by Chandra Williams | Oct 22, 2019 | Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, School Improvement, Teacher Professional Development
Of all the factors contributing to our schools’ equity gap, it may not surprise you to learn, the teacher shortage is one of the most important and alarming. A 2016 Learning Policy Institute report estimated the teacher shortage would quadruple between the five years...
by Chandra Williams | Feb 17, 2019 | Equity and Excellence, School Improvement, Teacher Professional Development
What do principals and teachers need to close the achievement gap? We’ve known for decades that our country’s educational system suffers from many achievement gaps among various student populations. For example, white students earn higher average test scores than...
by Chandra Williams | Feb 3, 2019 | Back to School and Classroom Management
Every classroom is made up of diverse learners with diverse needs who exhibit diverse behaviors and contain a diverse set of skills. It can be incredibly challenging to plan and create an environment that sets each student up to be successful. One thing you as a...
by Chandra Williams | May 18, 2018 | School Improvement, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
Every teacher should strive to be inclusive of all students, especially in elementary schools. All children have different struggles and personal problems to overcome, so it’s important to make the classroom a positive place for them, as opposed to being another site...