by Dr. Chandra Williams | Aug 9, 2022 | Back to School and Classroom Management, Student Engagement, Teacher Professional Development
As a teacher, I see the beginning of a new school year like it is New Year’s Day. It is a chance to start fresh, set goals, and resolve to be the best teacher I can be. Unlike New Year resolutions that are often abandoned after three weeks, resolving to be the best...
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 8, 2021 | Literacy Instruction
Studies have shown that schools that do not implement a school-wide strategy across all grade levels for improving literacy do not demonstrate reading or writing proficiency or growth. With over 66 percent of all 8th graders in the U.S. lacking basic literacy skills,...
by Dr. 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 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...
