Karen Danforth is the Elementary Literacy Coach for the West Springfield Public Schools. She is also a Teacher-Consultant for the Western Massachusetts Writing Project and Past President of the Pioneer…
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Jennifer Traverso
…as a Title I Director. As a Trained Teacher Consultant for the Western Massachusetts Writing Project she has presented workshops all over Massachusetts. More recently she has facilitated professional development…
Jacqueline LaFrance
…Massachusetts Writing Project in 2022, she developed a professional learning session on historically responsive literacy using a lesson she co-created with 4th Grade EL students as they studied the last…
Developing Academic Language in Science and Technology/Engineering
…assessment of learning, due on July 3. The academic language of science and technology/engineering required to construct meaning (listening, reading) and communicate meaning (speaking, writing) often hinders students’ access to…
“Getting to Know Me” Brings Students the Power to Succeed
…reading and writing, gaining self confidence, and, she said, maturity. “I learned not to take everything so personally, and I know that while I am dealing with my own issues,…
Heather Richard
For the past two decades, Heather Richard has focused on the importance of reading, writing, and information literacy as the foundation of critical thinking skills. As a high school English…
Teaching Disability History: How the Civil War Changed Disability and American Government
…Disability History curriculum and feature a lesson-writing workshop. Teachers may earn 10 PDPs (no added cost) if they participate in BOTH daytime sessions and join a free 7:00pm virtual talk…
Gail Gramarossa, MPH, CHES
…as an environmental strategies specialist to the SPIFFY coalition. She specializes in identifying and assisting with grant writing, data collection and health assessments including the PNAS, assisting partner coalitions and…
SEI Teacher Endorsement – Full Course
…Vocational Educators applying for their first Professional Vocational license Description This SEI Teacher Full Course equips participants with strategies to support ELLs’ access to content instruction through evidence-based reading, writing…
A ‘new approach’ to teaching computer science: Get rid of the computer
…Science program does in fact feature computer work, the yearlong curriculum encourages hands-on learning and problem solving through journal writing, group brainstorming and the use of toys to illustrate concepts….