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Audrey Schindler, EBHS
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Audrey Schindler, Director of ELA and Humanities, EBHS Joins JFY Podcast

with Gary Kaplan, introduction by Greg Cunningham Dramatic Academic Progress for East Boston HS – Future with AI Tools This month’s podcast features a preview of a collaborative presentation to take place at the MassCue Convention on May 31st and June 1st at Polar Park in Worcester.  Audrey Schindler, East Boston High

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Joy of Reading, It's not academic
- Authored by: Cathie Maglio

The Joy of Reading

by Cathie Maglio It’s not just academic Last week, my colleague Joan Reisman wrote a blog post about the importance of reading in school and on the MCAS. Today I would like to look at reading from a different perspective: reading for sheer joy and pleasure. The idea for this

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BPS English learners office is only the latest turnstile
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Central Office Structure is the Core BPS Problem

The below letter to the editor responds to the latest of many criticisms leveled at the Boston Public Schools. Most of the criticism focuses on leadership, especially on the superintendent. But the superintendent is not the only factor in the functioning of the 46,000-student district. The central office directory lists

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ELA Hybrid Learning Model with JFYNet [VIDEO] UPDATED
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

ELA Hybrid Learning Model with JFYNet [VIDEO] UPDATED

Support for Teachers and Students by Greg Cunningham, Learning Specialist In the traditional classroom, ELA teachers know that students will be in front of them every day. But this fall, many teachers will be using either a remote or a hybrid learning model. Students may fluctuate between learning remotely and

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Data and Measurement Reporting with JFYNet
- Authored by: Cathie Maglio

JFYNet Data Reporting—Analyzing Student Performance

by Cathie Maglio, Learning Specialist and Statistician A voice for the silent partner The JFYNet Learning Specialist wears many hats. One hat is Statistician. Wearing that hat, we collect and analyze data from the math end ELA programs our students use. We also analyze MCAS data for each of our

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Tools and strategies using JFYNet’s ELA software
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

High School Students Expand Reading Comprehension Skills [VIDEO]

Tools and strategies using JFYNet’s ELA software Hosted by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist JFYNet is often called a test prep program. It’s true that one intended result of our online curriculum is to help students succeed on MCAS, Accuplacer and SAT, the standardized tests that weigh so heavily in

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Next Generation ELA: MCAS 2.0, Testing Strategies and Review [WEBINAR]
- Authored by: Joan Reissman

Next Gen ELA: MCAS 2.0, Testing Strategies and Review [On-demand video]

Authored by Joan Reissman, Narrated by Greg Cunningham Preparation for English Language Arts in the Next Gen ELA MCAS This recorded webinar will provide specific strategies for students to use during online testing, including a review of the technology enhanced format used by the English/Language Arts MCAS test and an

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How to Prepare for the 10th Grade ELA MCAS
- Authored by: Joan Reissman

How to Prepare for the 10th Grade ELA MCAS

Spring MCAS tests just around the corner. by Joan Reissman, MCAS Maven Mid-Winter Spring ELA MCAS We’ve hardly had a winter, but Spring MCAS tests will be here before you know it. It’s time to start preparing. There will be two ELA test administrations in March, first the retest and

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Understand the Changes in the ELA Next-Gen MCAS 2.0 [WEBINAR]
- Authored by: Joan Reissman

Understand the Changes in the ELA Next-Gen MCAS 2.0 [On-demand Video]

Authored by Joan Reissman, Narrated by Greg Cunningham Preparation for the 2020 ELA Test This prerecorded webinar will help teachers, parents and students understand the changes in the ELA Next-Gen MCAS 2.0 and prepare for the 2020 ELA test, addressing 2019 content changes, format and question distribution changes, and technology-enhanced

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Strategies for MCAS Next Gen ELA
- Authored by: Joan Reissman

Strategies for MCAS Next Gen ELA – Part 2

MCAS Next Gen 2.0 ELA – Expect greater emphasis on text comparison. by Joan Reissman, MCAS Maven The biggest change in the MCAS Next Gen 2.0 ELA test, coming to 10th grade next month, is a greater emphasis on text comparison. Although people read every day, much of the reading

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