Over the past month, we’ve been sharing resources that we hope have provided teachers and leaders with support in tackling many of the challenges of schooling right now. We’ve also been doing some learning ourselves, reaching out to partners in the field to understand how they’ve been approaching this unique time. We’re grateful to Charlie Friedman,…
Two weeks ago we wrote about how hard it is to be a teacher right now. The challenges and pressures of returning to the classroom combined with unprecedented staff shortages have put everyone under intense pressure. Perhaps the most powerful action schools can take right now is to invest in providing teachers with a meaningful…
These are exciting times for Team TLAC. The 3.0 version of our core teaching book has hit the shelves; we’re working with an ever-wider group of schools directly to support their teaching and professional development through extended partnerships; our Reading Curriculum is growing daily; and more schools than ever are using our Dean of Students…
This year has been the hardest in memory for many teachers. Over the next few weeks we’ll be trying to share ideas and free resources to help get people over the hump. Team TLAC’s Hannah Solomon shares this first post on the topic. Now is a really tough time to work in a school. Pre-Covid the…
Brittany Hargrove, TLAC Director of Advocacy and Partnerships, has been working hard to develop our new Dean of Students’ Curriculum and to support schools in using it to develop students’ socio-emotional learning. She recently interviewed two colleagues who’ve been piloting the curriculum: As many of you know, we’ve been developing a Dean of Students’ Curriculum over…