…proficiency levels with a focus on factors and instructional approaches that directly impact the second language classroom. We will examine the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Proficiency Descriptors as…
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…Student Learning.” The report covers a number of topics, but the focus is on social-emotional development and learning, a foundational element to students’ personal and academic success. And it contains…
Voice and Choice: Mount Tom offers students a supportive and non traditional road to success after graduation
…in history. He has already begun running MCAS prep groups and is teaching the Current Events/Humanities electives. Justin Leaphart teaches an enrichment course focusing on writing, presenting and how these…
Casey Daigle
Casey Daigle is a digital learning leader, facilitator, and curriculum designer with 14 years of experience co-creating with educators and edtech. As Digital Learning Manager at the Collaborative for Educational…
DESE report on Expanded Learning Time Grant available for districts and schools thinking about redesigning school schedules
From the Commissioner’s Weekly Update: A recent report about design and resource allocation in schools and districts participating in the state’s Expanded Learning Time grant initiative might be of interest…
Art Inspires at HEC Academy
…is a public day special education program in Northampton, supporting local districts and students with a small school learning environment for high school aged students with learning disabilities, and/or social,…
Jeff Zilch
Jeff is an Instructional Technology Specialist at East Longmeadow High School and is a licensed History teacher. Jeff earned a Bachelor’s in History and Secondary Education from Providence College and…
HEC Academy students gain new skills and explore college through DeMarino Scholarships
…the Academy with opportunities to explore their interests by financing community college courses, or gain skills (such as driving) that enable them to be more independent and self-sufficient. This year?s…
North Berkshire Academy prepares for success in the Berkshires
…Academy Director Jodi Drury is now immersed in permits and applications, furniture and supplies, materials, technology and curriculum decisions. “You never know what may come up in this process,” Drury…
Teaching disability history in schools is ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
…Easterseals Massachusetts. Still, she rarely saw disabled people like herself in textbooks. The ADA may be relatively more well-known, but other historic events in the disability rights movement not as…