Here is the application for year 2 of the Appalachian Leadership Lab. The Fellowship is open to teams of teacher leaders, principals, central office administrators and community members. Applications are due by March 15th. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] us or on Twitter @AppLeaderLab.
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Dr. Kathy Swan and colleagues will join Teacher Leaders in Hazard tomorrow, Feb. 17, at HCTC to present the Inquiry Design Model, a great resource for designing “deeper learning” experiences for students K-12 across all content areas. Hope to see you there.

Have you ever asked, “What is deeper learning?” Or, “How do we teach for deeper learning?”
The National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future (NCTAF) has done a good job in answering these questions. What would you add?
http://nctaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NCTAF-ConsultEd_How-Deeper-Learning-Can-Create-a-New-Vision-for-Teaching.pdf

Have you ever asked, “What is deeper learning?” Or, “How do we teach for deeper learning?”
The National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future (NCTAF) has done a good job in answering these questions. What would you add?
http://nctaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NCTAF-ConsultEd_How-Deeper-Learning-Can-Create-a-New-Vision-for-Teaching.pdf

Yet another good tool – we need more afterschool and summer learning programs. This cost calculator is a great tool for this. http://www.wallacefoundation.org/cost-of-quality/Pages/default.aspx