…through Community Preservation Act money, town capital spending and a grant by the Amherst Education Foundation. The playscape replaces the former playground, which offered students little more than shovels and…
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“My Students Love It!” – A Kindergarten Teacher’s Storytelling Journey
…the setting. In this few minutes, they are learning so much about characters, setting, vocabulary, teamwork, and listening. I could go on and on about the emotional, social, language and…
How to Adapt Commercial Literacy Programs for Your Children
By Christina Cassano, Assistant Professor, Salem State University In my work with teachers and reading specialists, I am frequently asked questions regarding published literacy programs. Specifically, teachers and reading specialists…
Diana Bonneville named Hampshire Regional School District’s new superintendent
…role as South Hadley interim superintendent, Bonneville was the South Hadley High School principal, starting in 2012. She was previously a social studies teacher and served in principal and assistant…
Playful Learning through Intentional Teaching
What has been the impact in kindergarten classrooms of good implementation of the following new initiatives and tools in Massachusetts? Elements of High Quality Kindergarten document Observational formative assessment Social…
Easthampton schools making progress on diversity, inclusion
…school handled racist incidents after three students of color were arrested for punching a white student who used a racial slur on social media. In August 2017, the district voluntarily…
HEC Academy in Northampton Graduates Class of 2021
…Union Station on Friday, June 4th. The Academy is an alternative learning program run by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) on Pleasant Street in Northampton, MA. Each graduate sat…
Developmental Screening and ASQ
…do you know when your concerns are something you need to act on? Home E Search query for: employment social justice education specialist ( Page 70 ) Help…
Kelley Brown speaks at Mitchell Chester’s ESE All Staff Meeting
…American History Teacher of the Year, Brown is also the past head of the Social Studies department at Easthampton High School, and a frequent instructor of professional development courses at…
New Greenfield Public Schools website is live, official launch in August
…Johnston of the web development team at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). Johnston met initially with the GPS team in March. Based on the GPS team goals, he presented…