CTLT ONLINE

Online Offerings
CTLT offers a variety of formats to meet the needs of learners, from in-person coaching and training to totally online courses. Additionally, hybrid sessions and facilitated discussions are part of the Moodle that CTLT employs. Using a variety of online and in-class teaching strategies makes it possible to achieve goals and objectives more effectively. This format may challenge you in a whole new way of learning and engaging.

Current Offerings Include:

CTLT's Between the Lines Online Book Studies--Bi-monthly

Join author Robyn R. Jackson - former National Board-certified teacher and middle school administrator, CTLT Change Coach Kathy Dyer, and readers from varied roles in education to read, study and discuss online Jackson's Never Work Harder Than Your Students. Teachers and administrators from various disciplines will benefit from conversation about how any educator can become a master teacher with the right practice. Highlighting seven essential principles of effective teaching, one being "never work harder than your students," Jackson maintains that these specific classroom strategies produce the highest quality teaching. Due to high demand, please register at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the book study.

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Books may be purchased online at www.amazon.com and www.corwinpress.com or locally at The Bookies located at 4315 E. Mississippi Ave. Denver, CO 80246 (303) 759-1117
 

Facilitated Conversations/Forums:

• Cross-district learning communities: Provide opportunities for role-similar professionals to deepen their learning and strengthen their ability to support change efforts within their school, district or BOCES. Available on a variety of topics. Previous communities include: Lake County District Leadership Team and Transforming Students into Learners Early Adopters

• Between the Lines—Book Studies: 4-week, facilitated discussion in a cross-district environment. A glance at past readings:
   - June 2009 Book Study - Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning by Peter H. Johnston

- April 2009 Book Study - How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students by Susan Brookhart

 - November 2008 Book Study – What Every Teacher Should Know About Learning, Memory, and the Brain by Donna Tileston

 - September 2008 Book Study – Standards-Based Assessment of Student Learning: A    Comprehensive Approach by Leslie Lambert

- July 2008 Book Study – Transformative Assessment by James Popham
 

Hybrid Courses:

• Transforming Students into Learners: This 4-day institute is coupled with online support for participants to dialogue and share artifacts in between institute days.

Online Classes:

• Data-Driven Dialogue Basics: This 4-week facilitated course is designed as an introduction to begin to understand and utilize a collaborative inquiry process for analyzing and interpreting data.

• Assessment for Learning 101: This 4-week facilitated course helps develop background and common vocabulary related to using assessment to support learning.

• Facilitation 101: This four-week facilitated on-line course is designed for educators and educational leaders to develop their skills in facilitating professional learning communities or teams.

Coming Soon:

• Assessment for Learning 102

• Quality Assessment 101

• Co-Creating Change – Transitioning to a 21st Century Standards-Based System (hybrid)

• Transforming Students into Learners Introduction

• Data Driven Dialogue Facilitator Training