…in reading instruction programs for students with diverse educational and/or cultural needs. Hands-on clinical work with students is a central part of the course. In a four-session module that is…
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Sixteen schools in five Western MA school districts awarded Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grants
…of our schools, including Hillcrest Elementary, which had very outdated and limited access points. Now, our students will be able to experience digital learning in their classrooms without dead zones…
Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, Ph.D.
Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz is a bilingual/bicultural school psychologist and school leader with more than two decades of experience working in inner city school districts in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Dr. Alvarez-Ortiz has…
New superintendent, elementary school principal for Hampshire Regional School District
…and Worthington. Osborne was named the district’s new superintendent this past spring and previously worked as business manager for Palmer public schools. He is replacing Craig Jurgensen after nine years…
Curriculum and Assessment for Teachers
…achieve to high standards. Participants become familiar with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, focusing particularly on student work that reflects proficiency in those standards. Using a backward design model, teachers develop…
Connecting with a new generation: Amherst program links students of Cambodian descent to their roots
…“First They Killed My Father.” That film, directed by actress Angelina Jolie, is based on the autobiography of Luong Ung, who recounted her experience with the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields….
Special ed teacher now vice principal in Turners Falls
…well. Previously, she was, since 2011, a special education teacher in the district. Smith said she seeks to create a safe positive school atmosphere and feels her experience as a…
School panel takes aim at gun violence
…postdocs” knows what to do in the event of a mass shooting. “We must work to change this, and this is a responsibility that we all share,” she said. Thalheimer…
Francia Wisnewski
Francia Wisnewski has a strong and varied background in education. She has taught in South America and possesses broad experience in developing educational programs for early literacy and Early Childhood,…
Ross Newton
…and Philadelphia. He has over a decade of teaching experience, sharing history with school groups and the general public at public history sites and working as an adjunct professor at…