Like an orchestra conductor, Hampshire Regional School District’s new Superintendent Aaron Osborne has the task of getting all the different instruments of his ensemble to play together in concert. To…
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Search for Amherst-Pelham school chief postponed until fall
AMHERST — To get the best possible candidates and not rush a process that was already on a tight schedule, the Amherst-Pelham Regional and Union 26 school committees are postponing…
Distinguished UMass Historian Encourages HEC Academy Graduates to Pursue their Dreams
…Executive Director Dr. Joan Schuman presented the first annual award of the Joan E. Schuman Scholarship to graduating senior Kianna Pinckney-Brown, who will be pursuing a liberal studies education. The…
Early childhood educator Barbara Black named Gazette’s “Person of the Year”
…her the third annual Daily Hampshire Gazette “Person of the Year.” Black and the winner of the Gazette’s inaugural Young Community Leader Award, Allison Jenks, will be honored Tuesday, April…
Edwin Teaching & Learning support has closed
According to the May 1 Commissioner’s Weekly Update, ESE has learned that Thinkgate, the vendor supporting the EDWIN Teaching & Learning system, closed as of Thursday, April 30th. ESE has…
Focus on Teaching Students in Poverty
…facilitate professional development for school leaders, teachers and other licensed educators in instructional leadership; English learner education; world language and bilingual education; adolescent literacy education; and improving outcomes for students…
National speaker shares effective techniques for teaching vocabulary at Collaborative for Educational Services workshop
…their vocabulary. Teachers who attended Cultivating Academic Language for Diverse Learners workshop last month, however, say their students are engaging with and enjoying language in a whole new way. The…
Rich Cairn
…performance assessment, environmental education, and history education. He has authored numerous books and multimedia, and has designed and led hundreds of teacher workshops. He is a lifelong social justice activist….
Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources
…resources on teaching English Learners, integrated with the inquiry-based approaches underlying the Library of Congress, Massachusetts Framework, and National Council for the Social Studies standards for teaching social studies concepts…
Wendy Harris
…Fund for Teachers Fellowship (DeafBlind education in Tanzania and Kenya), National History Day Master Teacher Program, Minnesota Teacher Leadership Institute, and the National Center for the Humanities Teacher Advisory Council….