In November 2022, the CTTL interviewed Alyssa Morris, the Lower School Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, MD. Alyssa is in her 17th year…
By Lorraine Martinez Hanley and Eva Shultis We each tend to interpret through our respective lenses of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging (DEB) and Mind, Brain & Education (MBE) Science. When…
By Glenn Whitman Executive Director, The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning Some of you know that as a New Jersey (United States) native I have a crush on the…
Since 2011, the CTTL has been using insights from research in the field of Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) to improve all aspects of teaching and learning at St. Andrew’s.…
While the ultimate goal of reading is what we do with the information and ideas that we take in through the written word. It is widely agreed that reading comprehension…
I distinctly remember in 1997 during my interview for a position teaching history and coaching soccer at St. Andrew’s (Maryland), then Head of the Upper School John Holden saying, “we…
The cultivation of a society where adult literacy provides the foundation for personal, corporate, and political growth across differences is grounded in the capacities built in early childhood and elementary…
Take an inside look at how the largest county in Maryland, Frederick County became a Mind, Brain, and Education Science-based (MBE) school district and its working relationship with The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL). Go back to the beginning of The CTTL and Frederick County Public School (FCPS) district partnership, meet the district's MBE champions, and discover how research-backed strategies have transformed teaching, learning, and leadership at FCPS schools.
The ultimate goal of reading is what we do with the information and ideas that we take in through the written word. This involves high order cognitive engagement and is impacted by many factors including saliency determination, verbal conceptualization, critical thinking, creativity, and reasoning.
There are many reasons to enjoy the final month of a school year. One that we particularly like is the chance to measure the academic development of students through final projects or exams to see how far they have come since the start of their year-long, trimester, or semester courses.