…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…
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Vanessa Pashkoff ECMH-E®
Vanessa Pashkoff, ECMH-E® has over fifteen years of experience in the field of Early Childhood Education. Vanessa is a teacher – learner, family partner, and advocate for young children. She…
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…
Strong Foundations for Young Children
… Home E Search query for: blog edeval 2013 11 evaluating teacher evaluation systems ( Page 42 ) What is SFYC? Strong Foundations for Young Children (SFYC) provides free support…
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….