…a Meet and Greet at the CES Northampton office. Suzanne Ryan, a preschool teacher from Deerfield Elementary School, said many teachers and families of children with challenging behaviors benefitted from…
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Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…scores reported in September 2021 dropped from pre-pandemic levels. Does anyone truly find this as a surprise? Throughout the pandemic schools, teachers and administrators labored to shift their instructional practices,…
National award promotes use of educational technology in the Department of Youth Services
…courses. This coming summer, a team of DYS teachers, administrators, and residential staff will participate in the four-day Unjammed Technology Camp, where they will learn how to use blended learning…
Special Olympics delivers cheers with challenges
…an aide to step over one hurdle after another. Cheers of “We got it!” and “Yes!” come from watching teachers, peers and parents, as the boy, Aaron “AJ” Strack, starts…
National speaker shares effective techniques for teaching vocabulary at Collaborative for Educational Services workshop
NORTHAMPTON, MA – Research shows that a student’s working vocabulary is a strong predictor of his or her success in school. But teachers know that engaging students in learning lists…
Gill-Montague IT director earns MassCUE Administrator Award for tech innovation
…learning and professional growth for all faculty and staff.” Powers specified that during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mahaney observed that teachers “needed extensive professional development related to the flood of online…
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
…their dreams,” she said. Nominations for scholarship candidates may be submitted by a student’s teacher(s) by April 30th each year. The finalist or finalists will be selected and notified by…
Hatfield taps 2 finalists for Principal position
…sixth grade humanities in the Gill-Montague School District, and was a sixth grade English Language Arts teacher in the Springfield public schools. Before her tenure as principal, Rodriguez taught in…
A Goodbye to Bill Erickson
…teacher in Auburn and Hadley, a Middle School Principal in Easthampton, and a Superintendent of Schools in Vermont and in the Hampshire Regional Schools. He also served for a short…
Continuing Earl McGraw’s Legacy in Turners Falls
…special education teacher, Vachula-Curtis was nominated more than once, “showing their positive influence on our community,” according to Principal Annie Leonard. Following the death of Assistant Principal Earl McGraw in…