by Chandra Williams | Apr 26, 2021 | Back to School and Classroom Management, Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, School Improvement, School Leaders, School Reopening, Social Emotional, Special Education, Teacher Professional Development
Every summer, principals, district leaders, and other educators flock to education conferences on a mission to transform their schools the following year. There are countless back-to-school professional development options for you to consider, so we rounded up the top... 
by Chandra Williams | Feb 1, 2021 | Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Equity and Excellence, School Reopening, Special Education, Student Engagement, Students At Risk
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused emergency school closures last spring, news outlets like CNBC, The Washington Post, and many more began reporting how the crisis deepened educational inequity for already underserved students. Vulnerable student populations, such as... 
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 | Sep 3, 2019 | Equity and Excellence, School Improvement, Social Emotional, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
Growing evidence supports Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Culturally Responsive Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) as practical evidence-based approaches to promote equitable outcomes for your students to reduce opportunity gaps.... 
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...
