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…
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Differentiating Instruction Through Word Study
…foundation of reading. Participants will learn how to think about the sequence of lessons needed for mastery as well as the specific skills needed for nine different areas of word…
Lynan Cerruti joins Mount Tom Academy
…kids who didn’t finish. I was intrigued to see Mount Tom giving kids a different way of doing things to reach their diploma.” Lynan found that each student comes to…
Healthy Hampshire Receives CISA 2022 Local Hero Award
…them. CISA noted that Healthy Hampshire’s work doesn’t happen without the engagement and leadership of the people who are most affected. Caitlin Marquis accepted on behalf of the Healthy Hampshire…
SPIFFY Staff and Partner Coalitions attend CADCA
Kris Hoag (right), Coalition Coordinator of BOAT, receiving the Blue Ribbon Coalition credential from CADCA. Numerous staff from SPIFFY and other Western Mass. prevention coalitions attended the SAMHSA Prevention Day…
Science fun for Early Childhood CFCE families at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst
Amherst, MA – Over seventy-five families spent Monday morning learning about nature at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst. Children and their adults enjoyed nature play, creating, and exploring the educational…
Understanding & Navigating the New Massachusetts IEP: An introductory course
…and districts: If your organization needs to introduce the IEP requirements to a large number of staff members at once, track staff engagement and understanding via ongoing reports, and save…
Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton
…and heard keynote speaker Russell Johnston, Senior Associate Commissioner of the Center for District Support, speak of the importance of their work with special education students. Co-facilitators for this year’s…
Adam Stumacher
…Carol Houck Smith fellow at the University of Wisconsin. He has taught classes and given lectures at many universities including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Kennedy School….
A morning of educational play for families from seventeen communities at the Holyoke Children’s Museum
…and their families. Books were incorporated into their weekly gatherings that connected their playgroup work and the educational activities at the museum. “Children see quickly that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering…