Inequities in Our Schools
This post originally appeared in The 74 on September 18, 2017. With the election of our first black president, many clung to hope that...
02
May
Using Game Tape for Coaching
I watched all of the March Madness games with my husband and was excited to see number two seed, Michigan State, beat number...
01
May
Repost: Do You Care Enough to Save a Life?
This post originally appeared in ASCD Inservice on February 27, 2017. As a turnaround principal of a high school in Washington, D.C, I lost...
30
Apr
How to Build a Great Leadership Team
It’s no secret that principals set the tone for an entire school community, driving the goals, culture, and practices of every staff member....
26
Apr
Who Can We Run To? Supporting Black Males in the Classroom and Beyond
In a country where one in three black males will be incarcerated at some point in their lives (Equal Justice Initiative, 2018), who...
09
Apr
Meet Jennifer Lee, Director of Academics, Social Studies Teacher, & Real Time Teacher Coach
CT3 Associate Heidi Towne recently sat down with Jennifer Lee from Detroit Collegiate Academy in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to being a Real...
08
Apr
Meet Randall Duval: Author and Real Time Teacher Coach
When I met Randall Duval, Real Time Teacher Coach and 12th Grade Language Arts Teacher at Denver Center for International Studies at Montebello,...
18
Mar
Repost: Reflections on How I Could have Been A More Effective Educator and Administrator on Behalf of Students
This article on "Every Student, Every Day" is re-posted from Sid Haro's blog on Medium. I consider myself a deeply reflective person and educator....
26
Feb
The Special Education Teacher: A Trained Engineer
Honestly, when I first started out as a teacher in special education, I didn’t think I offered anything different to my students than...
14
Dec
If you see something, say something
If you see something, say something. I started my teaching career in middle school with a resource room math class. I had never taught...
30
Oct
Caring About vs. Caring For
Travel to schools across the country, and you’ll see it’s clear that teachers are working hard and truly care about their students. Otherwise,...
27
Sep
Punishment or Restorative Practices: The Only Two Choices in School Climate?
For more than a year, I have been struck by the ongoing school discipline “wars.” Sometimes the fight seems as much a war...
18
Sep
Top 8 Tips for New Teachers That You Probably Haven’t Considered
Being a first-year teacher is rewarding, challenging, and filled with lessons that you plan for your students and that you learn from yourself. ...
10
Sep
Supporting & Coaching Teachers in Effective Co-Teaching Models
Like many, I had challenges as a child. One of the biggest challenges I had to overcome came around the second grade when...
09
Jul
The No-Nonsense Nurturer Leader: Behaviors for Transformational School Leadership
A healthy culture is the essential foundation for any high-performing organization. While it is the collective responsibility of all adults in the school...
03
Jul
Classroom Management for Engagement, Empowerment, and Achievement
Classroom management issues lead many of the schools and districts that I work with to seek outside support, such as our approach here...
05
Jun
4 Ways to Build Relationships with Teachers at the Beginning of the Year
Building relationships is an important first step during coaching, and the trust created leads to more successful and impactful coaching cycles. Here are...
22
May
4 Steps to Classroom Turnaround: How do you turn around a class that you’ve let get out of control?
I recently walked into a classroom to hear a teacher tell a student across the room “Jason, you’re on step 6 on the...
15
May
Meet Our Team: Nataki Gregory
In this blog series, we are interviewing members of the CT3 team about their background in education as well as the expertise that...
08
May
A Powerful Paradigm Shift for Educators
Given the amount of time teachers and students spend together over the course of a year, relationships between the educators and students will...
30
Apr
Meet Our Team: Jackie Surratt
In this blog series, we are interviewing members of the CT3 team about their background in education as well as the expertise that...
25
Apr
A Note to Teachers…How to Get Support from Your Administrator
Leading CT3 takes me to schools across the country. Many teachers tell me that despite having a degree or background in education, they...
27
Mar
Effectively Leading Change through Inspiration and Accountability
In my office, to the right of my desk, is a bookshelf. The first four shelves are filled with books about topics that...
06
Mar
What is your classroom intentionally messaging?
When I’m in classrooms, I see teachers spending a lot of time thinking about how students respond or react to their words and...