by Dr. Chandra Williams | Mar 22, 2022 | Culturally Responsive Teaching, ELL and ESL, Literacy Instruction, Student-Centered, Students with Invisible Disabilities
All month long, we’ve been highlighting best practices for working with English as a Second Language (ESL) students and English Language Learners (ELLs). We’ve discussed: Lesson Planning for ESL Students Differentiation for ESL Students Response to Intervention (RTI)...
by Dr. Chandra Williams | Mar 1, 2022 | Culturally Responsive Teaching, ELL and ESL, Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, Students At Risk
This month, we’re talking about how to support English as a Second Language (ESL) students and English Language Learners (ELLs)—especially if this is your first-time including ESL students in your class. Last week, we outlined some basic best practices for creating...
by Dr. Chandra Williams | Nov 24, 2020 | Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, Parent Engagement, School Reopening
It’s easy for principals and school leaders to feel discouraged when trying to communicate with parents during any school year, but communicating with parents during the COVID-19 pandemic is especially challenging. When students must learn remotely part-time or...
by Dr. Chandra Williams | Aug 17, 2020 | Back to School and Classroom Management, Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Equity and Excellence, Gifted and Talented Learner, Hiring and Retention, Instructional Strategies, Parent Engagement, School Improvement, School Leaders, Social Emotional, Special Education, Student Engagement, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
As part of the recent “Black Lives Matter at School” movement, we’ve seen many opinion pieces published about why various educators believe schools need better representation of people of color among their teaching staff. But is there any evidence that having a...
by Dr. Chandra Williams | Jul 21, 2020 | Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, ELL and ESL, Equity and Excellence, Gifted and Talented Learner, Instructional Strategies, Parent Engagement, School Improvement, School Leaders, Special Education, Student Engagement, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
As our country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, school leaders recognize that the 2020-2021 school year must involve some sort of a blended learning strategy. Last week, we highlighted some of the key reasons digital learning has the potential to fail...