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Rising to the Challenge - How JFY’s dedicated staff helped teachers and students beat the shutdown
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Rising to the Challenge

by Gary Kaplan How JFY’s dedicated staff helped teachers and students beat the shutdown When schools closed in March of last year, it was unclear whether or how classes could continue. No one had anticipated the need for a transition to full-time online instruction. (Why would they?) But teachers in

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Independence Day-- or Equality Day? What are we celebrating?
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Independence Day– or Equality Day?

by Gary Kaplan What are we celebrating? The Declaration of Independence is a curious document. Much of it consists of grievances against the actions of King George III which are summarized as “the establishment of an absolute Tyranny.” There are 27 discrete articles in the catalogue of complaints. The themes

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JFYNetWorks Podcasts Now Widely Available
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JFYNetWorks Podcast Now Widely Available

JFY on your favorite podcast streaming services JFYNetWorks is pleased to announce our monthly podcast is now available on Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcast, iHeart Radio, PodBean, TuneIn, and JFYNet.org. JFY’s podcast focuses on timely educational topics, with guests including educators, students, administrators, and content-specific experts who provide insight on a

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Visible Learning for Accelerated Achievement
- Authored by: Eileen Wedegartner

Visible Learning for Accelerated Achievement

by Eileen Wedegartner How language and mindset empower teachers and impact students In 2016, I enrolled in a Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement class for teachers offered by the state. The professor mentioned two books by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Hattie, one for ELA and the other for

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Remote learning boosts Kingsman student achievement
- Authored by: Joan Reissman

Remote learning boosts student achievement

by Joan Reissman A resourceful school turns pandemic necessity into academic virtue The past 14 months of virus disruption have produced a mediastorm about the many difficulties faced by teachers and students forced to practice remote and hybrid learning, and the resulting learning loss or unfinished learning. Teachers have had

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Early College Serves Students and Employers
- Authored by: Eileen Wedegartner

Early College Serves Students and Employers

by Eileen Wedegartner Lowering the barriers to opportunity The need for a workforce with strong technical skills continues to grow in Massachusetts. Boston’s skyline, the Seaport, Kendall Square, Longwood, Kenmore Square and the spreading biotech campuses along 95 and 495 give tangible evidence of this need. The drivers of the

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A school is a Village, Education as Communication
- Authored by: Cathie Maglio

Education as Communication

by Cathie Maglio The school is a village I was asked how my job as a Learning Specialist with JFYNetWorks has changed this school year, and how I have supported teachers at East Boston High School with remote and hybrid learning.

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MA High School Students, No Cost Online Academic Support Available
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MA High School Students, No Cost Online Academic Support Available

Brought to you by JFYNetWorks and DESE JFYNetWorks offers schools and districts an opportunity to provide high school students with standards-aligned online math and ELA instruction through a special initiative with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (announced in Commissioner Riley’s March 1 Weekly Update). The goal of this

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