Classroom Educators
 We empower educators with a proven, integrated system that transforms complexity into a clarity pathway, bridging academic standards to student success through cohesive, aligned curricula built on “timeless essentials”
 I am, first and foremost, a teacher and practitioner. Coming from my 49 years of combined teaching and consulting experience, I continue to look at everything having to do with improving teaching and student learning through the "lens" of the busy classroom educator. The Integrated Teaching & Learning System (ITLS) I have created works by using "timeless essentials" to create new units of study, enrich existing units study, and/or strengthen program units of study.  Thank you for taking the time to explore this pathway!
-Â Larry Ainsworth
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Our Integrated Teaching & Learning System Is For Classroom Educators Looking For Ways To:Â
✓ Master Teaching Fundamentals - Learn and apply the “timeless essentials” of Essential (Priority) Standards, learning targets, success criteria, and formative assessment practices.
âś“ Create Reliable Learning Evidence - Design quality formative assessments that provide dependable data on student progress and inform daily instructional decisions.
âś“ Build Effective Daily Lessons - Develop sequenced, instructional learning progressions with integrated progress checks that provide reliable feedback to accelerate student progress.
âś“ Follow Clear, Practical Guidance - Receive easy-to-follow directions for each essential practice with numerous examples across grades and content areas.
✓ Enhance Existing Curriculum - Seamlessly integrate any missing “timeless” elements into your current units without needing to start from scratch.
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Online Professional Learning Courses
NEW! We are so pleased to announce our first online course, taught by Larry, ESSENTIAL STANDARDS: PATHWAY TO SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS. Â
 Offering maximum flexibility and affordability, with more courses in development, we hope you will explore below for more information.
- Purpose: Learn and experience a "timeless" solution to the challenge of having too many standards by creating a clear, manageable framework of truly essential standards for all students to learn.Â
- Benefits: Enjoy short lessons; sharply focused; self-paced; flexible viewing times; free downloadable content, and a certificate of completion
- Audience: New educators, experienced educators, learning support teams; applicable to all PK-12 grades, all content areas
- Resources: Free access to Larry's continuing articles related to Essential Standards; volume discounts on his Integrated Teaching & Learning book series
- Connections: Strengthen your current school- or district-adopted curriculum with Essential StandardsÂ
Join us on the Integrating Teaching and Learning journey to greater student success! A pathway where every step creates clarity!
"I just wanted to thank you so much for this week’s workshop in Kenilworth, IL. I’ve worked in nearby Skokie for 6 years, and I started implementing standards when they first implemented your approach. However, you must know, this week has been much more transforming, clarifying, rejuvenating, and so much more than I have ever imagined and/or have ever known about standards. I’m so honored to have been a part of this workshop and personally wanted to thank you. EVERYONE at our Workshop was very inspired by you. Please know that this week with you “live”, explaining, sharing, empathizing and just connecting with everyone’s concerns and thoughts was just as inspiring, but on a significantly higher level. This is life-changing, not only for student goals, but for their growth mindset as well. PE leaders NEED YOU!"
-Kerry SantefortÂ
PE Teacher, Kenilworth, IL
"Larry’s Workshop Presentation Scores:Â
Attitude: 5 (out of 5): For unfailing patience and friendliness with experienced and new learnersÂ
Professionalism 5 (out of 5): Goes the extra mile and back with you and refrains from offensive commentsÂ
Knowledge 5 (out of 5) Shares love of learning with others and leads them to the big “A-HA”! "
-Team of Teachers
Evansville-Vanderburg, IN
Teacher Feedback from Workshops
Can "Timeless Essentials" Help Prepare Students for Success on State Assessments?Â
Read more in this blog for an overview of the Integrating Teaching & Learning System and it's efficacy.
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