This course brings together candidates across programs to examine issues facing educators today. Focal points will include curricular and instructional decisions, legislative mandates, school financing, technological advances, diversity, special education,…
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Michael Vidal
…University of New Hampshire, and his M.Ed. in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Michael has held roles in Residential Life, Admissions, and Student Programs at various…
Dr. Barbara Love
…as chair of the Amherst School Committee. Dr. Love has written on self-awareness for social justice educators, internalized oppression, and teaching about social justice issues including racism, ageism, and adultism….
Norris School social studies teacher makes 9/11 part of his lessons
…Chamberlin, a social studies teacher, has been teaching students about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for the past 15 years. But as the years go by, more and more students…
Youth
…events and courses transforming education social justice ( Page 19 ) Youth Power – Get Involved! Hampshire County Leaders of Today Council: SPIFFY has been supporting a group of youth…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…the state’s education secretary, will make his television debut this week to deliver the message that “school is where kids belong.” Tutwiler’s public service announcement is one part of a…
Commissioner Announces 2021 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Malden middle school math teacher Jennifer Hedrington receives state’s top educator award
Press Release – A message from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley today announced that Jennifer…
Health Education Professional Development
…resources, as well as accessing more professional development opportunities specifically geared towards health education. Therefore, SPIFFY has partnered with Mary Connolly, Program Chair of the Skills-Based Health/Social Emotional program at…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
ORANGE — It’s not just rural schools feeling left behind by the 25-year-old formula for state aid, it’s schools with a high number of special education students too. Unfortunately, Orange’s…
Empowering Educators: Integrating the New Massachusetts Frameworks Into Health Education
In September of 2023, the state’s first updated health and physical education guidelines in nearly 25 years were approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and are designed…