…— took steps in this unprecedented year to ensure that 2020 winners were lauded and celebrated. In early May, 96 teachers received prize checks of $500 each, and another 17…
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Easthampton fourth-graders launch campaign against car idling
…determine how much pollution idling cars were emitting while parked in front of the building. Students discovered that there were nearly 3.78 gallons of pollution produced in that time, and…
Education secretary hears about rural school challenges
…recently tapped as this region’s director. Tutwiler oversees the state’s early, primary and higher education. Tutwiler had lunch with students and talked to them about the importance of rural education…
Drawing attention: Author-illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka visits Norris Elementary School
…Literature. During his visit to Norris, the author and illustrator gave students an inside look into his early days as a young child drawing cartoons and writing his own stories….
Literacy Center
…for: programs early childhood parentchild programs family centers and playgroups chesterfield playgroup ( Page 44 ) The CES Literacy Center A structured literacy approach encompasses the critical components of reading…
For new school head, leadership comes from experience
GREENFIELD. MA — Jake Toomey, the principal of the Academy of Early Learning and the school superintendent’s assistant for personnel in Greenfield, is no stranger to taking command. Though his…
Johnson-Mussad brings experience and care to consulting work
…see – and serve – the whole student.” Dr. Johnson-Mussad Early on in Albert’s career, he was called upon to help teachers modify assignments, with instructional strategies, in a consultative…
Laurel Dickey
…Interventionist in several school districts in Western Massachusetts and supports various regional early literacy efforts. She is also the author of a number of beginning reading books used with primary…
Sensory Motor Development in Young Children: Activities and Strategies that Help with Learning, Attention and Behavior
…foundation motor skills. By understanding how sensory motor development shapes early behavior and learning, participants will gain new insight on how to help children attend, learn and self regulate. Participants…
Amherst-Pelham school district names Morris superintendent
…since his early 20s, serving as an elementary school teacher, principal, director of evaluation and assessment, and assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. He has a doctoral degree from Boston…