Partnership with THE CTTL

In 2017, LCDS became a partner school with the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, the foremost teacher-led, school-based research center. With an international public purpose, The CTTL uses Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) Science – the most promising research and strategies in how a student’s brain learns, changes, and thrives – to elevate teacher quality, student achievement, and the whole child’s school experience. 

The CTTL's vision is a world where every teacher understands how every student’s brain learns. Their mission is to elevate teacher effectiveness, student achievement, and the whole child’s school experience using the most promising research and strategies in Mind, Brain, and Education Science.

At LCDS, our goal is to have 100% of our faculty trained by the CTTL. This includes reading the book Neuroteach, co-authored by Glenn Whitman (CTTL Director) and Ian Kelleher (Director of Research), and participating in the CTTL Summer Academy - a four-day workshop focused on understanding how the brain learns and how to create learning experiences that help all students of all ages flourish. Additionally, by choosing an MBE-inspired professional goal every year, LCDS teachers commit to using MBE research to inform and transform the design of their classrooms.