…a world of beneficial opportunities and social interactions for students with differing needs or severe anxiety. Even going into a hallway filled with peers can be difficult for these students,…
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Joyce Hanousek
…providing seminars for the Massachusetts Teacher’s Association, Northwest District Attorney’s Office and the National Education Association in the areas of trauma, behavioral management, social emotional learning and Safe Schools Planning….
Local schools providing pickup, delivery meal options
…district buildings will be closed to the public. Schools will continue undergoing scheduled deep cleanings, and most central offices will continue to function and will be accessible by phone and…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…scores reported in September 2021 dropped from pre-pandemic levels. Does anyone truly find this as a surprise? Throughout the pandemic schools, teachers and administrators labored to shift their instructional practices,…
Pols take their cue from students
…an opportunity to just over a dozen students to exchange ideas about political and social issues with their local and state elected officials. “It’s the last day of my first…
National speaker shares effective techniques for teaching vocabulary at Collaborative for Educational Services workshop
…training was presented by Claire White, founder of the Word Generation technique for teaching vocabulary. White’s technique focuses on teaching new words that are embedded in short passages about social…
Local author shows how memory is critical to teaching struggling learners
…Educational Services, says the book is unique in fusing brain-and-learning principles with a perspective on learning as a social and cultural process. “There are internal (memory) and external (cultural) factors…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…of China who has won awards for his writing and research, Zhao was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s second annual conference hosted by the Northampton-based Collaborative for Educational Services. The…
Easthampton Students Dig Into Pepin School History
…in association with the Massachusetts Council for Social Studies and the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. You can read more about how this project evolved at the Daily Hampshire…
Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning
…instinctive to her. They helped her encourage academic and social success within her student community. Now in 2018, the results of Barbara’s work could be seen in the Capstone projects…