Art teacher Dona Seegers and RSU 38 math coach have collaborated in teaching art and math this school year at Mount Vernon Elementary School. They wrote this essay about their experience.
Team teaching art and math works!
We are motivated by the excitement of new ideas for presenting our subjects to the students, are eager to experiment and have infectious enthusiasm.
A first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards has been released.
Educators and others now have a chance to review the draft standards. They can offer their feedback through an online survey until June 1.
Posted in Dispatches, Featured, News & Views, Science & Technology, Standards, Teachers
Four daylong conferences this August will offer teachers a chance to hear from fellow Maine teachers about:
The Maine State Museum on May 30 will offer educators a special preview of its new exhibit, “Malaga Island, Maine’s Forgotten Legacy.”
The preview takes place at 4:30 p.m.
Posted in Featured, Kennebec County, Social Studies, Teachers
The Maine Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German is inviting German teachers to spend a week in Bar Harbor this summer developing their skills.
Three workshop sessions designed for middle- and high-school social studies teachers will help participants connect with other social studies teachers in their region and explore ways that the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies can support thinking and learning in their content area.
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to thank our teachers for their dedication to our students.
Posted in From the Commissioner, Teachers
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 80
POLICY CODE: GCFC
Google recently featured Wells High School junior Morgan Brewster and special education teacher Cheryl Oakes as part of its “Google Search Stories” series.
Posted in Featured, High School, Special Programs, Students, Teachers, Technology, Video, York County
By Alana Margeson
April 22-27 was Recognition Week in Washington, D.C., for all State Teachers of the Year. Although I read the week’s agenda more than once before boarding the plane, I cannot say that I was fully prepared for the magnitude of the experience. I am only now beginning to process just what it meant to me, personally, and what it meant for the elevation of the noble profession of teaching.
Posted in Aroostook County, Featured, Teachers
Beatrice Rafferty School students perform a Passamaquoddy song.
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