The Country’s Best Coaches: Molly Cohen in New York, NY

At CT3, we are fortunate to be able to meet and work closely with educators all over the country. We often find that the Real Time Teacher Coaches we train often hold different roles besides just “coach”. They’re not just No-Nonsense Nurturers, or skilled Real Time Teacher Coaches, but they’re also experts in a variety […]

ACSA Leadership Magazine: Recruiting a Better Teacher – Unexpected Candidate Qualities

This post by associates William Sprankles and Kara Backman was featured in the Association of California School Administrators’ January/February 2017 issue of Leadership magazine. William Sprankles is a CT3 associate who recently collaborated with Kara Backman on a professional development initiative for the staff of the Denair Unified School District. Kara is a CT3 consultant […]

PD = Practice Deeper from Project L.I.F.T.

We’re proud to share the following article written by CT3 associate Nataki Gregory for Project L.I.F.T. in Charlotte, NC. To read more about CT3’s work serving Charlotte students, see http://www.ct3education.com/about/our-results/. Visit http://www.projectliftcharlotte.org/blog/pd-practice-deeper for original posting. At Project L.I.F.T., we pride ourselves upon the high quality professional development we provide to our educators. One of our partners […]

3 Questions That Enable Leaders to Call for Commitments

One of the major causes of frustration as an educator is when your school leader, parents, or colleagues don’t appear to be committed to a particular issue. As we coach educators across the country, we support the three questions in the article below as a tool for change. The following was written by Dan Rockwell […]

School Culture Celebrations Across the Country

We can’t believe it’s already October! Many schools have only been in session for a little over a month so far this year, however as educators we know that school staff members work tirelessly for weeks and months before students enter the building to set the year up for success. Here we’re sharing moves and […]

5 Ways To Develop a Culture of Coaching Through Language

In my work as a consultant in schools around the country, I’ve seen first-hand the power that effective coaches can have on teachers and ultimately, students. Establishing a culture of coaching is more than simply training coaches to support new hires or conduct grade-level observations. Receiving feedback, as much as people will say they welcome […]

Leaders…Create a Revolution

Leading a school is hard. No one can argue that. Leading a school after a year of dissatisfaction, low test scores, and a staff that feels misaligned can feel impossible. Here are a few ways to re-launch your school and create a revolution of success: Use an asset-based approach with your staff As educators we […]

Guest Blog: Change for Greatness

As Major League Baseball kicks off All Star Week, where the greatest players of our American pastime come together for a game, as a Cincinnati Reds fan, I can’t help but reflect on how powerful change can be in finding greatness. This time last year, Cincinnati changed. It was the home of the All Star game. The city cleaned up, put up more flying pigs and […]

10 Things Great Coaches Do Over the Summer

Great athletes make their careers in the off-season. The same is true for coaches that focus on the development of teachers. So much of what makes them amazing coaches is practice and preparation. At CT3, we are fortunate to meet and train hundreds of coaches in schools across the country. We are often asked what […]