The Rochelle Lee Teacher Award (RLTA) is a professional development program for Chicago Public School teachers. Awardees learn to develop balanced literacy practices and bring a love of reading into … Read More
WITS Principals Empower Communities to Advance Literacy
This month is National Principals Month, when school principals across the country are celebrated for their dedication and commitment to their schools. Throughout the many CPS schools that WITS partners … Read More
Rochelle Lee Teacher Award Champions Social Emotional Learning and Its Power in the Classroom
This past summer, I attended one of the Rochelle Lee Teacher Award (RLTA) workshops and learned how to empower students through Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in the classroom. It was … Read More
Remaining Readers Book Clubs
After Rochelle Lee Teacher Awardees complete their professional development in the summer, they still have opportunities to engage with other teachers..
Why Teacher-Centered Professional Development Matters
Educators are required to engage in continual professional development in order to improve their practice and better support their students. Through the Rochelle Lee Teacher Award (RLTA), WITS invests in … Read More
How Professional Development Prepares Teachers For the School Year
Vy Nguyen is a Rochelle Lee Teacher Award recipient and special education teacher at Brentano Math and Science Academy in Logan Square. In this second installment from a conversation with … Read More
RLTA Study Groups Go Public
WITS was thrilled to share the cumulative learning of our eleven 2018-2019 Study Groups this spring. Study Groups are small groups of teachers at the same school who meet regularly … Read More
