…communities they serve. I particularly appreciate that I was given this award as the school librarian…librarians are integral to helping students gain essential research and digital skills that will help…
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How do you use iPads and tablets?
…primary technology skills like “drag and drop.” As schools are looking into using iPads/tablets to to support formative assessment through observation and documentation and to support children’s learning in the…
Franklin County Technical School starts year with student-built computers
…the ones who assembled the machines. The school was able to purchase the new dual-screen computers after they were awarded a Massachusetts Skills Capital Grant for $50,777 last spring. They…
Social-Emotional Development: What’s happening in districts?
…addition to skills more traditionally associated with academics, they do a better job at both preparing students for the realities of college and adulthood and helping them master core academic…
First annual Transforming Education for Social Justice conference to be held October 15th at Holyoke Community College.
…creates a space for important thinking and nurtures the skills needed to begin transforming schools into places where young people feel pride, connection, and a passion for learning,” said Safire…
Amherst Middle School After School VELA program continues with strong remote format
…students to work on their communications and listening skills. The work can also be asynchronous. For Art Class, students made their own self portraits in the style of Tim Burton,…
Maureen Beeltje
Maureen leads professional development trainings, supporting the growth of the computer technology skills of Teachers and Staff as the Educational Technologist for the Frontier Regional/Union#38 School District. She also works…
Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…The merry-go-ground-like “spinner” for example, can serve as an “organizing activity” for some children. And the wood chips and gravel provide an opportunity to help children develop motor skills, she…
How to Adapt Commercial Literacy Programs for Your Children
…these questions: Is the lesson requirement a reasonable expectation for my learners given their current knowledge and skills? Does the lesson target what my learners need to learn in a…
Diana Bonneville named Hampshire Regional School District’s new superintendent
…did with COVID in South Hadley, her apparent good crisis management skills and unflappability in collaboration,” Larson said. “Those were things that kept being mentioned during our meeting.” Before her…