…on behavior and why children sometime have challenging behaviors. Information on brain development, the importance of healthy social emotional development, and the impact of trauma will all be discussed in…
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Show Your Face to Be More Human Online
…this research while I whined about how I wish people would just show their faces. ISTE Educator Standard: Citizen 3a. Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions…
A cross-generational message Mahar graduates hear meaningful message from school’s namesake
…you think straight and that you stand on your own two feet. May you have a sense of social conscience which shows concern for your fellow man, and yet may…
Survival Skills For Superheroes: How We Understand and Assist Struggling Students
…effective interventions and teach the skills that students need to succeed emotionally, socially and academically. This interactive workshop will explore the demands that educators face every day and how within…
Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans
…things are going, school officials and the School Committee will reassess. The remote-plus model, described by Superintendent Jordana Harper, is a mainly remote model, but includes some in-person services, such as…
Gill-Montague school district gears up for another school year
…shiny new Chromebooks. “This increase in technology will allow teachers, especially in ELA and social studies, to have students work collaboratively on research projects and writing assignments,” Sullivan said. In…
SPIFFY Coalition to hold town hall meeting on underage drinking
…U-Mass Amherst; Monica Moran, Senior Planner Specialist-Social Services, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. The Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) is a coalition whose mission is to foster collaboration…
Mental health challenges for students topic of summit
…virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was co-sponsored by the Collaborative for Educational Services, SPIFFY and Communities that Care coalitions, and the Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance. “How…
Graham Warder
Graham Warder is Associate Professor of History at Keene State College. He earned his B.A. in History from Dartmouth College and his Ph.D. in American Social and Cultural History from…
Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…through Community Preservation Act money, town capital spending and a grant by the Amherst Education Foundation. The playscape replaces the former playground, which offered students little more than shovels and…