…of high school students can be considered financially literate, according to a 2015 Massachusetts report on financial literacy, and that Massachusetts is one of 12 states across the country that…
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Alicia Lopez
…teaching at Amherst Regional Middle School, where she teaches ELL students in 7th and 8th grades. Alicia received her Master’s in Education at UMass in Language, Literacy and Culture with…
Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
…classroom.” Means of learning have varied by school, according to the district’s Digital Literacy and Computer Science Coordinator Molly McLoughlin. The elementary schools primarily are using physical packets of prepared…
History’s Mysteries becomes iCivics Private i History Detectives
…we must approach the subject just like we approach STEM and literacy, teaching the fundamental skills starting in elementary school,” Taylor Davis, iCivics Director of Curriculum and Content, said. “Private…
Gwendolyn VanSant
…trainer, bilingual certified interpreter, and community activist/organizer, designs curriculum for workplace language classes as well as highly customizable cultural competency, literacy & proficiency training & multicultural education curriculum for groups…
Building on the Cultural and Background Knowledge of English Learners in Classrooms and Counseling Groups
…and thinking of ways to bring my students’ culture into my practice. Thank you for expanding my understanding and thinking around literacy and bringing experiences into my teaching.” –Course participant…
MA education commissioner will step down in March
…is not compatible with the demands of the Commissioner’s job. More broadly, as I reflected on major new initiatives such as the Literacy Launch, I realized the Commonwealth needs and…
Easthampton students learn about Caribbean culture through poetry, history
…shot up in the air in the Maple School’s basement library. “How many know where the Caribbean is?” Alatalo asked, and most hands fell back down. Alatalo, elementary literacy coordinator…
Corky Klimczak
…of interest and expertise include parenting and grandparenting, early literacy, social and emotional skill-building, family support and family engagement. She is a proud and active grandparent of five young children….
Hadley Schools sharpen focus on science, technology
…software and Lego tiles. At Hopkins Academy, students will continue to have access to three-dimensional printers and new computers. There will also be a new course focused on financial literacy….