Over the past five years of virtual gratitude sessions, we have celebrated our outstanding partnerships with The United Way, public housing authorities, public libraries, public television and now children’s museums. These critical partners align with our mutual commitment to becoming increasingly intentional and explicit about naming, mapping, shrinking and closing the gaps. This year’s Gratitude […]
CGLR has long advocated for playful learning in community spaces such as playgrounds and parks, believing that learning happens everywhere. This week’s session gave us the chance to explore play as a teaching and learning strategy in the classroom, especially during the important kindergarten year that serves and a critical bridge to the early elementary […]
“This conversation is really about improving outcomes for kids and families. That’s the main thing that we’re focused on in closing gaps in grade-level reading. So, the focus has to be on identifying the bevy of resources that are necessary for that and the resources do not just include money. They include voice. They include […]
Natalie Walrond of WestEd served as the moderator, introducing the webinar’s focus on aligning research, policy and practice to integrate social and emotional well-being with language acquisition and literacy. She discussed the evolving definition of SEL, emphasizing its evidence-based nature and the importance of ecological approaches to education. Attendees first heard from Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., […]
In our GLR Week session specially designed to unite CGLR community coalitions, community and state leads, partners and funders, we hosted a robust conversation with local field experts and practitioners about strategies and tools that have proven results. We engaged with and learned from CGLR community and state leads who are directly addressing equitable learning […]
AI is not to replace teachers. AI is not going to replace the need for critical thinking. It is here to augment and enhance, hopefully lighten teachers’ loads, enable them to claim back their nights and weekends so that teachers can spend more of their time building those student relationships, have more humanity in the […]
This April 16, 2024 GLR Learning Tuesdays Big Bets Working discussion was a follow-on to our session from January 16, 2024, where we explored the evidence and examples that demonstrate how and how much high-impact tutoring is advancing students along the learning continuum. In this week’s session, we built on these ideas by investigating what […]
“Teachers want to do right by their students, and they want to teach using the most evidence-based literacy strategies….So what they need are high-quality professional learning opportunities to specifically collaborate with peers as they work to incorporate new techniques into their classrooms.” – Kira Orange Jones, Teach Plus Teachers are the front line in turning […]
