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...
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 https://www.ct3education.com/about/our-results/https://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...
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...
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...
Introduction: CEO and Co-Founder of Real Time Teacher Coaching and No-Nonsense Nurturer, Kristyn Klei Borrero, answers commonly asked questions about Real Time Teacher Coaching....
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....
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...
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...
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...
“Dad, I got all A’s!” “Good, but you can do better.” These were the words remembered by Lennox Thompson, a West-Indian American whose parents migrated to the U.S. from Jamaica, bringing with them strict cultural values about education and life. Growing up, Mr. Thompson always knew how...