by Chandra Williams | Oct 15, 2019 | Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, School Improvement, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
How do you use assessments in the classroom? Many view assessments simply as a means of determining student success after completing a learning unit, but assessments can also be used as tools to help improve student achievement throughout the school year. When used... 
by Chandra Williams | Aug 28, 2019 | Back to School and Classroom Management, Equity and Excellence, School Improvement
Last week, we outlined a checklist of steps you can use to introduce your classroom management plan and begin to establish routines and rituals with students. If you haven’t looked at the checklist yet, we definitely recommend you read this article before going any... 
by Chandra Williams | Jul 25, 2019 | Equity and Excellence, School Improvement
When we take a step back and look at our communities, it’s easy to understand the importance of equity. When underserved students are provided with a high quality education and individualized support, they are significantly more likely to break generational cycles of... 
by Chandra Williams | Jul 9, 2019 | Back to School and Classroom Management, Enrichment, Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, School Leaders, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
#1: Avoid packaged and scripted curricula. Responsive teaching means that we must take into consideration that each child may have a different way of processing new information. Quite often, we utilize different teaching styles based on the content being taught and... 
by Chandra Williams | Mar 10, 2019 | Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, School Improvement, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
Your school is an individual entity. All schools have challenges that they need to overcome, even if they all ultimately have the same goals. What this means is that cookie-cutter strategies are not helpful. As the principal, you need to know what your strengths and...
