Brandi Nicole Hinnant-Crawford
Brandi Hinnant-Crawford, PhD (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Clemson University. Her scholarship focuses on equity and inclusion for marginalized students across the P-20 pipeline as well as how research, particularly improvement science, can be leveraged as methodological tools to catalyze justice. From teaching in the rural south, to working in central office in the urban northeast, to conducting research across the county, she remains committed to providing equitable opportunities to learn for all children.
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Continuous improvement leads to great thinking in chaotic times
Ding! Email Subject: Grant terminated. Ding! Email Subject: Jason Reynolds books can no longer be taught in our district. Ding! Email Subject: Remove all identity-affirming flags. Ding! Email Subject: Review professional development schedules for references to socio-emotional learning. The messages we are receiving these days are confusing and dismaying. It […] -
Abbott Elementary’s lessons for student-teacher relationships
Who do students consider to be the best teachers? In our research, we find students often point to the teachers who show up for them emotionally (Virtue & Hinnant-Crawford, 2019). In focus groups, students have highlighted teachers “who care about who I am” and “who know what goes on in […]
