by Chandra Williams | Feb 22, 2021 | Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, School Improvement, Teacher Professional Development
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last spring, many teachers were suddenly thrust into the world of virtual learning without any prior experience in distance learning. Teachers are scrambling to adapt to new virtual learning platforms. Educator Alexis Wiggins sums up the... 
by Chandra Williams | Jun 23, 2020 | Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, School Improvement, School Leaders, Special Education, Teacher Professional Development
When the coronavirus crisis made its way into our communities in late February/early March this year, most school systems were not prepared with a crisis plan to transition from brick-and-mortar schools to online instruction. As school leaders plan for the 2020-2021... 
by Chandra Williams | May 12, 2020 | Blended Learning and Virtual Learning, ELL and ESL, Enrichment, Instructional Strategies, Parent Engagement, School Leaders, Students At Risk
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, schools across the country have been forced to shut down for the foreseeable future—possibly even until next fall. Although teachers are doing their best to provide parents with suggestions to encourage learning at home, they... 
by Chandra Williams | Jul 9, 2019 | Back to School and Classroom Management, Enrichment, Equity and Excellence, Instructional Strategies, School Leaders, Students At Risk, Teacher Professional Development
#1: Avoid packaged and scripted curricula. Responsive teaching means that we must take into consideration that each child may have a different way of processing new information. Quite often, we utilize different teaching styles based on the content being taught and... 
by Chandra Williams | Jun 8, 2018 | School Improvement, Students At Risk
These concepts are often confused for one another but mean two very different things. Fighting for equality is to fight for everyone to receive the same education. Fighting for equity is to fight for everyone to receive the education they need to be successful. To...
