Pedagogy Matters! #1: Do Nows and Exit Tickets – The Essential Bookends to a Lesson
In our blog series about pedagogy, we’ve challenged teachers to put their lesson plans to the test! We recommended a six-point “checklist” of strategies that every lesson plan should include to ensure the stage is set for rigor and learning for every student. At CT3, we’ve identified twenty research-based pedagogical strategies that are a necessary part of […]
Do your lesson plans pass the test?
Do your lesson plans pass the test? In our first blog in this series, Pedagogy Surpasses Curriculum, we discuss that while a worthy tool, curriculum provides the WHAT should be taught while pedagogy provides the HOW and the WHEN of teaching. Pedagogy focuses on HOW we teach curriculum, HOW we relate the material to our […]
Meet Our Team: Wanda Perez
In this new blog series, we are interviewing members of the CT3 team about their background in education as well as the expertise that they each bring to their work with educators across the country. Why did you want to become an educator? My first inspiration to become a teacher was my father, who had […]
Meet Our Team: Richard Frank
In this new blog series, we are interviewing members of the CT3 team about their background in education as well as the expertise that they each bring to their work with educators across the country. Why did you want to become an educator and what is your background? I became an educator to empower youth […]
Meet Our Team: Karen Baptiste
In this new blog series, we are interviewing members of the CT3 team about their background in education as well as the expertise that they each bring to their work with educators across the country. Why did you want to become an educator? Being a teacher was never part of my career plan. I didn’t […]
Meet Our Team: Leah Pearson
In our new blog series, we are interviewing a member of the CT3 team about their background in education as well as the expertise that they each bring to their work with educators across the country. Why did you want to become a teacher? I started tutoring when I was 14 years old in a […]
What To Do When the School Year is Off to a Rocky Start (Teachers)
There are countless articles out there about planning for the coming school year and how to make it successful; we’ve posted many of them on our blog! But what nobody seems to mention is, what do you do when the year has started out….and it, frankly, sucks? There’s no plan, low energy, and you’re losing […]
4 Ways to Improve Teacher Experience
As a former principal, I learned that one of the keys to successful leadership is not to prioritize your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. One of those priorities must be focusing on the morale of teachers and staff in the school building. It’s no secret that year after year, teachers are leaving this noble […]
No-Nonsense Nurturer® and the Social Needs of the Brain
I remember a time in elementary school when my friend and I were pulling at our Velcro shoes (making a scratchy sound) during a lesson when we were expected to be quiet, and the teacher sent me to my desk for being disruptive, but my friend did not get in trouble. I felt betrayed by […]
Essential Summer Reading for School Improvement Leaders, Principals, Teachers, and Staff
Educators know that summer is both a break and more importantly, precious time to renew and plan for the coming school year. This is not only a great time for lesson planning, but intentionally setting yourself up to lead a positive, healthy, and culturally relevant classroom or school. We asked our associate and Partnership Manager, […]
