…Korpita knows from experience that the way schools approach homework often changes. But based on her experience, homework, in the right doses, helps students learn valuable life skills, says the…
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Pioneer Valley Regional School’s virtual play to premiere Thursday
…for them seeing it all together.” Students Amelia Fowler-Shaw and Jacobia Tyminski explained that the play is about a group of students putting together a play via Zoom. Jacobia’s character,…
Author talks to high school students about trauma, life
GREENFIELD — Award-winning young adult author A.S. King asked several hundred Greenfield High School students Friday morning to look for their “own cans of succotash and examine their suitcases.” Before…
Teaching Writing Skills: Students with IEPs or English Language Learners
In this 1-day workshop, educators of English Learners and students with IEPs will consider the eight skills writers need to communicate personal meaning (e.g., select a genre and employ its…
Practical physics: Turners Falls students analyze speeds on tricky village roads
TURNERS FALLS — The newest advisors to the Montague Selectboard may be a group of high school students. As the culminating project for the semester, the Turners Falls High School…
Why Talented Black and Hispanic Students Can Go Undiscovered
Public schools are increasingly filled with black and Hispanic students, but the children identified as “gifted” in those schools are overwhelmingly white and Asian. The numbers are startling. Black third…
Michelle Mendes
Michelle Mendes began her career in Early Childhood as a teacher of young children across multiple settings including childcare programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers and as an elementary school…
A Goodbye to Bill Erickson
…passion for education and educators. Bill retired from his position as Superintendent of the Hampshire Regional School District and its member towns in 2005, after a 43-year career as a…
William Erickson
William Erickson, Ed.D. serves as an Administrative Consultant to the Executive Director, responsible for maintaining close contact with member school district leaders and Superintendents. He is also a Program Coordinator…
Lisa Goldsmith, LICSW
…Graduate Study in School Counseling from the University of Massachusetts, is an LICSW, and a Certified Prevention Specialist. Lisa has spent much of her career working in youth and community…