Announcing New LDC Schemas for ELA, Science/Technical Subjects, and...
How well do LDC modules equip students for the most important kinds of questions in science, history, and other disciplines? Are there gaps we need to fill? LDC’s new schemas for work in those fields...
View ArticleNew AIR Brief: Deeper Learning; Improving Student Outcomes for College,...
Deeper Learning: Improving Student Outcomes for College, Career, and Civic Life, a new brief by researchers at the Education Policy Center at American Institutes for Research (AIR) that discusses the...
View ArticleThe Challenge: Creating Elementary NGSS Modules Worth Sharing by Sharon...
Teachers in our district (Daviess County, Kentucky) have been using LDC since 2010 to meet Common Core State Standards. Kentucky has now adopted the NGSS standards—so we logically looked to LDC to help...
View ArticleLDC Is Proud to Be a Teach to Lead Supporter
In a recent letter, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Interim President of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Peggy Brookins wrote to express their appreciation...
View ArticleWhat Teachers Really Need: More Collaborative Planning Time
While participating in the Literacy Design Collaborative peer-review jurying process at the Southern Regional Education Board Conference this past July, I was blown away by all of the thoughtful,...
View ArticleFrom Individual Classrooms to District-Wide: The Power of LDC
Picture this: You walk into the library of a high school and find an art teacher and a science teacher sitting together. Student work is spread out all over the table. They are reviewing the work and...
View ArticleTransforming Teacher Practice and Student Learning Workshop
New to LDC? Enhance your expertise with a three-day professional learning experience. A collaborative effort of the National Literacy Project (NLP), Seminole County (FL) Public Schools, and the...
View ArticleFrom Formative Assessment to Formative Instruction
If you’ve been teaching or serving as an administrator in schools, you have undoubtedly practiced formative assessment. According to ASCD, “Formative assessment delivers information during the...
View ArticleSupporting the Acquisition of Discipline-Specific Literacy Skills With LDC...
Kelly Gaier Evans, Education Specialist, Education and STEM Learning at Battelle Education recently caught up with LDC Chief of Instruction & Design Dr. Suzanne Simons to chat about LDC mini-tasks...
View ArticleBecoming the Teacher I Want to Be
I am an eighth-grade English teacher. My LDC journey began 4 years ago when my curriculum coach offered our eighth-grade English teachers a chance to become “buddy teachers” with our school’s LDC team....
View ArticleTeacher as Learner: Engaging in Academic Writing
Summer Institutes at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida provide classroom teachers and other educational leaders with an opportunity to improve practice. These...
View ArticleStarting from Scratch: My Journey with LDC
I knew nothing about LDC when I first began my journey with it. All I knew was that my district was on board and encouraging teachers to be trained with LDC/MDC [Math Design Collaborative] and to...
View ArticleScience like Sherlock
This summer we pulled together science teachers and Battelle scientists to create science and literacy instruction for the Battelle Education LDC Science Collection. What was the output? Take a look in...
View ArticleLights, Camera, Action: Spotlight on an LDC Classroom in Fayette County,...
It isn’t everyday that one’s classroom is turned into a mini production studio—replete with multiple cameras, on-site crew, booms, and microphones! On August 20 and 21, a Hollywood production crew...
View ArticleUsing LDC to Promote Critical Thinking in English Language Arts
I recently had a conversation with a professor from my graduate program regarding the reasons people become language arts teachers, especially in an era that seems to increasingly emphasize non-fiction...
View ArticleMy LDC Journey and How It Has Transformed My Classroom: Having Fun With LDC...
As I reflect on the impact of LDC in my classroom—noting how excited students are to take charge of their own learning and engaging in content in ways I hadn’t seen before—I can’t help but reflect on...
View ArticleEnhancing Listening and Speaking Skills With LDC Modules and Paideia Seminars
Lead & Learn Fellows Robert Slamp and Amanda Blasz presented a session at the SREB Networking Conference this summer that provided examples of how LDC has been implemented with a Paideia Seminar in...
View ArticleSee LDC in Action at Stevenson Elementary LDC Demonstration Day
Principal Michael Corneau and staff are rolling out the red carpet for visitors from across the country for R. L. Stevenson Elementary’s LDC Demonstration Day, which will take place at the school in...
View ArticleOff to a Great Start: LAUSD & NYCDOE Educators Begin Their LDC Work!
Last year, LDC was awarded a 5-year US Department of Education Investing in Innovation (i3) validation grant. The LDC i3 grant is being used to support Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and...
View ArticleSubmit Your Modules for National Peer Review by October 30th
Even though it’s early in the school year, we’ve been hearing from LDC Community of Practice members about modules that are getting fantastic results in classrooms across the country. Many are modules...
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