Initiatives

Professional Development for Teachers

Help for teachers to improve their instruction practice in literacy, reading, writing, mathematics, social studies and arts disciplines is available year round through conferences, graduate courses, workshops seminars, coaching, and curriculum development support. Can provide important input for working with English language learners and students with disabilities.

Research Base and Opportunities

Professional development at CTC is grounded in constructivist learning theory in the spirit of such scholars as Lev Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner, and Luis Moll.

Current Professional Development Partnerships include:

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
• Chicago GEAR UP Alliance
• Cicero-Berwyn Education Initiative
• Reading Enables Academic Development with EnglishLanguage Learners (READwELL)
• Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
• Studio Habits and the Built Environment
• Plan for Academic Success for All Students (PASAS)

 

Available Opportunities

Inquiry and Design Institute
Young Adult Literature Conference
imathination Math Conference

Teachers As Writers

Arts in Education
Resource Center Workshops

Thinking about Teaching Series

Funded wholly or in part by grants from the U.S. Department of Education