Carmen Williams

Dr. Carmen Williams currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Innovation in a Massachusetts public school district and the co-chair of the Data Wise in Action Program at Harvard University. Leading with her core values of empathy, equity, and community, Carmen has supported schools and districts nationally and internationally in developing communities of practice for continuous improvement and equitable student outcomes. Carmen brings over 20 years of experience to this work as an elementary teacher, building principal, central office leader, and university instructor. She successfully led her award-winning school by implementing Data Wise and welcomes the opportunity to share and scale research-based, data usage practices that empower educators and deliver desired student outcomes. As an instructor in teacher and educational leader preparation programs, she brings restorative practices, culturally responsive teaching, and adult development together to create experiential learning spaces centered in healing, enabling collaborative work to advance academic and social goals. Carmen believes that quality education for each student is an act of justice and has committed to providing educators with structures and tools that advance equity.