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Assessing with ELs in Mind
Assessment is essential to quality teaching. We need to know where our students are on the road, how effective our instructional strategies are, and what challenges we need to consider…
Conference draws 140 educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator In past years, conferences addressed mental health needs of students as well as safeguarding student rights. ‘It’s about listening to educators and students about what they need….
Prompt & Personable: Activate Your On-Call AI Colleague
…techniques that work in the real world. You don’t need to be a techie to work with AI. All you need is curiosity, the internet, and a willingness to try….
Early childhood educator Barbara Black named Gazette’s “Person of the Year”
…Northampton Public Schools. “They need to experience the world.” It is Black’s dedication to those principles — to improving education for young children and their families — that has made…
Sustainability on menu: HEC Academy in Northampton recognized for garden, other ‘green’ efforts
…reduced environmental impact, improved wellness and sustainability education. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection also recognized the sustainability efforts of the school, awarding it the grand prize in its Green…
$100,000 Urban Agenda Grant Awarded to Enhance Food Security and Community Leadership in Hampshire County
…from programs like this, I have become economically empowered and given a voice that has improved my community’s access to healthy food. The people I am working with care deeply…
Scibak visits Easthampton High School’s 21st Century Community Learning Center
Representative John Scibak visited Easthampton High School’s 21st Century Community Learning Center After School Program on Tuesday, March 20th. Scibak toured the program and received an update about what the…
Pioneer Valley Excellence In Teaching Awards Presented To 113 Educators
…— took steps in this unprecedented year to ensure that 2020 winners were lauded and celebrated. In early May, 96 teachers received prize checks of $500 each, and another 17…
Health Education Professional Development
…resources, as well as accessing more professional development opportunities specifically geared towards health education. Therefore, SPIFFY has partnered with Mary Connolly, Program Chair of the Skills-Based Health/Social Emotional program at…