…lingering staff all repeated the same word: “sad.” As the smallest school in the district, Pearl Rhodes’ potential closure was a topic of discussion for several years. School officials said…
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Literacy + Social Emotional + One-on-One Time…in just 10 minutes!
…emotional development. The best news is that it doesn’t take much time but the rewards are tremendous. Essentially, storytelling-story acting involves taking dictation of a story from one child each…
Developing Academic Language in Science and Technology/Engineering
…academic language. Participants will investigate the MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework; WIDA’s discourse, sentence and word/phrase levels of academic language; oral and written discourse; and content and language objectives. Participants…
400 Attend Annual DYS Art Showcase
…works of art were on display and available for purchase with proceeds supporting local youth artists. Additionally, 15 youth presented original performances including singing, spoken word poetry, drumming, dancing, and…
Area schools turn to Google’s online software solutions
…for word processing, storage, presentations and other functions. The students in Michele Andrews’ fifth grade class at R.K. Finn Ryan Road School quickly found the waffle on their screens and…
Resources for Social Justice in Education Work
…“The N-word in the Classroom,” and is a reflection of the work she’s been doing in classrooms over the last few years. We recommend a book written by our local…
Department of Youth Services Guiding Principles awards for November
…teachers to consider bettering their teaching methodology by using strategies such as vocabulary building activities and word walls. Marianne is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to incentivizing our…
‘School Local’ aims to promote city schools, will kick off with rally on steps of City Hall
…get to have big marketing budgets,” said organizer Bill Scher, of Northampton. “They don’t get to sponsor a lot of events and spread the good word about what they’re doing.”…
New Leader of Early Childhood Programs Joins the Collaborative for Educational Services
NORTHAMPTON – Desiree Lalbeharie-Josias, the new Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Early Childhood Programs, has a vision for enhancing educational and wrap-around services for children and families….
Promoviendo habilidades sociales con “Somos súper amigos”/Promoting social skills with “I Can Be a Super Friend”
…aprenderán cómo modelar y enseñar técnicas de respiración profunda para que los niños puedan calmarse, tomar decisiones más reflexivas y gestionar sus emociones durante las actividades sociales. This 90-minute workshop…