…senior happened to be his mother, Precinct 6 Greenfield City Councilor Sheila Gilmour — one of the politicians gathered for an afternoon centered around youth leadership, but based on giving…
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2024 CADCA National Leadership Forum
Along with numerous staff from other Western MA prevention coalitions, SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator Amy Cronin DiCaprio and SPIFFY Policy, Youth, and School Coordinator Lexi Polokoff attended the 2024 CADCA National…
Area officials respond to governor’s order students won’t return to regular classrooms
…for keeping students and their families safe, and for preventing the spread of COVID-19. The extension of the school shutdown won’t immediately affect the Gill-Montague Regional School District’s existing remote…
Area parents share concerns about school reopening plans
With some families favoring remote instruction for their children, others favoring a return to in-person education and still others hoping for a hybrid of the two, there seems to be…
History’s Mysteries becomes iCivics Private i History Detectives
…learning population that is traditionally underserved when it comes to civics. Over the next few years, iCivics will continue to expand its K-5 resources. “For civic education to be effective,…
Check Your Facts (easily)
…assessing the validity of online content, but our favorite among them is SIFT (The Four Moves). An ode to the SIFT model It is versatile enough for learners to apply…
America and World Fascism: From the Spanish Civil War to Nuremberg and Beyond – Teaching Human Rights Today
…(around the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath). Offered with Spanish language breakout sessions. The workshop provides participants with powerful strategies to teach content and literacy. Participants will create or…
Teaching World Geography and Ancient Civilizations
Would you like to get practical training in the geographic and historical content and inquiry-based strategies and resources for instruction that address Massachusetts History and Social Science Standards for grades…
Supporting Access to Educational Technology
…to change the educational direction and open doors otherwise not available for the rural community residents involved.” Also in 2016, over two hundred educators attended the Collaborative for Educational Services…
The Culture of the School
…Eleven Essential Conditions for Highly Effective Schools and other strategies that the building administrator can use to build culture with students, staff, and families. Course content, activities and assignments align…