…dynamic and relevant digital learning opportunities with students. Darnell Thigpen Williams is an Associate Director of DYS Professional Development, DYS Education Initiative at CES, with 20 years of urban education…
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Understanding & Navigating the New Massachusetts IEP: An introductory course
…fully online asynchronous course will provide Special Education Team Leaders, Special Education Teachers, Classroom Teachers, and Building Administrators with the tools they need to effectively participate in and maximize the…
Northampton School officials approve elementary school revamp
…approved Superintendent John Provost’s budget plan, which reduces educational support positions, adds special education teachers and moves students receiving special education services into the mainstream. The approved budget for the…
Franklin County schools, public and private, plan for COVID-19
…proper hand washing and basic health precautions with all students and staff, as well as holding demonstrations for students. Along with the letter, Harper included a number of links, including…
Making music: Pioneer students design homemade instruments for music, engineering project
Middle school students at the Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield showcased their musical talents and engineering design skills recently during a combined class project through which they built and…
When Your Remote Classroom Is Your Car: How Some Rural Students Without Broadband Are Connecting
…Two of the five towns served by the Hampshire Regional High School don’t have residential broadband access. Many of those students don’t have access to a car either. Principal Kristen…
Let them eat kale: Belchertown students plant, harvest the vegetable for cafeteria
…wanted to get their students outside. What is more surprising is that they did not just go outside for recess, but to harvest kale that the students themselves planted in…
Students release Poetry in Motion video to share their “best selves” with community
…their work, as the students moved into the community to develop the piece. This year, fifteen students, with the assistance of their teaching staff, worked together to create the video….
Hampshire Regional High School students lead social distance-friendly virtual graduation with speeches, tassel turning
…five students, Curran, April Warner, Aine McDonald, Aiden Braastad and Emma Civello dressed in caps and gowns all stand — 6 feet apart and wearing masks. “By turning our tassels,…
When coronavirus closed schools, some Detroit students went missing from class. These educators had to find them.
…staff have spent the last three months knocking on doors and scouring social media in search of students needing help. They’ve pestered students’ friends. They’ve searched for their relatives —…