NORTHAMPTON, MA— Standing before a roomful of 10– and 11-year-olds, technology specialist Andrea Marks pointed to what she calls the “waffle” at the corner of a large computer screen in…
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Crocker Farm teacher awarded 2018 Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award
…for learning, building relationships with students and showing a commitment to social justice. Creative lessons like the social studies one are a highlight for many of her students. “She’s different…
Fond farewell: Bittersweet final day at Cheshire Elementary
…Students and staff wore T-shirts that read “Cheshire Elementary School, 95 years of memories.” They lined up every grade for a group photo. And they didn’t forget to honor a…
Building an Innovative Community for Special Education Team Leaders
…of students with special needs; and we know that equipping team leaders with the knowledge, confidence, and perspective to create positive systems change on behalf of students can leapfrog significant…
‘Prepared for anything,’ Franklin Tech seniors bid school farewell
…remained in their vehicles until students — grouped by shop class — were called up to the stage to receive their diplomas. After receiving their diplomas, students were instructed to…
ONLINE: Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
Social Studies and Humanities pose distinct challenges for struggling learners, including extensive discipline-specific vocabulary, difficult informational texts – including complex primary sources – and a need for background knowledge. However,…
Supporting Students with Non-Compliance: Building Emotional Capacity Series – Developing a Tiered Intervention Playbook
…4-Part Supporting Students with Non-Compliance Series. The series explores practical, tiered strategies for supporting students who experience non-compliance, avoidance, emotional dysregulation, and difficulty managing challenging situations in general education settings….
Safe and Healthy Schools Summit draws educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…“I think these kinds of events are important, so that educators can come together from our different districts, and hear from each other, educator activists, and our students, and really…
Students to ask state for more education funds
Students and educators from seven Pioneer Valley school districts are going to Boston on Feb. 28 to ask state lawmakers to increase funding for rural schools. The students were supposed…
MCAS Requirement Waived for Mass. Students This Spring
Students in Massachusetts won’t have to take the MCAS exams this spring, amid school closures across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the law that…