SUNDERLAND — Ryan Copeland, a sixth-grade teacher at Sunderland Elementary School, wanted to bring the traditional school report or essay more into alignment with the way his students interact with…
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Humanizing the History of Genocide in the Classroom
This full-day free workshop made possible by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be led by Kate Todhunter, a Northampton High School social studies…
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
…the increasing influence of private philanthropy on policy decisions and shifts in authority from taxpayer elected school boards to private charter school boards that do not answer to the public….
Local legislator visits Reading Recovery Program in West Springfield
West Springfield, MA – A local legislator and several school administrators convened today at the Cowing School in West Springfield to learn more about the work being done at the…
HEC Academy students support Monte’s March
…that he would see the students along the walk. HEC Academy students participate every year. According to a teacher – they “wanted to participate…because it feels good to help people.”…
Sharon Jones, M.Ed.
…for the University of Massachusetts. Sharon is widely known for her expertise in helping schools and teachers adopt the structures, dispositions and skills for effective co-teaching. Sharon coaches co-teachers across…
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…and accessible. She and her classmates at Mount Tom Academy — an alternative high school at Holyoke Community College — were among the millions of students participating this year. Conceived…
HEC Academy Graduates Class of 2022
…year’s five graduates, who received high school diplomas from their sending school districts. Included in the graduating class were: Xavier Rios-Andrade, Diego Stacy, Lucas Allen, Emily Troy, and Aspen Westhaver….
Becoming money smart: At Fort River Elementary in Amherst, 5th-graders learn about finances by working and paying rent through mock program
On an afternoon in late December, fifth-grade students at Fort River Elementary School gather around and write their rent checks. “Who can remind us what a memo is?” teacher Jonathan…
Joyce Hanousek
Joyce retired from the Gateway Regional School District after 30+ years of experience as a School Adjustment Counselor in 2022. During her tenure at GRSD, Joyce provided direct service to…