…use prevention programs such as Drug-Free Communities (DFC) and STOP Act grant programs, and assisting the DFC in the Hampden-Wilbraham, MA school district. Prior to joining the SPIFFY team, Karen…
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Summer learning Greenfield students keep their creative juices flowing with studies of water
…beside the main office, is a collaboration of students from kindergarten to Grade 3 who participated in the summer school program, “Water, Water, Water Everywhere.” “It was fun. I painted…
Integrating SEL Standards into Everyday Activities
This workshop will focus on the MA EEC Preschool – Kindergarten standards for Social and Emotional Development and explore how they can be embedded in everyday routines and activities to…
Lessons learned, problems solved at engineering camp
…from kindergarten through 5th grade have built Lego structures, “marble mazes,” K’nex towers, self-driving cars, and robots. Each day students received a new challenge and raw materials, watched an inspirational…
Northfield Elementary sees uptick in enrollment, adds teacher
…in grades 1 through 6 that were not anticipated at the end of last year, and three kindergarten students who enrolled late in the summer, Desmarais had to split both…
Williamstown Elementary, Mount Greylock Principals Named
…if she could interview for WES?’ “ Thompson has 11 years of experience in education, beginning her career as a kindergarten teacher. She also has taught middle school, according to…
Mary Beth O’Connor
Mary Beth O’Connor has been working in the field of education for over 25 years. She has taught students from kindergarten through sixth grade. Currently, she is a reading specialist…
3 Western Massachusetts teachers win White House award for excellence in science, math teaching
…the kindergarten through grade 6 category, while high school science teacher Keith Wright was chosen in the grade 7 through 12 category. Wright had been at the Springfield Renaissance High…
Sanderson Academy teacher receives grant for remote education efforts
ASHFIELD — A local kindergarten teacher has been awarded a COVID-19 Relief Grant from the Association of American Educators Foundation (AAEF) for her efforts to improve access to remote education….
What does observation-based formative assessment look like in practice?
Submitted by Stephanie Lyda, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Southeast Region This 11-minute video shows kindergarten classrooms in North Carolina using observational formative assessment. With thoughtful comments by teachers, and…