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Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…daylong event also offered workshops led by local educators using technology to engage students, including teachers in the Amherst, Northampton and Williamsburg schools. In introducing Zhao, the collaborative’s executive director,…
Easthampton Students Dig Into Pepin School History
…recess no longer animated the downtown. Jacqui LaFrance has been working as an elementary English language teacher for over 13 years in high and low incidence English Language districts in…
Creativity and Networks in Special Education
…schools from experiences as a mom, an advocate, a teacher, and an administrator. Listeners get an inside look at the role of a transition specialist and possible resources for folx…
Greenfield wins grant for free after-school programs
…friends and family. Greenfield schools music teacher Elizabeth Markofski said students made their own costumes and learned to sing and dance to cat songs like “Itty Bitty Kitty Cats” and…
Loris Bjorkman-Joslyn
Loris Bjorkman-Joslyn is a Special Education teacher at PVPA Charter School in South Hadley. She has been teaching in Special Education for 10 years. Loris holds a B.A. in Psychology…
Students are still struggling in the classroom
…report found that teacher pay is still too low and longer school days are still needed; especially because of continued poor student performance in key subjects like math and science….
‘It’s my favorite school in the whole world’: Kids bid farewell to Heath School
…school mates. One teacher gave her students beach balls as a going-away gift. Others were given potted plants or had special snacks of brownies or cupcakes. In the fall, most…
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program provides support across the Commonwealth
…giving me the opportunity to continue studying. My sincere thanks to Grace Harris and to the teacher Patricia who, with their support, teachings, and efforts, I can achieve my professional…
Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton
…experience,” said Marianne Lockwood, a teacher with the Northampton Public Schools, “We’ve created a whole network and we talk all the time about practice. It has lit a fire in…