Laurel Peltier, Ed.D. is a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Special Education at the Collaborative for Educational Services. Her work focuses on special education leaders and leadership, and particularly on…
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Specialized Reading Approaches
…instruction programs for students with diverse educational, cultural, and learning needs. This course includes a pre-practicum field-based experience. Credit This course may be taken either as part of a Licensure…
Local author shows how memory is critical to teaching struggling learners
…Educational Services, says the book is unique in fusing brain-and-learning principles with a perspective on learning as a social and cultural process. “There are internal (memory) and external (cultural) factors…
CES launches statewide training program to help early childhood educators assess and respond to children’s needs
…to get to know their children well is through observing and documenting them in the midst of their daily activities. The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton, Massachusetts is…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…of China who has won awards for his writing and research, Zhao was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s second annual conference hosted by the Northampton-based Collaborative for Educational Services. The…
Springfield DYS Campus Hosts Career Day for Youth
…and all students reflected on the process. The career fair was made possible through collaboration and a shared desire to make educational experiences meaningful. Robert Bourget, a Teacher Coordinator at…
Reunion Center in Easthampton launches new mentoring program for middle schoolers
…Collaborative for Educational Services, the center, which has been at its Pine Street location for more than a decade, is now seeking larger quarters to accommodate the growing demand from…
Looking Back: Ben DeMarino Memorial
…the Collaborative for Educational Services’ Alternative Learning Program (ALP) in 1993 was a major and pivotal accomplishment, allowing him to move beyond his learning challenges to fulfill his long-held dream…
Laurie Risler
Laurie Risler is a former elementary school teacher. She now teaches education courses at Westfield State University. She has co-led professional development programs in history for the Collaborative for Educational…
Brian Whitehouse
…school, high school, and college levels. In addition, he works with teachers in courses in pedagogy and instruction, best practices in course design, assessments, and educational and action research methods….