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Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…a book review for amazon.com; exposing students to a wider variety of courses via websites and online social networks; giving students “a voice in their own learning” by allowing them…
Deepening Paraeducator Skills at Erving Elementary School
…adults greet each entering student with a smile, calling them by name as students move through the long hallway to different learning areas, hang up coats, set backpacks down, greet…
Capstone: Implementing Best Practices
…in their school or classroom, relating to an area of concern the candidate has regarding their students and their learning and/or ability to be successful in school. Typically the area…
Hope or Hype? Exploring Virtual Reality in the Secondary Classroom
VR is a powerful medium that has both applications and constraints that are unlike other forms of EdTech, and some of those disproportionately affect marginalized students. The power of VR…
AI in the Classroom PLC
…and collaboration Consider how they can be leveraged for various aspects of teaching Design student learning experiences and assessments that are enhanced by AI (rather than subverted) Thoughtfully explore selected…
Northampton Public Schools receive FRESH grant
…for activities like school gardens that help students learn about agriculture, food production and distribution.” “Learning about food, how it’s produced, and where it comes from can positively impact students’…
Hadley Elementary School cited for STEM focus
…named as a 2023-24 Project Lead The Way Distinguished School, which is given to elementary schools across the United States that provide broad access to transformative learning experiences for students through its PLTW…
Guided Discipline for Middle and High School Classrooms
This virtual professional learning series equips teachers to Organize classrooms to create optimal conditions for learning Implement a preventive, problem solving and restorative approach to discipline Respond to a wider…
Education Partners Awarded $3 Million Grant to Enhance Science Curriculum for Students in the State’s Juvenile Justice System
…use of project-based inquiry science instruction based upon the principles of Universal Design for Learning, an educational framework used to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all students. Project…