by Chandra Williams | Apr 5, 2022 | Culturally Responsive Teaching, Culture and Climate, Equity and Inclusion, Social Emotional Learning
After two-plus years of the pandemic crisis, school closure, and disruptions that we continue to face, there is a growing debate that schools should spend their time and money on mitigating learning loss instead of social-emotional learning. The concern is that there...
by 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 Chandra Williams | Aug 31, 2020 | Back to School and Classroom Management, Parent Engagement, School Reopening
Due to the novelty of COVID-19, families and educators have received heaps of new information and recommendations every day as researchers continue to learn more about the virus. Unfortunately, nothing about the 2020-2021 school year will be simple as we work to...
by Chandra Williams | Aug 21, 2020 | Back to School and Classroom Management, Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, Parent Engagement
In a normal school year, writing a back-to-school letter for parents can be pretty straightforward. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to reimagine the 2020-2021 school year, and we must provide much more information than usual to help parents understand how...
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....
