Tom Chang is a dedicated leadership coach, teacher educator, and community organizer. He is the board chair of the Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership and co-director of the…
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Paraprofessional Series: Understanding & Supporting Students with Mild & Moderate Disabilities
…these students and explore practical, evidence-based interventions that promote both academic and social-emotional success. The course emphasizes differentiated instruction and strategies to foster self-determination, empowering paraprofessionals to make meaningful contributions…
Unusual Amherst Regional graduation ceremony ‘meant something to us’
…stage set up in front of the school Wednesday. Staying at least six feet apart to maintain proper social distancing during the daylong graduation procession, some of the seniors approached…
It’s 10 P.M. Do You Know What Apps Your Children Are Using?
Alexander Graham Bell didn’t expect his telephone to be widely used for prank calls. And Steve Jobs was chary of children using his iThings. But social media apps are appendages…
HEC Academy Math teacher Bessette receives awards at Northampton Special Education Parents’ Advisory Council awards night
…run by the Collaborative for Educational Services, serves students of average or above average intelligence, who have been diagnosed with learning disabilities and/or social-emotional challenges. Given their struggles within the…
HEC Academy students add nutrition education to their weekly schedule
…present with social-emotional challenges, learning disabilities, ADHD, and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Students work individually and in small groups on academics, social skills, recreation, and community service, and earn credits toward…
Baby and Toddler Signs
Learn how you can enhance communication and social emotional development with the children in your group who’re acquiring language, and strategies for integrating signs into classroom routines and daily rituals…
Editorial: Local educators join national effort to teach critical news literacy skills
…long time,” though it has become more urgent with the proliferation of social media, says William Diehl, the collaborative’s executive director. “Social media doesn’t have the kind of intermediate review…
Children/Youth/Families
…social studies plc ( Page 36 ) We believe everyone can learn and succeed. CES specializes in programs and services that support children, families, and communities directly. Among the specialized…
Woody Clift, Ph.D.
Woody Clift has over twenty years’ experience in collaborating with stakeholders across disciplines towards improving educational, social, emotional, and life outcomes for youth placed at risk. Early in his career,…