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…
Search Results
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…
Now available: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation
…child development and early learning and the shared knowledge and competencies that are needed to provide consistent, high-quality support for the development and early learning of children from birth through…
New Professional Learning Communities coming this fall to CES
…to develop their research skills, she collaborated with teachers to create a rich resource of LibraryGuides. Fiona has worked with students and teachers at all grade levels, collaborating on lessons…
Setting the Stage for Future Educators
…Former Director, CES Licensure Programs. A shortage of teachers in the early 2000s led to the start of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) licensure program as an alternative path…
Strong Foundations for Young Children Expands to Serve Families Throughout Hampshire County
…have the skills they need at the start of Kindergarten. Strong Foundations is a program of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Early Childhood department. Lusardi explains that the type…
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…
Sally Imbimbo
…career has included working on Universal Preschool expansion in New York State, curriculum development for early childhood educators. When not working, Sally enjoys time in nature with family and friends….
Dana Kadish
Dana Kadish is a seasoned educational leader with more than 25 years of experience in early childhood education, admissions, teaching, staff development, and organizational capacity-building. She earned her M.Ed. in…
The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development
This is a book study of the book by Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen called “The PD Book”. We’ll read one chapter a month (the last session will have the…