Paloma, 8th Grade, 1st Day at CTL Academy Global/Soccer IQ Institute Making an impact the first days of school is essential for kicking off the year right- especially this year- some may say this is the first ‘normal year’ post the pandemic that caused total havoc in education and beyond. This school year schools haveContinue reading “To Do and NOT to DO- First Days of School: Relationships over Nuts & Bolts”
Category Archives: school design
The Power of Collective Vision
Recently I was asked a few questions about my thoughts in relation to student success, the changing landscape of schooling and bringing together multiple stakeholders effectively. After writing my responses to these questions I thought that they may benefit for others to have access- perhaps to create a DIALOGUE or sharing of effective practices. CurrentlyContinue reading “The Power of Collective Vision”
CTL Academy 2023-24 as ‘GREAT’
To become GREAT we need a collective mindset. As senior coach I have compiled a collection of readings to help build this common mantra. Below is a set of links to check out and come August we will have a launch plan! Keep in mind CTL Academy is building on our past themes of UBUNTUContinue reading “CTL Academy 2023-24 as ‘GREAT’”
Enough is Enough
We are in the second fifth of the 21st century yet many places are still educating as if we are in the 19th and 20th centuries. Why do the youth of today experience the same stress and ‘rat race’ we as parents once went through knowing that their future is extremely different with many moreContinue reading “Enough is Enough”
Time for a Change in Grading Practices
Thank you Youki Terada for your recent article in Edutopia sharing the history and why we need to move beyond the 100% grading scale in our teaching practices, especially those in the US. Grading and evaluation varies in different countries and not everywhere do teachers have the autonomy to adopt their own marking system. InContinue reading “Time for a Change in Grading Practices”
Should a school visit feel similar to visiting a ‘5 star resort’ without the massages, cleaning and restaurant service?
On a recent brick and mortar school visit where I served as a cover teacher I had this realization about our expectations from a 5 star resort experience and wondered why they would not be the same in a school setting? More specifically how often does one enter a school and is greeted by aContinue reading “Should a school visit feel similar to visiting a ‘5 star resort’ without the massages, cleaning and restaurant service?”
Self Directed Learning-Why? How?
More and more we are expecting young people to direct their own learning similar to how they navigate their own social stream or gaming consumption. Sometimes they are assigned a study period during their school day other times teachers set a task for students to do with limited direction or maybe students are at homeContinue reading “Self Directed Learning-Why? How?”
Crisis- SEL is not an add on!
SEL, aka social emotional learning is critical to the development of young people and a future generation of policy makers, CEOs, scientists, …. that embrace sincerity, vulnerability, humility and confidence to lead this world out of the current implosion.
Transforming a school one step at a time….
Blog 3 CTL Academy For the last year and a half I have been in conversation with Dr. Agodi Alagbe about her school in Abuja, Nigeria. She shared that her school serves pre-school- 12th grade and has about 100 students total. Her ultimate goals are to prepare her students to be ready for university anyContinue reading “Transforming a school one step at a time….”
First Day of School 22/23 in Abuja, Nigeria
The journey of one school’s transformation from a traditional school to embracing change and demonstrating thinking differently about a new year with a challenging start.
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