On an afternoon in late December, fifth-grade students at Fort River Elementary School gather around and write their rent checks. “Who can remind us what a memo is?” teacher Jonathan…
Search Results
Results for "blog blog 2023 11 07 franklin tech students take agriculture know how to national convention fcts ffa"
Sunderland school gets adaptive tricycle
…donations. The adult-size trike is available to all students, though priority is given to about a dozen based on their specific diagnoses. “It opens an opportunity for other students to…
Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
…added, “we’re doing the best we can to provide students with the best learning opportunities we can provide, even without having the availability of students and teachers in the same…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…including stable housing. And indeed, among the 59 Massachusetts schools and districts where 30% or more of students were chronically absent last year, all but seven enroll majority low-income students….
The classroom hits the virtual road
EASTHAMPTON — To guide her students as they studied ancient Greece and Rome this spring, sixth-grade teacher Judith Breier took a different approach from the traditional textbook lesson. On June…
Story exhibit on May 1st highlights action-oriented conversations around anti-racism
…students in this project,” said Keisch. “Not only their stories, but their insight about exhibit design has been extremely valuable.” The JFK Students of Color Alliance, for example, has been…
Math Modeling
Teachers work hard to engage students and to encourage student thinking and productive struggle. Despite heroic efforts, students are often disengaged and typically see math as an exercise in memorized…
Education secretary hears about rural school challenges
…with two assistant secretaries and his communications staff, spent Monday afternoon with Pioneer students, staff, administrators and public officials, as he learned about the challenges faced by rural school districts….
Northfield Elementary sees uptick in enrollment, adds teacher
…exiting sixth-graders last year, Desmarais anticipated having 175 students or less this year, and had arranged staffing levels based on that prediction back in May. However, with 18 new students…
After School program coming to Easthampton High School
…when they engage students in Service Learning and long term projects, integrate relevant academic learning, address the different needs of individual students, capitalize on our students’ interests and strengths, offer…