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SPS Digital Learning Hours featuring The Interns

May 9, 2023 Mike Thomas

Join us this week for a special episode of our podcast as we sit down with some incredible interns from Putnam. These students have a unique story to tell as they transition from being students at Putnam to becoming future college students. We’ll hear all about their journey, from their early days in elementary school to their current experiences as interns. Throughout the episode, we’ll dive deep into the valuable lessons and skills that they’re learning and applying in their…

SPS Digital Learning Hour Featuring Matt Flood

March 1, 2023 Mike Thomas

Join us in this episode as we chat with Matt, a former 9th grade teacher from NYC who now works with us at SPS in Western Mass. Matt shares his journey from being a young teacher with computer skills to running and organizing technology for schools. He talks about his experience using Chromebooks and Google Classroom and how he encouraged his students to create podcasts to showcase their knowledge. Since Matt has joined our department, his work has focused on…

Music in the Classroom

February 8, 2023 Mike Thomas

I wrote about this in 2019 but it’s as relevant as ever today. As the seasons change here in New England your favorite music in the classroom will be coming on. You know that song, “Putt, Putt, Putt, Clack, Clack Clack” created by the school heater. Once that song starts, you’ll get that warm burst of air in the classroom and if you were lucky, you would only hear that song once a day. In my case the song was…