…state officials that Nagayoshi has been named the 2020 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year — the state’s top award for educators. “Mr. Nagayoshi cares about his students, his school, the…
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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…
Jackson steps down as Amherst Regional High School principal
AMHERST — After 15 years working in the district, Mark Jackson announced Thursday that he would retire as principal of Amherst Regional High School on Nov. 1. Because he will…
Check Your Facts (easily)
…March, Google announced a set of new features, tools, and initiatives designed to address the misinformation flying at us from every direction. These features fit nicely into the SIFT protocol…
Playful Learning through Intentional Teaching
What has been the impact in kindergarten classrooms of good implementation of the following new initiatives and tools in Massachusetts? Elements of High Quality Kindergarten document Observational formative assessment Social…
Northampton students build computers in new digital literacy program
…students had built themselves. As part of a new technology education initiative in Northampton elementary schools, third-graders are building simple computers in small groups and then playing a game on…
Massachusetts DYS Students Win National BreakFree Competitions
…and dignity of all its students. One of the most recent projects sponsored by BreakFree is the Unsung initiative, through which students explore global issues that impact their lives. Students…
English Learner Education
…blog 2020 01 22 connecting with a new generation amherst program links students of cambodian descent to their roots jessie noeum ( Page 17 ) Supporting Multilingual Learners Our Approach…
“My Students Love It!” – A Kindergarten Teacher’s Storytelling Journey
By Kim Davenport, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Central Region A Worcester Kindergarten teacher recently shared an update on her use of Storytelling-Story Acting. In her classroom of 28 students 22 were…
Technology in Education Relies on Both Student and Educator Voice
Over 200 elementary and secondary educators swapped stories, gained inspiration, and heard from innovative students, fellow teachers, and administrators about new projects and practices involving technology in the classroom; at…