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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by Allison Bucklew, Former Educator, Current Program Design Director, UnboundEd; and Lamar Billups, Program Design Director, UnboundEd
Moderated by Clay Willis, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, UnboundEd
Sponsored by UnboundEd
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It’s easy to walk into a classroom and see that a lesson is or isn’t working, but it’s more difficult to name what’s happening and know what to do about it. Meanwhile, teachers are planning and delivering lessons with the best intentions, yet many students still don’t consistently have access to rigorous, grade-level instruction. The gap between what leaders see and what teachers need is rarely about effort or intention. It’s about a missing framework.
This edWebinar is designed for instructional leaders ready to move beyond general notions of “good teaching” to building a common lens for supporting teachers in planning for rigorous, grade-level instruction. Drawing on the UnboundEd Planning Process™ and the GLEAM® Instructional Framework for grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful instruction, you’ll get actionable tips on how to support teachers with planning lessons that move the needle for all learners, and you’ll leave with a practical tool you can use in your building immediately.
In this session, you’ll explore:
- Why teachers who work hard and plan carefully can still leave students without access to grade-level content, and what leaders can do about it
- How the GLEAM Instructional Framework gives teachers and leaders a shared language for instructional excellence across all content areas
- What it looks like to notice strong instructional planning through a leader’s lens
- A practical tool you can use in your lesson reviews, pre-observation conversations, and collaborative planning sessions with teachers
- How the UnboundEd Planning Process builds the teacher capacity that leaders are trying to build for instruction
Whether you coach a team of teachers, lead a single school, or support curriculum and instruction across a district, this edWebinar will give K-12 leaders the language and the tools to support teachers in planning and delivering lessons with more impact, regardless of their content area or level of experience.
About the Presenters
Allison Bucklew has 15 years of experience in math education and instructional leadership. She has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, and served in various instructional leadership roles, most recently as the Director of Data and Assessment at Crossroads Charter Schools in Kansas City, Missouri. As Program Design Director at UnboundEd, Allison develops instructional experiences and materials for the UPP suite of programs and supports facilitators through intentional preparation and coaching.
Lamar Billups has nearly two decades of experience in education, spanning classroom instruction, school leadership, and program design across urban districts in Florida and Georgia. He has taught English at the secondary level and served in a range of administrative roles, from founding principal to assistant principal to building principal, with a deep commitment to ensuring every student has access to rigorous, affirming learning experiences.
Most recently, Lamar served as a middle school principal in the greater Atlanta area, where he spearheaded a literacy initiative that significantly raised reading proficiency, implemented restorative justice practices that dramatically reduced disciplinary incidents, and led his school to recognition as a School of Excellence by the Georgia Department of Education for Mathematics. Prior to that, he served as an assistant principal across multiple urban campuses, where he managed multi-million dollar external partnerships, developed virtual instructional programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and mentored emerging leaders through district leadership development cohorts.
Lamar holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications from Florida State University, a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, and is currently completing his Ph.D. in educational leadership and counseling at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. As Program Design Director, Lamar brings his lived experience as an educator, his expertise in instructional frameworks, and his passion for equity-driven outcomes to the work of designing transformative professional learning experiences. He is deeply committed to the belief that every student, especially those in underserved communities, deserves grade-level, engaging, and meaningful instruction.
About the Moderator
Clay Willis is a mission- and results-driven marketing and communications leader committed to making education work for every single learner. As UnboundEd’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Clay advances the organization’s reach and impact by forging meaningful connections with visionary educators.
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UnboundEd empowers educators to meet the needs of every single student through grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful—GLEAM®—instruction. We work side-by-side with teachers, coaches, principals, and district leaders to ensure the success of your instructional vision for exceptional education and improved outcomes. By cultivating the mindsets, knowledge, and skills at the heart of truly transformative teaching and learning, we can break the predictability of historic achievement patterns so all kids thrive.
