by Chandra Williams | Aug 31, 2018 | School Improvement
No team ever won the championship without the help and guidance of a good coach. Even the Tom Brady’s and LeBron James’s of the world need a coach, so it should be no different for teachers! There are no ifs, and’s, or but’s about it: Coaching is a hard job, but it’s... 
by Chandra Williams | Aug 30, 2018 | School Improvement
Providing student feedback is an essential part of a quality educational experience. How far would students get if they were provided instruction, practiced the skill, but then never received feedback? Consider how frequently students would learn and practice errors.... 
by Chandra Williams | Aug 23, 2018 | Back to School and Classroom Management
SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER… Now is the perfect time to plan for the fall! Back-to-school planning starts long before you hear the pitter-patter of eager little feet on the students’ first day of school. As most experienced teachers will tell you, the end of the... 
by Chandra Williams | Mar 30, 2018 | School Improvement, Students At Risk
The teacher says “administration does nothing…” The administration says “teachers have no classroom management…” I call time out! Far too often in schools, it is teacher vs. administration in the blame game of managing student behaviors. As educators, we... 
by Chandra Williams | Jan 29, 2018 | Instructional Strategies, School Improvement
Recently, a veteran educator in central Florida mentioned that her school, in a move to better serve students who were failing, had transitioned from using Response-to-Intervention (RtI) to Muti-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Fresh from reading excellent case...
