…restorative practices facilitator and certified prevention specialist. She has helped bring restorative practices to several local school districts and has led numerous educator workshops using social justice and trauma-informed lens….
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Tom Chang M.Ed.
…alternative education settings across Massachusetts and beyond. He brings twenty-five years of experience spanning classroom teaching, instructional coaching, and graduate education in curriculum, pedagogy, and special education. Tom’s students will…
El Impacto del Aprendizaje Socioemocional (SEL) en el Desarrollo Cerebral Infantil/The Impact of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) on Early Childhood Brain Development
…educational research, participants will gain an understanding of how social, emotional, and cognitive experiences shape neural connections during critical stages of brain development. The session highlights the importance of warm,…
Social and Environmental Impacts of AI: No Hype, Just Help: AI Series for Educators
…of Education Sciences (IES) under the U.S. Department of Education, through a recently awarded University of Washington grant (AmplifyGAIN), and is offered at no charge to educators. CES is offering…
US Department of Ed Selects HEC Academy as Green Ribbon award winner
…public day special education program for youth in grades 9-12 who are eligible to receive services via an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Students typically present with social-emotional challenges, learning disabilities,…
Sustainability on menu: HEC Academy in Northampton recognized for garden, other ‘green’ efforts
…the school’s special education coordinator. “Basically it’s a small, therapeutic, special education high school,” Stamm said. “A lot of the kids have had trauma from past schools, and they land…
3/6/26: A Health Education Professional Development training with Mary Connolly
On March 6th, a group of local and regional health educators attended a 3-hour professional development training on “Skills-Based Health Education.” The training was led by Mary Connolly, Program Chair…
Raising the bar: Belchertown elementary school to provide piano education to all students
BELCHERTOWN — A new piano lab set to be installed at Swift River Elementary School will provide all students with a basic piano education by the time they finish third…
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
Federal overreach in education is under attack from multiple quarters and will likely be diminished in any overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act, the current law governing national…
Two members of DYS Education Initiative team receive 2022 DYS Commissioner’s Awards
…a huge shout out to our very own, talented, and distinguished colleagues Fiona Coker, Assistant Regional Education Coordinator in the Metro Region and Nicole Leontakianakos, Education and Career Counselor from…