Preparing Students for the Transition to College Writing
With June now upon us, many of our students have only one thing in mind: summer vacation. As a college professor, I’m thinking about summer, too, albeit probably for different reasons. For me, when I...
View ArticleMy Favorite LDC Modules: CTAE
Teachers working in Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) generally agree on the importance of the college and career readiness literacy standards to prepare students for jobs in their...
View ArticleSpotlight on Success: Stevenson Elementary Staff & Students Shine in LDC...
As the 2014–2015 school year comes to a close, we are delighted to share details on what surely ranks as one of the year’s highlights: our visit to R. L. Stevenson Elementary in Merritt Island, Florida...
View ArticleProfessional Learning Events
Learn more about LDC professional learning opportunities and other education conferences and events.
View ArticleCollaborate and Score! LDC as a Model of Collaboration on Student Work
I could go on and on about the beauty and usefulness of the LDC design system and what it brings to the classroom experience and to the development of teachers.
View ArticleSummertime Is Reading Time: What's on Your List?
Who doesn't love a good summertime read—while relaxing at the beach, swinging in a hammock, soaking up nature on a park bench, or sitting on the front stoop? Here's what's on our summer reading list....
View ArticleNew LDC Rubrics for Scoring Student Work Coming Soon
New and improved LDC Rubrics for scoring student work will soon be finalized and released for the 2015–2016 school year. In addition to making the rubrics “lighter” and more aligned with teachers’...
View ArticleJoin Us in Congratulating the LDC Lead & Learn Fellows for 2015
We are honored to introduce the 2015 LDC Lead & Learn Fellows, who will serve as LDC ambassadors at the SREB College- and Career-Readiness Standards Networking Conference in Atlanta next month....
View ArticleRevise Your Best 2014–15 Modules and Submit for Peer-Review Jurying by July 31
With the 2014–2015 school year drawn to a close, it’s time for the LDC Community of Practice to switch into reflection and revision mode in preparation for next school year.The LDC team of national...
View ArticleCountdown to the SREB Networking Conference: July 13–15, 2015
The date for the SREB College- and Career-Readiness Standards Networking Conference is almost here. We hope you are planning to attend. If so, here are some key events and activities you should include...
View ArticleFavorite Modules: Elementary Grades
Like many LDC trainers, I began my LDC journey using LDC in a high school classroom. A year later, I was training middle and high school teachers to use LDC. However, just about the time I was feeling...
View ArticleGreetings From Bilbao
I’ve just returned from a trip to Spain, where I attended the International Conference on Thinking (ICOT2015) in Bilbao. I enjoyed hearing from people all over the world what they are doing and how...
View ArticleRetiring Old LDC Task Template Collections
When we announced the release of LDC Task Template Collection 3.0 last fall, we noted that we would soon "retire" the outdated "2.0" and elementary "Beta" task templates. Since that time, effective use...
View ArticleSREB College- and Career-Readiness Standards Conference Wrap-Up
It’s been a just over a week since we gathered in Atlanta for this year’s College- and Career-Readiness Standards Networking Conference. Special thanks to the LDC 2015 Lead and Learn Fellows for...
View ArticleTeaching: The Greatest Profession
Last week at the SREB Conference in Atlanta, Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) Lead & Learn Fellows Lisa Hollenbach (@lisa_hollenbach) and Sheila Banks (@ehretbanks) hooked me into their...
View ArticleLDC CoreTools Enhancements & Updates
Always working to improve LDC CoreTools to make it useful and relevant to your practice, we are pleased to announce these new enhancements.
View ArticleStart Your School Year With Easy-to-Use LDC Assignments
We realize how busy teachers are at the start of the school year. Wouldn’t it be great to have a collection of high-quality, standards-aligned assignments that you could access, modify, and use with...
View ArticleLDC in the Classroom: Doing What Is Best for My Students
When I was first asked to attend the LDC training, there was very little description about what it actually entailed. The email read something along the lines of, “Would you like to attend a training...
View ArticleLDC on the Road: Summer Sightings
No sooner had the school year ended than LDC practitioners “hit the road” to share their expertise—and enthusiasm—with others at events and convenings across the country. LDC staffers were on the move...
View ArticleQ & A With Renee Boss of The Fund for Transforming Education
Renee Boss is Initiative Director for The Fund for Transforming Education, which seeks out innovative education solutions that can lead to greater success for all Kentucky students. In collaboration...
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