HATFIELD — In 1992, Anne Thalheimer was a teenager in her second year at Bard College at Simon’s Rock when her life changed. “I was writing a paper for his…
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White House Hosts Summit on Early Childhood Education
…school and in life. Over the course of the past year, significant progress has been made, and bipartisan cooperation has led to a substantial increase in federal investment in early…
Local legislator visits Reading Recovery Program in West Springfield
…who struggle with reading skills that are critical to skills development. In 2017, the Collaborative for Educational Services will be completing its 25th year of training Reading Recovery teachers in…
Title I and English Learner Services
…(EL). Home E Search query for: blog blog tag life skills ( Page 20 ) Title I Programming Currently, DYS has a team of six Literacy Specialists, who provide…
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…by the Seattle-based nonprofit organization Code.org, the event promotes basic coding skills through simple tutorials. The event coincided with the nationwide Computer Science Education Week, which aims to highlight the…
Curriculum Services
…Search query for: blog blog tag life skills ( Page 20 ) Our Approach In our work, we think about curriculum and instruction services and practices within the larger context…
HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn
…techniques and how to administer oral medicines, among other skills. Animal science teacher Beth Wilson leads the dairy and egg industry instruction, while her colleague Ashley Holden focuses on meat…
Safe and Healthy Schools Summit draws educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…I can remember in my lifetime,” said Tatum. During the conference, Tatum asked attendees about their first race-related memory and what the impact had on them. In surveying the room,…
National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
…will build self-awareness, positive self-presentation skills, and artistic expression for girls in trauma and transition. The project curriculum will incorporate self-reflection to gauge artistic vision, communication skills, productivity, and motivation….
Academic Language
…resources (including tech tools), to develop the core skills and expertise needed for educators to support students academic language development and close the opportunity gap. This course is designed to…