Courtney Williams

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Products Editor

Courtney Williams started working at District Administration in August of 2011 after finding the perfect job that combines both of her passions- education and journalism. Courtney holds a Master's of Education from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor's in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. Before DA, Courtney worked as an associate producer for Good Morning Arizona in Phoenix, Ariz. and taught sophomore English in Tucson, Ariz. In her free time, Courtney works as a learning specialist in Fairfield County, Conn. and practices hot yoga to remind her of summers back home. To contact Courtney, email her at cwilliams@districtadministration.com.

Articles by Courtney Williams

Next school year, teachers will use diary maps to update their lessons based on student success.
Homegrown software enables teachers to update the curriculum regularly.

District Administration, May 2012

rural 4G
President Obama hopes to bring high-speed wireless Internet to all rural areas in the next five years.
Clover Ridge Elementary School
This school chief stresses daily intervention, professional development and leadership.
Springfield (Pa.) Literacy Center, sustainable schools
The Springfield (Pa.) Literacy Center has won six awards for sustainability and is LEED certified.

District Administration, April 2012

PresenceLearning
The shortage of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in schools has caused some districts to choose virtual speech therapy.
These three districts have used grants or special taxes to retrofit buildings, saving money and increasing security.
Dozens of social learning networks have been created specifically for education to emphasize 21st century skills, project-based learning and collaboration.

District Administration, March 2012

Move over Groupon and Living Social; Schoola is the newest deal-of-the-day Web site, and its mission is to help schools raise money.
More than 50 percent of call signs still need to be narrowbanded to meet compliance by Jan. 1, 2013.
An elementary school teacher at Dublin City (Ohio) Schools guides students through a group reading in class.
New evaluation tool emphasizes teacher self-assessment, PD and student data.

District Administration, February 2012

In June 2010, we reported on a few mobile pioneering districts. We checked back with them to see where they are today.
Students in Niles Township High School District 219 in Skokie, Ill. play big role in organic lunch program.
Smartphones have moved quickly from banned to embraced in K12 schools.

District Administration, January 2012

Green school save an average of $100,000 per year on operating costs.

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