As Mass Insight honors some of Massachusetts’ best STEM & English Advanced Placement (AP) teachers this month, new research is spotlighting the benefits of Project-Based Learning (PBL) for AP students. In a randomized control trial, research scientists at the Center for Economic and Social Research at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, found that high school students –…
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It has been a learn-as-you-go environment for everyone in education. The challenging times also have demanded that educators adapt quickly, and under duress many have catalyzed innovations that educators expect to deploy well after the COVID-19 era fades. Coping and attempting to thrive in a world turned upside down – that was the focus of…
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We spoke with Felicia Prass, an AP teacher at Excel High School in Boston, about her experiences and her involvement in Mass Insight’s new AP Teachers of Color Advisory Council.
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We spoke with Dr. Kimberly Frazier-Booth, an AP teacher at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers in Boston, about her experiences and her involvement in Mass Insight’s new AP Teachers of Color Advisory Council.
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We spoke with Mi AP Sciences Senior Content Director Leslie Prudhomme and Boston AP Biology Teacher Ivyrose Likis about the development of Mass Insight’s Science from Home program and how it’s going so far in the classroom. The program is made possible through the work of miniPCR and funded by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center…
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Paula Nassif is the global society program & partnership manager at Wolters Kluwer Health. She has served on Mass Insight’s board of directors since 2019 and came to us through Latinos for Education’s Latino Board Fellowship. We talked to Paula about her experiences in the education system, her career path, and how she came to be…
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Gary Evee is the Founder and CEO of Evee Security Consulting Group. He has served on Mass Insight’s Board of Directors since 2019. He was recently elected Vice Chair and will take on the role of Board Chair beginning in July 2021. We talked to Gary about his experiences as a student in the Boston…
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Dr. Pia Durkin is the author of a new book, “The Superintendent’s Work with Principals, Improving Instruction and Achieving Results,” available at http://www.rbteach.com/store. A former superintendent, Dr. Durkin is currently a leadership consultant and executive for senior school leaders. Dr. Durkin and I talked about her book recently on Zoom.
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In a recent New York Times editorial, David Brooks asserts that despite the current need for science and technology, “the humanities are in crisis at the exact moment history is revealing how vital moral formation really is.” He suggests that while science is “producing the vaccines, the humanities [are] stocking leaders and citizens with capacities of…
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We are living through heartbreaking, horrific, and deeply troubling times. We are struggling to understand the violent killing of George Floyd at the hands of those sworn to serve and protect. His death is emblematic of countless other killings, and systemic racism pervades every aspect of our nation. All of this as we struggle through a…
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Massachusetts is celebrating STEM week October 21-25. Mass Insight is proud to be a supporter of this annual event, which is organized by the state’s STEM Advisory Council. We will be tweeting quotes from Mass Insight’s Advanced Placement STEM content directors and teachers throughout the week @MassInsightEdu. Last week, close to 300 AP math and…
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Just about everyone who works in or participates in the field of education understands the need for equity in all aspects of teaching and learning. We hear about the need for equity in the quality of the learning environment, equity in access to rigorous curricula, equity in access to instructional technology, and equity in the…
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