Meaningful family engagement is an essential component of supporting children’s social-emotional development. This session invites early childhood educators to explore what authentic, collaborative family partnership looks like across all three…
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…Set a social-emotional foundation in early childhood Priority 2: Build comprehensive K-12 systems of social-emotional support Priority 3: Promote skills for college and career success Priority 4: Equip educators to…
Emily Ortiz Bouvier
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…
Hawlemont sees new principal, new programs
…year, Rutz taught seventh-grade science at the Mohawk Trail Regional School and won a Franklin County “Science Educator of the Year” award from the state Association of Science Teachers. At…
Distance Learning infrastructure project funded by USDA Rural Development
…Services (www.collaborative.org) is a non-profit educational services agency based in Northampton MA. Since 1974, CES has worked with K-12 schools and districts, and early childhood educators, to help them assess…
Occupational Therapy Center
…early childhood system change successful children train trainer series early educator ( Page 24 ) Caring and Experienced Therapists with Special Expertise The Occupational Therapy Center (OTC) takes a holistic,…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…favorite response – “that’s a local decision” – effectively dumping those decisions back in our laps. Children and families all struggled and suffered during this pandemic and educators are again…
Workforce Development offers students opportunity and growth
…Today, finding the right funding for School-to-Career partnership programs for students continues to be a challenge for the work, but the development of employer partners that can offer training and…
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….
The Benefits of Formative Assessment in a Time of Accountability
…have them build in observational formative assessment as a way to assess the effectiveness of their curriculum. Early educators have always observed their children to assess their progress. The use…