The Collaborative Teacher Training in Reading/Language Arts (CTTRLA) is an 18-month project and partnership between the College of Education and Human Development and Bellarmine University. The project will provide professional development in the new common core standards to general and specific middle grades educators, instructional coaches, and other state and district personnel in reading/language arts.

Project Goals

• Increase teacher knowledge of the common core standards;
• Increase teacher use of curriculum-based measures;
• Increase teacher knowledge of research-based strategies;
• Increase teacher use of research-based strategies;
• Increase student knowledge and use of research-based strategies.

Participating School Districts

• Carroll County Middle School
• Gallatin County Middle School
• Trimble County Middle School

Professional Development Resources

PowerPoints

• March 2012: Effective Comprehension Instruction
• December 2011: Planning PD
• November 2011: Effective Vocabulary Instruction
• September 2011: Effective Writing Instruction
• August 2011: Leading the Way to Formative Assessments
• March 2011: Effective Instruction in Information Text
• February 2011: Common Core Standards Overview

Online Resources

• Content Literature Links
• New Common Core Standards
• Kentucky Council on Post-secondary Education
• National Center on Response to Intervention
• SMART Visuals
• National Geographic Kids

Videos (Professional Development Sessions

• March 2011: Effective Instruction in Information Text
• September 2011: Effective Writing Instruction