Over the past few years, a growing number of educators and families have encountered the emerging term Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)—also referred to as Pervasive Drive for Autonomy. Although not…
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AI in Real Life – A PLC for Educators
This PLC is a space for educators to think together about what AI means for teaching and learning right now. We’ll explore real questions from our classrooms, share what we’re…
Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning
…Fellow, Cheney will train, support and guide new Summit Learning educators in Massachusetts and beyond. Cheney uses the pillars of Summit Learning in her classroom every day. Incorporating personalized learning…
Reunion Center in Easthampton launches new mentoring program for middle schoolers
…of computer screens and at small tables scattered around the program?s one-room facility, poring over homework assignments. Benjamin Babcock, a fifth-grader at White Brook Middle School, was working on vocabulary…
Franklin County Tech celebrates revamped welding and metal program
…“Well they’re going to be going from hands-on equipment to computer numerical controlled operations on saws, press brakes, a new robot and some of the other equipment in the shop,”…
Hadley Schools sharpen focus on science, technology
…be enhanced in the 2017-18 school year with a “makerspace” in what has long been a computer lab at Hadley Elementary School. Primary students will get an opportunity to use…
Franklin Tech, Mahar receive state Capital Skills Grants
…allow students to train in braking, tooling, drawings and CNC, tools that are automated through computer programming. The money, Martin said, will be split roughly 50-50 between construction and equipment…
After School Office Hours give virtual support to students and families
…in areas like movement work, social justice, and even computer coding. With this in mind, Perrone and Connor reached out to Chris Taggart, the Director of CES 21st Century Community…
Melissa Zeitz receives government’s highest honor for teaching mathematics or science in grades K-12.
…D.C., where she received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Zeitz, 40, teaches computer science in the Springfield public schools and coordinates integration of technology into…
PVRS students showcase robotic fish feeders in first ever Pioneer Engineering Expo
…Pioneer’s Innovation Center and a former computer engineer, founded the class this year. “I am proud of the way they combined what they have learned and I am impressed with…