Sharon Jones worked in public school districts for 34 years prior to joining the Collaborative for Educational Services, including nine years of service as Administrator of Special Education in the…
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K. Scott Wong
…of courses in Asian American history, American immigration history, the history of the American West, history and memory, and American Studies. He is the author of Americans First: Chinese Americans…
Bringing STEM to life: In cross-pond collaboration, JFK students team up with counterparts in England
…Hello! Hola!” pipe voices from the screen. The American students wave in slow circles to their U.K. counterparts, and the uniformed boys in England mirror the gesture. “This is how…
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…
HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn
…academic courses, one week in vocational programs ranging from cosmetology to criminal justice. In the animal science program, which has around 50 students this year, they learn grooming, artificial insemination…
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…
Mohawk to add instruction on Native American history, issues
BUCKLAND — Mohawk Trail Regional School District is planning to incorporate more Native American instruction in its history and social studies courses. There are two main reasons for this renewed…