Do Students Have Rights? - The US Supreme Court Said They Do...

Across the US, students are demanding their rights to be recognized by their school administrators as students want more control over their education.

Reform, BlogEducational Innovation 360December 5, 2019Free Speech, Student Rights, Vietnam War, First Amendment, Student Bill of Rights, Cassandra Williams

The Most Innovative Things Happen With Student Voice And Agency are Included

Traditionally, students were not included in conversations that directly affected them even in the classroom setting but now School districts are incorporating student voice in everything they do!

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Why Is Middle School So Hard; What Are Some Problems Students Face?

Keeping Up with School Assignments, Projects, and Deadlines are just a few things that students go through during middle school; at a time when feeling socially insecure and emotionally vulnerable are at its peak.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Teachers That Are Designing School Culture

Digital badges or micro-credentials is a way to recognize professionals who demonstrate skills and competence in specific areas of their field.

Professional Development, Reform, Teacher SupportCassandra WilliamsNovember 14, 2019Educational Innovation 360 LLCEi360, Educational Innovation 360, Micro-Credentials, Digital Badges, Tennessee, Madeline Will, Richard Ferdig, Kristine Pytash, credentials, Professional Development, growthmindset, Cassandra WilliamsComment

A Step-by-Step Guide to Teachers That Are Designing School Culture

Being a change agent can be tricky but with a little help, you too can change a school’s norm. Yes, teachers and staff can shift a culture.

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Minority Teachers Struggle in Predominantly White Schools, Here is How to Support Them

Most of the teachers I know genuinely want to change the world but once we arrive in predominantly white schools we are faced with adversity.

How can we Develop a more Engaged and Involved Student?

Engaged students became more proactive in their learning, rather than just participating in classes which formed the basis of the previous understanding of engagement.

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Can Students Resolve Everyday School Conflict?

Rather than punishing students, there has been ways that researchers have been looking into bringing in programs to not only bring down student conflict in schools, but to also give students tools to be able to handle conflict

Professional Development, Instructional Coaching, ELA/ Reading Strategies, BlogEducational Innovation 360October 17, 2019Student Conflect, Peer Mentoring, Violence in Schools, K12, Prolems, Social Studies, Successful Programs, Engagement, conflict Strategies, Educational Innoation 360, Cassandra WilliamsComment

How Do Teachers Work To Raise Students' Awareness Of Social Justice Through Civic Literacy?

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Have You Thought About Including Alexa in the Classroom?

Alexa, the virtual assistant is a fun way to increase engagement in the classroom.

Opinion Piece, ReformCassandra WilliamsOctober 4, 2019Educational Innovation 360Alexa, Teachers, Innovation Classrooms, Smart Classes, Innovative Mindset, K12, Technology in Classroom, Cassandra WilliamsComment

How do you Increase Wellness Programs in your School?

Programs for wellness actively engage students in activities which alleviate anxiety, stress and other mental health wellbeing that can impact upon the learning experience for students.

Intrinsic MotivationCassandra WilliamsSeptember 19, 2019activities, feelings, learning experiences, motivation, physical activity, projects, student motivation, Wellness programs, Cassandra WilliamsComment

Do Students Need More Flexible Seating?

Flexible seating in educational classrooms is paving the way for a change in the future direction of teaching styles and student learning experience.

Why Should Teachers Focus on Using Bite-sized Chunks in the Classroom?

When teacher uses bite-sized chunks to share informational content everyone wins. Students enjoy learning when teachers break an activity down into digestible pieces.

Coaching Strategies, Instructional Coaching, Teacher SupportCassandra WilliamsSeptember 5, 2019approach, chunking, Chunking Content, Common Core, connection, Creating Valuable Content, diversity, engage, essential, Parts, synthesis, Cassandra WilliamsComment

A New Approach To Teacher PD ... Ei360°

Professional Development is not functional for traditional teachers. Most schools, make traditional teachers look for opportunities outside of their job.

Coaching Strategies, Instructional Coaching, Professional Development, BlogCassandra WilliamsAugust 29, 2019challenges, Educational Innovation 360, ELA, new teachers, Professional development, professional learning, Teacher retention, Training, Cassandra WilliamsComment

What Are The Top Three Strategies To Use When Engaging Students?

No matter how teachers communicate with students, there are always fun methods to keep them engaged. Whenever there are hand gestures

ELA/ Reading Strategies, Instructional Coaching, Reform, Teacher SupportCassandra WilliamsAugust 22, 2019Education Reform, Ei360, K-12, Mnemonic Devices, strategies, student engagement, teachers, TPR Total Physical Response, Training, Whole Brain Learning, Cassandra WilliamsComment

How do we Keep Students Engaged in Middle and High School?

The effort to encourage students to remain in school focuses on increasing achievement, a sense of belonging, and positive behaviors.

Coaching Strategies, Teacher SupportCassandra WilliamsAugust 15, 2019Carl Jung, Engagement, High school, learning styles, Middle School, technology, Cassandra WilliamsComment

Strategies to Engage Students: Reading Comprehension

Comprehension is a rather difficult topic to cover because it encompasses so much. During the Lake Michigan Technology Conference

Coaching Strategies, ELA/ Reading StrategiesCassandra WilliamsAugust 8, 2019classroom discussion, ELA, English Language Arts, good teaching, Increasing Scores, Reading, Reading Comprehension, small group discussion, teaching, Teaching and Learning, Thinking Maps, Cassandra WilliamsComment

Top Ways To Attract And Retain Extraordinary Educators Part II

Working with teachers in the same capacity is just as important advocating for teachers. Educational Leaders and administrators should see teachers as co-workers and not as people beneath them