Teaching Biology in a Brain-Friendly Way

There’s something special that happens when two passionate biology teachers get together to talk about their craft. Zeena Ammar, Ph.D. and Molly Estrada, both educators at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School,

Coaching the Student Athlete’s Brain

In high schools and colleges across the country, student-athletes are reporting back to campus for preseason practices. As a three-sport athlete in high school and a two-sport athlete in college,

From Belonging to Becoming

by Dr. Ian Kelleher and Lorraine Martinez Hanley Four weeks ago, the CTTL concluded its 2025 Winter Webinar series, Belonging and the Brain: Creating the Conditions for Student Achievement. Why

Are We Just Teaching to the Mold?

By Chuck James, CTTL Design Thinking Research Lead In 2024, when visiting a market in Mexico City, I came across a woman selling ice molds. The ice molds were in