…news conference in Holyoke early Monday afternoon. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted last month to put the district into state receivership, citing years of underperformance. Zrike…
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MJ McGillicuddy
…including presenting at the 2023 MAHPERD Conference, creating a new skills-based Health Curriculum for SHS, and implementing this curriculum into a classroom setting. He is thrilled to be able to…
Michael Vidal
…colleges and universities in the Northeast. Currently he serves as a lead trainer and consultant at the National Conference for Community & Justice (NCCJ) where he works with schools and…
Gail Healy retires after 39 years in Franklin County
…get older, they get older, too.” Four Corners was also one of three training sites in western Massachusetts for “Reading Recovery,” an intensive one-on-one remedial program for first-graders who had…
Resources for Social Justice in Education Work
…Schools and Classrooms“. Here is a link to chapter 1 (available on the website) so that you can take a look. If you want to talk more with colleagues and…
Ross Newton
…University and studied Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction at Boston University. Ross has published on topics in early American and public history and consulted for public history sites in Boston…
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
…the point was to begin exploring the technology they use every day. “Myth: code is mysterious and inaccessible,” said Cheney, of Northampton. “Computers are predictable, consistent and deterministic.” Mount Tom…
The brains behind computers: Family code night at Norris School in Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, MA — Like most youth of her generation, Rylie Simmons, 8, is adept at using today’s technology to watch gymnastics on YouTube or to research do-it-yourself projects like how…
Northampton students build computers in new digital literacy program
…students had built themselves. As part of a new technology education initiative in Northampton elementary schools, third-graders are building simple computers in small groups and then playing a game on…
Workforce Development offers students opportunity and growth
…in the work. As Program Director Matt Rigney focuses on creating opportunities for high school students to advance their career skills and be ready for work or college. Rigney connects…