Public schools are increasingly filled with black and Hispanic students, but the children identified as “gifted” in those schools are overwhelmingly white and Asian. The numbers are startling. Black third…
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Karen Albano
…8th grade History Teacher since 2007. She has taught a variety of history courses including Ancient History, World History I and II, and US History I and II. She has…
Educational Research
Students engage in the scientific reasoning process and reflect upon this process as it relates to the educator’s role. The goals and methods of educational research, reading, and analysis of…
Jeanne Tuthill
…consultation, training and evaluation services to schools through the Western MA area. She has presented professional development courses on a variety of Assistive Technology topics and is a former Adjunct…
Leslie Laud
Dr. Leslie Laud teaches graduate courses at Bank Street College of Education, and consults widely on using evidence-based practices within a writer’s workshop model. She holds an M.A. in special…
Albert Johnson-Mussad Ph.D.
…licensed educators in instructional leadership; English learner education; world language and bilingual education; adolescent literacy education; improving outcomes for students in poverty; and social-emotional learning. In addition to professional development,…
Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton
…and heard keynote speaker Russell Johnston, Senior Associate Commissioner of the Center for District Support, speak of the importance of their work with special education students. Co-facilitators for this year’s…
Literacy Learning for Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents
…to read and write and to use literacy skills for a variety of purposes. Focus will be on implementing effective literacy practices with groups of students, using observations of students’…
Technology in Education Relies on Both Student and Educator Voice
Over 200 elementary and secondary educators swapped stories, gained inspiration, and heard from innovative students, fellow teachers, and administrators about new projects and practices involving technology in the classroom; at…
New Title IX Rule Has Explicit Ban on Discrimination of LGBTQ+ Students
The new rule expands the definition of sex discrimination but doesn’t address transgender athletes’ participation in school sports LGBTQ+ students will receive explicit legal protection from sex discrimination and harassment…