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 11, 2021 | Bullying Prevention, Classroom Management, School Improvement
Would you believe that every day a child is suffering in a school because they are being bullied? Most schools discuss bullying at the beginning of each school year, and some schools invest in posters to reinforce school-wide behavioral expectations. For so long,...
by Chandra Williams | Nov 4, 2021 | Instructional Strategies, School Leaders, Special Education, Students with Invisible Disabilities
Education has transformed over time and for the better. What was once a teacher-centered, authoritarian classroom has become a student-centered space where educators focus on academic, behavioral, social, and emotional skill development. Instead of focusing solely on...
by Chandra Williams | Jun 15, 2018 | Instructional Strategies, School Improvement, Students At Risk
Although schools have implemented Response to Intervention (RTI) for years, stakeholders may continue to have varying levels of understanding and RTI experiences. While serving as an educator, several high-frequency questions about RTI are repeatedly asked over time...
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...
