…learning and consultation in Engaged Classrooms, Recalibrating Codes of Character, Conduct, and Support, and other Engaging Schools services. Donna has worked in urban and suburban secondary settings, both small alternative…
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Graduating During the Pandemic
…classes celebrated their final year in the district. Across the county, schools have found alternative ways to celebrate their seniors, from virtual commencements to delayed graduation ceremonies at locations that…
Driving Through Mud: How Rural Mass. Schools Are Coping With Rising Transportation Costs
…facilities director Robin Pease has to find a fast way around the bridge and soon. “We’ve talked to parents,” Pease says. “We’re trying to give them alternative bus stops to…
Introduction to Assistive Technology
In this two-day course, participants will gain knowledge and understanding of alternative formats of traditional text for students with print-based disabilities (NIMAS/NIMAC, Bookshare, Learning Ally, etc.), how to create accessible…
Some Massachusetts high schools are turning graduation into a drive-thru parade
…a drive-thru parade. Over the past few weeks, several Massachusetts high schools have announced they will be holding graduation parades as a socially-distanced alternative to traditional ceremonies. The idea first…
Maggie Dennis-Wurm, CSUN, FCSN, STCC
…experience living with Assistive Technology and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for the past 15 years. Maggie joined CES’ CCATT center in 2018, where she brings her unique and extensive…
Mohawk, Hawlemont to test out ‘Blizzard Bags’ during spring vacation
…with plans next fall to start an “Alternative Structured Learning Time” — or “Blizzard Bag Program” — the Hawlemont and Mohawk school district students will be taking school assignments home…
Heath, Mohawk reach agreement on school closure
BUCKLAND, MA — Agreement has been reached on conditions for closing the 22-year-old Heath Elementary School and tuitioning its students to the Hawlemont Regional School in Charlemont. The Heath Education…
As details emerge, here’s what Trump’s plan to abolish DOE could mean for Mass. schools
…deep cuts to crucial programs like special education and Title 1 services for low-income students. The concerns follow the recent confirmation of Linda McMahon to lead the DOE. She recently…
Suzanne Judson-Whitehouse
…of educational technology for learning in meaningful and transformative ways. She has expertise in adult learning theory and practice, Google Workspace for Education, Universal Design for Learning, Media Production, and…