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The collaborative effort between the ExcEL Leadership Academy and the Boys & Girls Club of Naugatuck Valley helps English Learners acclimate socially and academically to new communities and languages. A grant from the ExcEL Leadership Academy to the Boys & Girls Club of Lower Naugatuck Valley has enhanced both the organization’s ability to improve the […]

Educators from ExcEL sites across New York and Connecticut gathered in Shelton early in April 2019 for a peer network Design Studio to learn how teachers are using the Dynamic Language Learning Progressions in their classrooms to help English Learners develop language proficiency. Attendees had the opportunity to engage with teachers and see how they […]

One of the hardest challenges educators may face is the diversity of students that come in and out of their classrooms. Teaching techniques are not one size fits all, a tactic may work for one student but may not resonate with another. In the quest to find new approaches to better serve their students, educators […]

We look forward to welcoming many participants in just over a week at the Spotlight on Innovative, Student Centered Schools, the one day Pre Conference Institute being hosted by CSSR at ASCD’s Empower18 Annual Conference. The Spotlight will feature K-12 schools that are committed to implementing student-centered learning environments through strategies such as: competency based […]

By Maria Zampano of Shelton Public Schools On Thursday, November 9, 2017 the ExcEL Leadership Academy at Shelton Public Schools held their first evening session of Parent University. Participants learned about the ExcEL grant and how the district is using it to address the needs of their children. The presentation emphasized how parents, teachers, and […]