Middle school students at the Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield showcased their musical talents and engineering design skills recently during a combined class project through which they built and…
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Technology Update at HEC Academy
…Academy is an alternative learning program of the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA For more information about the HEC Academy High School and Middle School program, visit www.collaborative.org/special-education/alternative-learning-programs….
Mary Geiring
…teacher collaboration, teacher preparation, responsive classroom, teacher induction, and inclusion practices. Prior to joining CES, Mary was an LEA Facilitator at Muscogee County Schools in Columbus, GA. Her previous experience…
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
…how to assess school and teacher performance. There was strong bipartisan support for the measure, which had been endorsed by the nation’s governors, teachers’ unions, chief school officers and administrators….
National speaker shares effective techniques for teaching vocabulary at Collaborative for Educational Services workshop
…of new words if they learn and use them in meaningful contexts. Therese Chehade, a fifth grade EL teacher at Wildwood Elementary School in Amherst, put the Word Generation technique…
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
…a two- or four-year higher education institution. Schuman says that many students with special needs struggle in school until they get into an alternative school setting that supports their learning…
Welcome Keyedrya Jacobs, SPIFFY’s New Parent/Caregiver Engagement Consultant!
A welcome message from Keyedrya Jacobs: My name is Keyedrya (Ky-Dra) Jacobs and I have been a life long Massachusetts resident who has found a true passion for community building…
Search committee for new Frontier superintendent develops questions for candidates
…begin at 7:45 a.m. in the Frontier Regional School Media Center. It will focus on developing questions that the finalists will be asked during their interviews. The regional school committee…
A new report says Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation
…said Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation. (But you already knew that, right?) Every year, the report grades each state on its overall education performance. Each state receives…
Easthampton puts call out for new sculpture celebrating volunteers in the arts scene
…Public Art Subcommittee is seeking proposals for its newest public art initiative, “Celebrating Service: Honoring Our Volunteers.” As part of that initiative, ECA will support an artist or team of…