…and can make the steps a little easier. Here are a few that we’re particularly pumped about. (You can read the full post on Google’s blog The Keyword.) The highly…
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Jacqueline LaFrance
…hundred years of history at the elementary school buildings in Easthampton, commemorating their move to a new elementary school (see blog post with more information). Her presentation also included local…
New Hawlemont principal named
…“In her position at Mohawk, which she has held since the fall of 2012, Ms. Rutz has developed a curriculum centered on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and project-based…
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…senior Zach Laprade, 18, of Southampton, was working with Teddy McCormick, 20, an engineering student at Holyoke Community College, on an activity that involved making two-dimensional creatures chase a hero….
Bringing STEM to life: In cross-pond collaboration, JFK students team up with counterparts in England
…a different aspect of water and how humans need it pure to survive. What separates the Global STEM — which stands for science, technology, engineering and math — elective from…
Mahar teacher Angela Cote honored for ‘making learning fun
…this time around, having taught physics for four years during a previous stint. She is now a technology and engineering teacher. “Ms. Cote is well respected among her colleagues and…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…work together on engineering projects. William Dornbush, data management specialist for Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, said he agreed with Zhao that the demands Common Core standards place…
After School Programming During the Crisis
…materials such as art supplies; kits for hands-on projects; providing culturally and linguistically relevant books; a scavenger hunts around their home or neighborhood (with the appropriate social/physical distancing); engineering design…
Northampton students build computers in new digital literacy program
…them to better understand how they work. Students used kits to create Piper computers, a small device meant to teach young people about electronics and engineering. The screen is slightly…
Matt Rigney
…which he works with five Hampshire County schools to deliver Chapter 74 and non-Chapter 74 Perkins programming in disciplines ranging from engineering to early childhood, welding, graphic design, and culinary….