By Juliet Schulman-Hall | JSchulman-Hall@masslive.com When Jeromie Whalen applied for a regional Emmy for the Young@Heart’s 40th-anniversary concert video, he knew they were going up against larger news outlets with…Read More
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Gazette: Area schools begin to grapple with fast-growing AI app ChatGPT
As the new artificial intelligence model ChatGPT becomes increasingly ubiquitous, educators, students and parents are navigating a new world in which AI can be used to write essays, create lesson…Read More
CITE Journal: ChatGPT – Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications for Teacher Education
Interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increased dramatically since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. While ChatGPT has captured the imagination of students and educators alike, several concerns have…Read More
Government Tech: Massachusetts Teachers Were Unprepared for Going Remote
Teachers had little to no training when schools across the state made the emergency switch to remote instruction during COVID-19, and what followed was learning loss and problems with student…Read More
Gazette: Applause for Northampton Open Media
While the pandemic has uprooted many facets of management and action for local nonprofit organizations, it has been humbling to see the way that the staff of Northampton Open Media…Read More
Gazette: Elena Frogameni of Northampton named Rhodes scholar
By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN Staff Writer Published: 11/22/2021 4:35:51 PM SOUTH HADLEY — The past 48 hours have involved “a lot of screaming and crying” for Elena Frogameni. But in a…Read More
UMass: Recent Remote Teaching and EdTech Articles from Torrey Trust and Jeromie Whalen
Two of Dr. Torrey Trust’s articles were selected for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Technology & Teacher Education. Should Teachers be Trained in Emergency Remote Teaching? Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic, shares initial insights from research on educators’ experiences during this crisis and provides recommendations for how to better prepare and support educators for teaching remotely in times of need.
Edutopia: Real-World Learning for Student Journalists
Figuring out what makes a good story and how to tell it helps young reporters boost their critical thinking skills—and that’s especially true at this historic moment.
PBS Learning Media: Student Engagement and Project Based Learning Webinar
Project Based Learning (PBL) expert and author, Suzie Boss, is back for a revised encore webinar for MA educators of all grades and subjects.
Gazette: NHS students to ‘glimpse’ another culture this summer
Global Glimpse students gather for a meeting at Northampton High School. Submitted Photo/Jeromie Whalen By GRETA JOCHEM Staff Writer Published: 4/16/2019 6:25:36 PM NORTHAMPTON — This summer, Northampton High School…Read More
Gazette: Better find a spot for that Emmy: Northampton High School students win big for weekly news program, ‘The Transcript’
Elena Frogameni, center, then a senior at Northampton High School, talks to Lulu Kesin, one of the reporters for “The Transcript,” a weekly student news broadcast, March 26, 2018, in…Read More
Gazette Guest Columnist: Lessons in Lebanon
Guest columnist Jeromie Whalen: Lessons in Lebanon By JEROMIE WHALEN For the Gazette Tuesday, September 18, 2018 I woke up at 6:15 AM, took a quick shower, and headed off…Read More
Editorial: We must listen to this generation of students
On Wednesday, I witnessed something in my four years of teaching I have never experienced before.
2018 Wachusett Polor Dip to Raise Money for Camp Sunshine
Buy This Photo Friends Ryan Heng, 18, Henry Higgins, 18, and their North Hampton High School technology teacher Jeromie Whalen, 30, got all dressed up for the 2018 Wachusett Polor…Read More
Classrooms: Social entrepreneurs at Northampton High create virtual reality video on domestic violence awareness
Classrooms: Social entrepreneurs at Northampton High create virtual reality video on domestic violence awareness Jeromie Whalen, left, who teaches social entrepreneurship at Northampton High School, works with students filming a…Read More
Classrooms: Northampton’s teachers, students build its website (Hampshire Gazette)
Classrooms: Northampton’s teachers, students build its website By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN @dustyc123 Tuesday, November 14, 2017 NORTHAMPTON — Northampton’s school district has a new website, and Superintendent John Provost says it…Read More
BoingBoing: Jostens Yearbook is a giant scam that stole from our school for years
The company had been systematically overbilling them for years, sending them things they hadn’t ordered — posters, extra books — and charging titanic sums for them, on top of mysterious “production fees” and false sales tax claims, all without a contract — and getting away with it because they didn’t send (and were reluctant to produce) itemized invoices.