…strategy. This was the first joint meeting between the two steering committees, and was a great opportunity for relationship building, strategizing, and learning. We wrapped up the retreat after identifying…
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PARCC VS. MCAS: Fitchburg Site of First Battle
…heard rants, raves and everything in between. PARCC — Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — is based on the Common Core federal learning standards and is…
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Transitions to Collaborative for Educational Services
…and youth overcome challenges to their education such as educational disruption, social isolation, cultural and language differences, health related problems, extreme poverty, and other concerns that create obstacles to learning. …
Orange School Committee Okays Four Blizzard Bags
…Bag is a packet of school work sent home with students before a snow day so there is minimal lapse in learning when weather interferes with a school day. There…
Buckland-Shelburne Elementary climbs from a ‘lowest-’ to a ‘highest-performing’ school
…School Assistance Center) and brought in a new principal, Joanne Giguere. This year — based on the Buckland-Shelburne school’s 2014 MCAS results — BSE has exceeded all its target goals….
How to Adapt Commercial Literacy Programs for Your Children
…some modifications to better support the needs of children with specific learning challenges. Although a complete review of strategies is beyond the scope of this article, Reading Rockets offers a…
Tune in to Temperament
…fearful, and feisty”. Strategies on how to care for children based on their temperament will be discussed, as well as the “goodness of fit” between your own temperament and those…
Safe and Supportive Schools for All
…include, but are not limited to, an increased focus on social and emotional learning; bullying prevention; asset-based, student-centered and culturally responsive practices; restorative justice and positive discipline approaches; equity and…
Colleen Kelley
…Technology/Engineering Design frameworks. Colleen supports S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) learning in PreK-8 classrooms through designing classroom experiences and fieldtrips that are place-based. Colleen has received the Governor’s…
Heather Richard
…teacher, she promoted student-centered learning, and as a former school librarian she worked with all content areas to support various interdisciplinary initiatives. She currently works with a statewide organization to…