…Pioneer Valley Regional School District. She has worked as both a special education and general education teacher; assistant principal; educational diagnostician/consultant; and inclusion specialist. Sharon has taught courses on inclusion…
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Local author shows how memory is critical to teaching struggling learners
…new book, Memory at Work in the Classroom: Strategies to Help Underachieving Students, Pransky and coauthor Dr. Francis Bailey give teachers the tools to support all learners, especially struggling learners,…
Starting Strong Summit convenes early childhood leaders and stakeholders from across the Commonwealth
…Department of Mental Health, Children and Families, Early Education and Care, Elementary and Secondary Education, and Public Health; as well as researchers and academics from UMass, Harvard, and Massachusetts College…
Mohawk Trail Regional School District educators start dialogue on hate speech
…responses, mostly from students. The survey found that students believe the district is making progress in combating hate through the creation of LGBTQ affinity groups, clarification of expectations in student…
Northampton schools eye ‘science of reading’ model, backed by $323K in grants
…in students through techniques collectively dubbed “the science of reading.” The district received a $169,200 Evidence-Based Practice Grant from the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in April, a…
Editorial: Graduation celebration commences in Valley
…the brink of not making it to graduation before they enrolled at Mount Tom, an alternative educational program for high school students at risk of dropping out of school. The…
Suzanne Judson-Whitehouse
…of educational technology for learning in meaningful and transformative ways. She has expertise in adult learning theory and practice, Google Workspace for Education, Universal Design for Learning, Media Production, and…
Building Equitable Supports for Children with Disabilities
…expanding the presidential scholars program to honor students in career and technical education presidential scholars ( Page 68 ) The Initiative The Building Equitable Supports for Children with Disabilities (BESCD)…
State Legislators and School District Superintendents Gather to Discuss School Funding
…discussions. The focus during the morning included the challenges for towns in supporting educational costs, Foundation Budget changes, inadequate coverage of increasing education cost areas like transportation and special education,…
Intro to Adaptive Music Education
This five-hour course is for in-service general music teachers who are looking for philosophy, language, tools, and activities to support their work with students with disabilities including autism. Music Therapist…