Janeane Davis & Associates: Educational Consultants

Every student can succeed and be happy with the right encouragement, inspiration, and motivation.

To Achieve Research Excellence Choose a Strong Topic with Purpose

When it comes to research, topic selection deserves your thought and intention. Before you can write a paper, book, or article, you need to do research. In order to get…

Miracle Morning: A Guide for Parents/Scholars of K–12 Students

Parents of children in grades K -12, who are also scholars, can use Miracle Morning Routines to help their children have better academic outcomes. Miracle Mornings are intentional, ritualized routines…

Academic Excellence Without Erasure: A New Approach to Reframing Rigor

Educators traditionally see rigor as strict adherence to standardized methods for educating students. The typical educator envisions rigor as the mastery of dominant academic norms. Most often, for educators, rigor…

Update Your Technology if You Care About Your Students’ Success

Welcome to Tip #5 in our educator series, designed to guide intentional practice and equity-driven leadership. This week, we explore: ‘update your technology" in order to ensure your teaching tools…

Strength-Based Teaching: Proven Strategies to Empower Every Learner

Strength-based teaching as an educational approach focuses on identifying and building up each student’s strength, talents and interests in order to enhance learning as well as personal growth. When using…

Introducing Self-Affirming Practices: The Road to Becoming a Better Educator

I have always been a big believer in the power of affirmations as part of my self-affirming practices. My office space has at least two boards full of affirmations that…

Equity Begins at Sunrise: How to Create Equitable Classrooms

As the title of this article suggests, equity begins early, at the start of the day or a class session. This means beginning everything with equity in mind. Equity is…

Good Educators Can Maintain Academic Excellence and Support Marginalized Voices

Good educators are able to maintain academic excellence and support marginalized voices at the same time. It is important for educators to understand that academic excellence and equity are not…

If You Want to Be a Better Educators Always be Learning

Before we begin: How familiar are you with the expression, "Always be Learning?" Tip #4 in our tips for educator series invites you to make continuing education a part of…

Champion Equity in Schools and Unlock Your Child’s Potential

My dissertation research focused in part on how Black parents champion equity in affluent, predominantly white school districts to support the academic success of their children. These parents faced many…