…Methods for analyzing and interpreting state, district- and school-based data are covered with additional consideration of data credibility, relevance, reliability, and usability. Candidates will learn to identify and use key…
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In face of homework bans, local educators a voice for moderation
…Korpita knows from experience that the way schools approach homework often changes. But based on her experience, homework, in the right doses, helps students learn valuable life skills, says the…
HEC Academy in Northampton Celebrates Graduates of 2024
…9-12, located in Northampton, MA; and managed by the Collaborative for Educational Services. The school provides a learning community that offers a broad range of evidence-based academic and therapeutic supports…
Donna Mehle
…learning and consultation in Engaged Classrooms, Recalibrating Codes of Character, Conduct, and Support, and other Engaging Schools services. Donna has worked in urban and suburban secondary settings, both small alternative…
Building on the Cultural and Background Knowledge of English Learners in Classrooms and Counseling Groups
…will include a 3 hour final project. Educators who meet all requirements will earn 15 PDPs in ESL. The emphasis of the course is on helping all school staff to…
Springfield Treatment Center wins first place in nationwide read-a-thon for students residing in juvenile justice facilities.
…the country participated. The project began with bundles of books, donated by Scholastic to participating sites. Under the direction of an English teacher or Librarian, students logged their reading minutes…
Pioneer science teacher Penney Betsold earns Grinspoon award
…physics. She also oversees Pioneer’s Envirothon Team, which recently received a $1,000 grant from Project Learning Tree, a program of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. Betsold said the grant will pay…
Youth substance abuse prevention programs get state funding
…of Public Health (DPH) announced $3.8 million in annual grants to 31 programs. This is the third Massachusetts Collaborative for Action, Leadership, and Learning (MassCALL3) award under the Substance Misuse…
New Easthampton superintendent to shine spotlight on academics, consolidated school in design
…curriculum is the top quality that it needs to be and that our instruction is on the same page,” LeClair said. “The (consolidated) building project is number one on our…
Teach Disability History: We Can and We Must
…sources. Inclusive lessons model Universal Design for Learning. The project is funded by a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant. Topics range from Moral Reformers to the Disability…