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PraacticalAAC Blog Post by Jeanne Tuthill

Posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jeanne Tuthill for Carole Zangari, www.practicalACC.org
Date: 4/2/15
Link: Complete Article

Jeanne Tuthill, an assistive technology specialist at the CCATT Center, has prepared a post for Carole Zangari’s PracticalAAC Blog, and we are pleased to share the blog with you: If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night sweating over one of your AAC clients who doesn’t have a back-up communication tool, then… [Read More]

Special education initiatives at Ware public schools draw praise

Posted on Thursday, March 26th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jim Russell, Springfield Republican
Date: 3/26/15
Link: Complete Article

WARE, MA – Initiatives initiated by the Special Education Director Heather Bish, that include a weekly newsletter and monthly “brainstorming” session with neighboring districts, were praised by the school committee at Wednesday’s meeting. Board Chairman Aaron Sawabi said he hopes the newsletter would become available on the schools’ website.

Editorial: Healthy Hampshire shines welcome light on challenges

Posted on Friday, March 20th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Editorial Staff, Hampshire Gazette
Date: 3/19/15
Link: Complete Article

People living in the residential East Hadley Road neighborhood off Route 116 south of downtown Amherst face challenges in their daily routines that are not part of the lives of many other residents. Because of inconvenient bus schedules and tricky access to the nearby Norwottuck Rail Trail, a seemingly simple task like getting to stores… [Read More]

Hampshire Regional eighth-graders explore intersection of art and science during Smith College field trip

Posted on Thursday, March 19th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Chris Lindahl, Hampshire Gazette
Date: 3/19/15
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON, MA — Nearly 60 eighth-graders from Hampshire Regional Middle School descended on the Smith College campus Wednesday to spill water, melt plastic and spin on office chairs until dizzy — all in the name of science. The field trip was just one step in the students’ exploration of the intersection of science and art… [Read More]

Unjammed: Using Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning in the Classroom

Posted on Thursday, March 19th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Collaborative for Educational Services,

The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) and its educational partners, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and Commonwealth Corporation, were among those selected by The Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS) for its Unjammed: Blended Learning Initiative. With CEEAS’ support, educators in selected DYS programs are being trained on how to use… [Read More]

Gauging the need

Posted on Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, The Hampshire Gazette
Date: 3/17/15
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST, MA – The Health Department commissioned the regional Healthy Hampshire program of the Collaborative for Educational Services to get data that highlights the needs for the 2,000 or so residents living in about 780 units and focuses on ways of easing their access to food and fitness and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Sarah Bankert,… [Read More]

Amherst Regional High School prepares to expand interactive math curriculum that encourages flexibility, multiple solutions

Posted on Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: David Eisenstadter, Amherst Bulletin
Date: 3/18/15
Link: Complete Article

AMHERST, MA — A businesswoman offers two items in her air delivery service: calculators and chicken feed. The two products come in containers of different weight and size, with different costs and sale prices. Accounting for the limited capacity of her plane, how much of each is feasible to carry? Such was the problem facing… [Read More]

Northampton Education Foundation prepares for 15th annual Adult Spelling Bee

Posted on Monday, March 16th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Gena Mangiaratti, Hampshire Gazette
Date: 3/16/15
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON, MA — Whether you fancy yourself a word wizard, or just enjoy crazy costumes and jokes about grammar, it’s not too late to form a team for the annual adult spelling bee to benefit city schools. The 15th annual Northampton Education Foundation Adult Spelling Bee will be held at 6 p.m. March 25 at… [Read More]

Franklin County Tech principal picked

Posted on Monday, March 16th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Chris Curtis, The Recorder
Date: 3/16/15
Link: Complete Article

TURNERS FALLS, MA — Shawn Rickan of Phillipston is to take over for Franklin County Technical School Principal and Assistant Superintendent Richard Martin when Martin moves into the superintendent’s office in July. Now a high school principal in Baldwinville, Rickan earlier worked in Orange for five years and is an Athol High School graduate. Superintendent… [Read More]

Technology Update at HEC Academy

Posted on Monday, March 16th, 2015 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Date: 3/9/15

NORTHAMPTON, MA – HEC Academy rolled out a new one-to-one laptop initiative for students last week, the culmination of years of review, research and planning. HEC Academy students now have access to individual laptops with assistive technology. This technology provides educational assistance in the form of the ability to listen as well as read any… [Read More]