This full-day free workshop made possible by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be led by Kate Todhunter, a Northampton High School social studies…
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Art therapy: Northampton authors launch new drawing webcasts to help kids, parents cope during pandemic
Monday marked the first day of working remotely for scores of Americans following social distancing guidelines, including many parents and guardians who suddenly found themselves homeschooling their kids. Of course,…
Sabine Denise Jacques M.Ed.
…Masters in International Education with a certificate in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In her role as a SJE consultant, Sabine facilitates experiences where school community…
White Brook Middle School students in Easthampton aim to show power of kindness with Pay it Forward Challenge
…the Easthampton middle school. Students, faculty and staff have been asked by after-school social advocacy group Free the Children to each touch three different people with kindness during thios week….
Caps and gowns to make a statement at Turners Falls
…The decision was prompted by an appeal by the high school’s chapter of the Bridges for Social Justice program to have one color for all students. But due to the…
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…
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…
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…
You’re responsible for their data too. Not just yours.
…you get consent before posting images of people? Facial recognition software (such as Clearview AI) scans social media for any faces it can get access to. Even people who don’t…
The election challenge: A race to the White House with this many turns has teachers scrambling
Social studies teacher Scott Mahar had the perfect election-related lesson plan sketched out for his high school students — a scavenger hunt in which they would match an issue with…