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…
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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….
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…
Looking Back: Ben DeMarino Memorial
NORTHAMPTON, MA – For some people, graduating from high school is a given, a stepping stone on a relatively straight-forward path to college and career. For Ben DeMarino, graduating from…
Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Youth Committed to DYS
…allows students to dual enroll or enroll in college and earn up to 12 college credits. Students can matriculate in programs that align with their college and career goals and…
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…
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….
State Senate OKs study on rural school aid
…struggling, small school districts. The so-called “sparsity aid” formula is aimed at providing additional financial aid to rural districts like those in Franklin County. The idea, proposed by Mohawk Trail…
Frontier, elementary school committees approve early release schedule
…committees approved an early release schedule at a joint meeting Thursday night that would provide more time for professional development among the staff. The plan would also save the district…
Sen. Adam Hinds talks about environment, plastic straws at Conway Grammar School
…the environment. “I think we’re all conscious that this generation is much more dialed in on the environment, on personal choices and their impact on the planet, and this is…