HOLYOKE, MA (WWLP) – Steve Zrike has been chosen as the new leader for the Holyoke Public Schools. Zrike was announced as the permanent receiver for the district during a…
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Early childhood educator Barbara Black named Gazette’s “Person of the Year”
…education is all about. “It’s really being part of the world that wants to keep letting children play, because that’s how they learn,” said Black, the early childhood coordinator for…
Local School Business Official Earns North American School Finance and Operations Credential
…School Business Officials International (ASBO) is an educational association that supports school business professionals. ASBO International is commited to providing programs, services, and a global network that promote the highest…
Laurel Dickey
Laurel Dickey is a literacy specialist and has been a professional development provider at the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, Massachusetts since 1993. Her long commitment to ensuring that…
Kelley Brown speaks at Mitchell Chester’s ESE All Staff Meeting
Easthampton’s Kelley Brown was the invited speaker at ESE Commissioner Mitchell Chester’s all staff meeting this past week, sharing her insights regarding professional development, curriculum frameworks and educator evaluation. Chester’s…
Educational Technology for Administrators
Required for License(s): Administrative Leadership This course introduces administrators to the multi-faceted role of technology in education. The use of technology as a change agent in schools is explored as…
Up the Slide and Down the Stairs: How Risky Play Supports Healthy Development and Promotes Social Emotional Intelligence
Together, we will explore what “Risky Play” entails and why it is a crucial aspect of positive growth and development. Discussion will illustrate the clear distinction between safely exploring risk…
Playful Strategies for Supporting Early Communication Development in Children with ASD
…a variety of play-based strategies for promoting early language and communication development at every level- from pre-language to verbal communicators. Leave with a plan you’ll develop during the workshop with…
Where Now?
…topics, and transitioning to snack, lunch, recess, specials…and home again. Within our classrooms and buildings we can be in perpetual transition – new processes, examining and implementing new techniques and…
Voc-Tech investments pair needs of students, industry
BOSTON – Lawmakers, a former top Baker administration and city manager, and a one-time lieutenant governor joined advocates Monday to call for an increase in funding for vocational-technical education and…