…career as a Spanish teacher before serving as Regional Director of the Massachusetts Migrant Education Program, experiences that shaped her commitment to educational equity and the success of multilingual learners….
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Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Transitions to Collaborative for Educational Services
…programs, such as the Early Childhood Programs and 21st Century Afterschool programming. Some CES member districts currently have migratory students enrolled and the agency’s relationship with other districts, such as…
What does observation-based formative assessment look like in practice?
Submitted by Stephanie Lyda, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Southeast Region This 11-minute video shows kindergarten classrooms in North Carolina using observational formative assessment. With thoughtful comments by teachers, and…
First annual Transforming Education for Social Justice conference to be held October 15th at Holyoke Community College.
…joining in this work. The organization is currently hosting a Social Justice and Equity in Schools professional learning community (PLC), and has been providing professional development for educators and administrators…
Literacy + Social Emotional + One-on-One Time…in just 10 minutes!
By Kim Davenport, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Central Region At a January DESE conference on Early Literacy, the Boston Public School Early Childhood Department shared aspects of their K2…
Notable swan song: Alumni return for retiring Frontier band director’s final show
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — In musical notation, a coda signifies the end of a piece, and that’s what Thursday night’s spring concert at Frontier Regional School was for long-time band…
S. Clarke Bankert, MPH
…of Cooley Dickinson Hospital supporting regional public health efforts. While at the Center for Healthy Communities she conducted the first Community Health Needs Assessment for the hospital and provided technical…
“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…
Bringing Collaboration Skills to the Classroom
…intense quiet; but Kuhlka keeps a watchful eye on all, the students keep their focus, and they successfully complete the day’s work. Kuhlka has been with Pioneer Valley Regional School…
Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center
…for the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), Crystal Cartwright, Vocational Coordinator for Amherst Regional High School, and Anne Barnes from Community Action. Panelists included two employees of University of Massachusetts,…