WASHINGTON, DC — Congress on Wednesday moved to substantially scale back the federal government’s role in education, particularly the use of high-stakes standardized testing to punish schools, in the first…
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GHS students participating in Community Service Learning Day
GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School students in grades eight through 12 will have the opportunity on Friday to do everything from work with elementary school students, provide music programs and…
UMass Amherst receives $4.4 million grant to train students in cybersecurity
…Services, a Northampton nonprofit that recruits high school students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — particularly those who are students of color or come from low-income backgrounds….
Working to Help People Grows Important life Skills
…in Hatfield. Doug also works at Northampton High School and Full of Grace Farm, all part of his involvement with the Community Based Work Experience (CBWE) program; a supportive functional…
Gazda visit to RISE program in Springfield
…visit with Jessica Brueshaber, a Teaching Coordinator for the RISE program, who used to be one of Dr. Gazda’s students when he taught AP Government at Gateway Regional High School….
Expressing What Matters to Youth in the DYS Program
…also express themselves through the power of words. In 2016, Teachers Marianne Pina and Jo-Anne Charette wrote with pride that one of their DYS students won a “highly commended” award…
SEI Teacher Endorsement – Full Course
Required for License(s): Biology/Chemistry/Earth and Space Science/English/General Science/High School Mathematics/History/Humanities/Math & Science/Middle School Mathematics/Middle School Mathematics-Science/Moderate Disabilities – Initial/Physics/Reading Specialist/Social Sciences (5-12) Description This SEI Teacher Full Course equips participants…
Educator Evaluation: Shifting the Focus to Conversations that Promote Professional Growth
…approach will center on promoting ongoing conversations between evaluators and the individuals that they evaluate, in order to build trust; use high-quality observation data; and contribute in specific ways to…
Teaching Writing Skills: Students with IEPs or English Language Learners
…features). They will reflect on potential challenges that ELs and IEP students might encounter related to each of these eight skills and explore possible solutions informed by the High-Leverage Instructional…
Lori Allen
Lori Allen is the Director of the Belchertown Family Center. She earned her BA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and received her High School English licensure in…