…graders are half as likely as whites to be included in programs for the gifted, and the deficit is nearly as large for Hispanics, according to work by two Vanderbilt…
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Excellence In Education awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for October and November
…educators for her work around Culture and Purpose. Educators noted that “Melanie’s visits in programs bring joy to the teachers, staff, and students.” Also, “She reaches out to all youth…
Prevention and Health Equity
…change successful children train trainer series early educator ( Page 28 ) Prevention and Health Equity We actively support the leadership of people of color, the LGBTQIA+ population, those with…
Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Hires New Executive Director
…also holds a Massachusetts school superintendent license. He lives in Northampton with his wife, Jeanne Birdsall, the award-winning children’s book author of the Penderwicks series and Flora’s Very Windy Day….
Gazda named as new Executive Director
…Since 2018, he has also been a member of the CES Licensure Program faculty, teaching the Law, Ethics, and the Educator graduate level course. From 2005 to 2012, he served…
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…
Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans
…with how their children will be educated during the coming year. Here is a sampling. Greenfield School Department Pete Brown, who has two children in the Greenfield public school system,…
Barbara Cheney – CES Profile
…current role. Located at Holyoke Community College (HCC), the alternative high school is designed to serve students who have been unsuccessful in traditional high school settings. The program is managed…
Emerging America shares stories of advocacy
…and policy work for the first time. When CES successfully applied for a Teaching American History grant, we began developing a series of summer institutes for educators. At the time,…
Emily Koester
…children, she may be found volunteering on environmental causes around the valley. She is excited to be a member of the Early Childhood team, working with our region’s youngest learners….