Emily Ortiz Bouvier is the Administrative Assistant for the CES Early Childhood Department. She supports the department in partnering with families, programs, schools, and communities to nurture and honor the…
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How do you use iPads and tablets?
…communication for some students using Apps like Pro-Lo-Quo. Children are using iPads/tablets (including at computer stations): to support early literacy and early numeracy using pre-kindergarten children Apps as a choice…
Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education
…Rico as children, he lived in public housing and didn’t speak English as a young child. “I remember my first day of kindergarten at John Barry School,” the nominee for…
Using Assessment to Motivate Children
Childcare Exchange posted a 7-minute video clip from its VOICES DVD series, “Child Assessment.” This short video shows how early childhood teachers are using observational assessment to motivate children, foster…
Loose Parts Play with Young Children
…a way which invites the child into the activity to engage in open-ended learning and play. Provocations are an integral component of the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education….
Professional Development
Home E Search query for: programs early childhood parent programs child care choices financial assistance ( Page 21 ) Professional Development for Educators We work to focus on challenges/tough problems…
Student-Centered Programs Help Kids Feel Connected
…work to 12 different program sites, serving over 4,000 young people. In each case, CES developed programs in collaboration with the host school. Programs served elementary, middle, or high school…
Michelle Mendes
Michelle Mendes began her career in Early Childhood as a teacher of young children across multiple settings including childcare programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers and as an elementary school…
Over 340 educators convene on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments: Bringing together Social and Emotional Learning, Trauma Sensitivity, and Positive Behavioral Approaches in Leominster, MA
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), in collaboration with the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and Mass Advocates for Children’s…
The Benefits of Formative Assessment in a Time of Accountability
…child is progressing in the many domains of child development and documenting it is a way to make this best practice more effective, and a way to help children thrive….