Pandemic loss eliminated; achievement gaps closed. by Gary Kaplan As we enter the new year and move toward spring, JFY reiterates our offer of FREE academic support in the form of our JFYNet online tutoring program. The attached blog post and links summarize our post-pandemic history. We have had encouraging
by Gary Kaplan Perspectives on pandemic loss and prospects for recovery The New Year is upon us, and education promises to be as much a front-page story as it was in the Old Year. From learning loss to late buses, school committee politics to teacher shortages, hardly an edition went
If eligible, don’t wait till June by Joan Reissman, MCAS Maven If you are eligible to take the Biology MCAS in February, you should definitely consider doing it. As with any test required for graduation, you want to give yourself as many chances as possible to pass. The February test
Old Year, New Year, New Decade. Same Story. by Gary Kaplan For readers of education and workforce journalism, the turn of the decade was neatly bracketed by two articles that summed up the year’s main themes: low student performance and labor shortage. First was a New York Times piece on
Student ownership is the key by Joan Reissman, MCAS Maven Data is the key word in almost any discussion of student achievement. There is so much emphasis on data and test scores that teachers, students and parents can easily come to hate even hearing the word. But data itself is
Collaboration with B.M.C. Durfee High School, Bridgewater State University and JFYNetWorks by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist In 2018-19, Bridgewater State University, BMC Durfee High School and JFY piloted a dual enrollment collaboration. The pilot offered much encouragement and many lessons. Here are some general observations, followed by specific recommendations.
Math and English Review by Joan Reissman, MCAS Maven GPA ON THE LINE The weather is finally nice. You’re sick of school. Going to the beach and hanging out with friends seems like a great idea. After ten months of stuffy classrooms, the last thing you want to think about
by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist It goes beyond quantitative data points Measuring “college readiness” is quite the conundrum. Some say it is about test scores, class rank, SAT and GPA. But I think it goes beyond those quantitative data points. While they are all important indicators of skill, there
Helping Students Prepare, Part 2 By Joan Reissman, MCAS Maven Last month I discussed preparing students for the new MCAS 2.0 ELA. In this post I want to offer some suggestions for the mathematics test, coming right up on May 21. As with ELA, the biggest difference is that the
Meet the new MCAS with confidence and success by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist I started teaching in 1998. My first year I filled in for a teacher in a Boston exurb. The school was my alma mater, so English department staff took me under their wings to help me
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