by Dr. Chandra Williams | Feb 22, 2022 | Culturally Responsive Teaching, ELL and ESL, Equity and Inclusion, Student Engagement
Students whose native language is something other than English are sometimes called English as a Second Language (ESL) students or English Language Learners (ELLs). If this is your first year working with one or more ESL students, you may feel overwhelmed trying to...
by Dr. Chandra Williams | Nov 13, 2021 | School Leaders, Staff Meetings, Teacher Professional Development
Faculty meetings are notoriously known as the place where good ideas are lost and buried in a lot of other things that should have been sent in an email, but this does not have to be the case for your school! The time you have with the teachers at your school is...
by Dr. Chandra Williams | Oct 17, 2021 | Equity and Excellence, School Improvement, Teacher Professional Development
There’s no doubt that the last 18 months have been historically difficult and uncomfortable for educators and students. Now that schools are back in session and we’re returning to a sense of normalcy, teachers are in desperate need of additional job-embedded...
by Dr. Chandra Williams | Nov 5, 2019 | Enrichment, Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, Literacy Instruction, School Improvement, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
The importance of literacy across all school subjects is obvious: If students struggle to read textbooks, novels, worksheets, classroom assignments, and instructional materials, they can find themselves at a huge disadvantage in any classroom. As you teach students...
by Dr. Chandra Williams | Oct 29, 2019 | Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, School Improvement, Teacher Professional Development
Instructional Rounds can help promote a collaborative Professional Learning Community for your teachers and provide space for teachers to individually reflect on their own instructional practices. This week, we want to help you implement Instructional Rounds in your...