The Writing's on the LDC Wall
Note: We are pleased to welcome guest bloggers and LDC 2016 Lead & Learn Fellows Meagan Brockway, Tara Clopper, and Rebecca Rice from Greencastle-Antrim High School. In this article, one in a...
View ArticleHow 2 Arkansas Schools Succeeded with LDC
At the LDC/MDC Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, LDC’s Abigail Hammer got the chance to sit down with Larry Newsom, a principal at Bismarck High School, and Meghan Able, an English Language Arts...
View ArticleLead & Learn Fellow Perspective: My LDC Journey
Note: We are pleased to welcome guest blogger and LDC 2016 Lead & Learn Fellow Claire Hampel from The Metro School in Ohio. In this article, one in a series of blogs by Lead & Learn Fellows,...
View ArticleICYMI: October Virtual Coach Meeting Recap
Missed the last LDC coach meeting? Here's a quick recap of everything that was discussed.
View ArticleConnecting the Dots: Using LDC to Measure and Monitor Student Growth
When we think of measuring student growth, many times thoughts immediately go to an easily gathered, computerized assessment score. It’s quick. It’s easy. It’s somewhat comparable. Teachers across the...
View ArticleNew LDC Student Work Rubrics for 2016-17
Exciting News! The new LDC student work rubrics for 2016-17, created by the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE), are now available for any Tasks teachers build in LDC...
View ArticleLead & Learn Fellow Perspective: My LDC Journey
Note: We are pleased to welcome guest blogger and 2016 LDC Lead & Learn Fellow Elizabeth Kreckel from Wickersham Elementary in Pennsylvania. In this article, one in a series of blogs by Lead &...
View ArticleLDC Lead & Learn Fellow Perspective: Marium Rizvi
Note: We are pleased to welcome guest blogger and 2016 LDC Lead & Learn Fellow Marium Rizvi from M.S. 354 The School of Integrated Learning in New York. In this article, one in a series of blogs by...
View Articlei3 is Off and Running for the 2016-17 School Year!
i3 is off and running for the 2016-17 school year! August 22 and September 10, 2016, marked Launch Days for principals and teacher leaders participating in LDC's i3 grant-funded professional...
View ArticleLDC CoreTools Update: Scrolling has Improved!
Scrolling between pages in LDC CoreTools has been improved. This small change is one that power-users have been asking for and LDC is happy to roll it out.
View ArticleNASSP Magazine Features Article by LDC School Leader
Exciting news from the LDC Community! Ed Rife of GreenCastle-Antrim, PA, with assistance from his professional development partner Kelly Galbraith from IU13, was published in National Association of...
View ArticleIU13 LDC National Peer Review Workshop and School Visit Recap
Pennsylvania educators and instructional leaders gathered on October 31st, 2016 for a three day workshop hosted by the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13. The goal was to further the objectives...
View ArticleDiscourse in Uncertain Times: Using LDC to Teach Civic Skills
The recent election has ushered in a period of uncertainty and turbulence for all, regardless of whom we each voted for individually. Cries for recognition of voice abound from all sides of the...
View ArticleWhat is LDC’s Blended Professional Learning?
Blended professional learning has been an emerging trend as education professionals seek to create new and more effective pathways to growth and investment in human capital. LDC’s approach to blended...
View ArticleTop 10 Principles of LDC Module Peer Review
Hot on the heels of the IU13 LDC National Peer Review Studio, the team at LDC wanted to share with the community ten things you should know to help finesse your module-reviewing skills.
View ArticleLDC Lead & Learn Fellow Perspective: Brooklyn Generation School
Note: We are pleased to welcome guest bloggers and 2016 LDC Lead & Learn Fellows Tara Leach, Octavia James, and Dana Aloisio from Brooklyn Generation School in New York. In this article, one in a...
View ArticleVirtually Impossible or Virtually Possible?
Note: We are pleased to welcome guest bloggers and 2016 LDC Lead & Learn Fellows Monique Whorton and Joanna Fuller.
View ArticleJoin us for an LDC Demo Day and Advanced Coaches’ Institute at Stevenson...
The Literacy Design Collaborative, in partnership with Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School, is hosting two professional development opportunities February 9–11, 2017. You are invited to join us in...
View ArticleMy Journey: An LDC Lead & Learn Fellow Perspective
Note: We are pleased to welcome guest blogger and 2016 LDC Lead & Learn Fellow Christine Snow from Stevenson Elementary in Florida. In this article, one in a series of blogs by Lead & Learn...
View ArticleNew Feature: “Group Management” in LDC CoreTools
LDC CoreTools users who play any kind of instructional coaching role can use “Group Management” to create and manage groups of teachers they support, invite teachers to create LDC CoreTools accounts if...
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