Kelley Brown is a Social Studies educator at Easthampton High School where she has taught for the last 20 years. She is also the Professional Development Coordinator. She focuses on…
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Nicholas Aieta
Nicholas Aieta is a Westfield State University professor and the History Education and Graduate Program Coordinator. He holds a Ph.D. in History with a Geography Minor, and joined Westfield State…
How do you use iPads and tablets?
by Barbara Jacobs, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Greater Boston Region Lisa Kuh, Director of Early Education for the Somerville Public Schools, posted a question recently to colleagues in the Greater Boston…
Where Now?
By Kim Davenport, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Central Region Transitions are all around us. As educators we focus on transitions for children – keeping to schedules, shifting across curriculum…
The Benefits of Formative Assessment in a Time of Accountability
By Doug McNally, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Berkshire Region As a long time school principal, I am very sensitive to the difficulty school administrators have connecting the dots among the array…
Social-Emotional Development: What’s happening in districts?
By Kay Lisseck, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Pioneer Valley Region With a focus on social-emotional learning, the latest annual report from the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy points to…
What does observation-based formative assessment look like in practice?
Submitted by Stephanie Lyda, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Southeast Region This 11-minute video shows kindergarten classrooms in North Carolina using observational formative assessment. With thoughtful comments by teachers, and…
Literacy + Social Emotional + One-on-One Time…in just 10 minutes!
By Kim Davenport, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Central Region At a January DESE conference on Early Literacy, the Boston Public School Early Childhood Department shared aspects of their K2…
Amherst Middle School After School VELA program continues with strong remote format
…learning and activities. Nancita Alejandro, site coordinator of the Amherst Middle School VELA Program, smiles as she shares details about plans for the upcoming Breaking Bread event for participants and…
Taking Our Data to the Next Level
By Doug McNally, MKEA Coordinator, Berkshire Region We are just beginning to understand the positive impact that effective use of formative assessment in early education could have on both individual…