CTL’s focus is on helping schools realize dramatic change through professional development. We believe that teachers and administrators must first experience the kind of instruction that helps all students learn, and then receive positive, ongoing support as they transform teaching and instructional leadership. 

We begin by helping schools, districts, education agencies and other organizations to assess needs. Then we work closely with partners and clients to obtain and apply real evidence and observations to plan and inform training and coaching.

We are educators with decades of experience working in schools with students, and with the professionals charged with their learning. CTL staff expertise extends across the K-16 curriculum and reflects a keen understanding of the challenges and expectations all educators face today.  We have a proven track record of helping schools to transform teaching and improve learning for all students through our products and services.

CTL is committed to helping schools build capacity not only to achieve success, but to sustain it long after we've left the building. We accomplish this through ongoing coaching and support, on site and via distance technologies.

CTL products and services include:

• Design and delivery of existing and customized professional and leadership development and tools for teachers and administrators
• Coaching on site and via distance for teachers and administrators
• Evaluation of classroom practices and programs, including needs assessments and walkthroughs to inform curriculum alignment, classroom practice and overall school improvement
• Consultation to help schools, districts, and agencies that serve schools to target efforts to improve professional practice and student learning
• Assistance with the development and preparation of grant proposals related to K-16 instructional improvement
• Video production of instructional improvement case studies for use in professional development

CTL products and services focus on any or all of these key areas: 

• Literacy, including CTL's Adolescent Literacy Model, Foundational Literacy, and Postsecondary Content Literacy 
• School Turnaround
• School and Classroom Needs Assessments, Including Evaluations and Walkthrough Protocols
• Leadership Development for K-16 Teachers and Administrators
• College Readiness
• Hybrid Algebra Instruction
• Arts Integration
• Technology Integration
• Grant Preparation Assistance
• Video Production of Instructional Improvement Case Studies for Use in Professional Development