…to integrate and honor student voices, especially in the development of new enrichment activities. Students make suggestions and work with supervising adults to develop new activities. They are fun, but…
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National speaker shares effective techniques for teaching vocabulary at Collaborative for Educational Services workshop
…of vocabulary words is easier said than done. Many students learn new words just long enough to repeat them back on a test, but over time, they slip out of…
Teaching disability history in schools is ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
…under threat,” said Ross Newton, who teaches history at HEC Academy in Northampton, a therapeutic special education high school. Newton has used the Emerging America curriculum in his classroom and…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
A new focus has been added to the work of the HEC Academy students over the past year, and they are responding and finding rewards in inspirational ways. Lessons in…
North Berkshire Academy prepares for success in the Berkshires
…Force of Superintendents, Special Education Directors, and community partners from several school districts in the Berkshires. Seeing the need for a locally based special education public day school, Superintendents Barbara…
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Grant Will Boost College’s Efforts To Teach Disability History in Rural Communities
…strengthen the teaching of stories of disability history in K-12 schools. Participants share the curricula and projects they are working on and strategize ways to enlist new teachers in this…
In the big-kids school: Preschoolers welcomed into Sanderson Academy
…into two sunny new classrooms furnished with new preschool-sized chairs, tables, giant Legos and homemade play-dough. The preschoolers even have their own coat room, and restrooms furnished with small sinks…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…their potential. This year, though, Diploma Plus opened a new school in New Haven, Conn., and hopes to expand once again. It has launched an initiative to help students get…
Lynan Cerruti joins Mount Tom Academy
Lynan Cerruti brings over 20 years of teaching experience to her new role as Program Director at the Mount Tom Academy. She also has a background in elementary, middle and…