Category Archives: Androscoggin County

Project Citizen students participate in public policy

Posted on May 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Dozens of students from across the state took public policy proposals to Maine’s capitol on Friday, where they presented them in legislative committee rooms and discussed them in the halls of the State House.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, Cumberland County, Dispatches, Featured, Hancock County, Middle School, News & Views, Social Studies, Students, Washington County

Institute offers ‘kaleidoscope’ into school nurse practice

Posted on May 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Maine’s school nurses are invited to a three-day summer institute in July that will offer them training to help them address topics from concussions to healthy relationships to celiac disease.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, Conferences, Featured, Health

2013 Teacher of the Year semi-finalists announced

Posted on April 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

AUGUSTA – Five teachers have been named semi-finalists in the 2013 Maine Teacher of the Year selection process. A distinguished panel of teachers, principals and business community members made the selections last week.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, Press Releases, Teachers, York County

Photos from Maine History Day

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Maine History Day brought 286 students from 24 middle and high schools to the University of Maine at Augusta on March 28. Students showed off exhibits, performances, websites, documentaries and other projects exploring a broad variety of historical themes.

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2013 Teacher of the Year nominees announced

Posted on March 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Eight Maine teachers have been nominated for the honor of 2013 Maine Teacher of the Year.

They are: Matthew Amoroso, Thornton Academy, Saco; Katherine Bousquet, South Berwick Central School; Richard Lent,  Leavitt Area High School, Turner; Elizabeth Marass, Sanford High School; Tracy Scully, Acton Elementary School; Shannon Shanning, Whittier Middle School, Poland; Beth Skotarczak, Oxford-Cumberland Canal School, Westbrook; and Beth Switzer, Coastal Ridge Elementary School, York.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, Cumberland County, Teachers, York County

Learning faster, more creatively with technology

Posted on January 18, 2012 by | 1 Comment

By Gareth Robinson

The following were remarks made at the release of “Education Evolving: Maine’s Plan for Putting Learners First” on Jan. 17, 2012, at the Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, English Language Arts, Featured, Middle School, Social Studies, Students, Technology, Video, Visual & Performing Arts

Recognizing education’s evolution

Posted on January 18, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Author icon: Head shot of Commissioner Stephen BowenAfter 10 months of collecting and considering the public’s feedback and thinking seriously about our priorities, we’ve publicly released a strategic plan for education in Maine.

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Posted in Academics, Administrators, Adult Ed, Androscoggin County, Assessment, Continuous Learning, Elementary School, Families, From the Commissioner, Hancock County, High School, Instruction, Kennebec County, Middle School, Standards, Students, Teachers, Teaching & Learning

Commissioner unveils education plan

Posted on January 17, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Update, Jan. 17, 3:06 p.m.: View photos from the release event at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjy81DhZ.

“Education Evolving” lays out plan to engage students, give them more say in how they learn

AUGUSTA – Students will play a more active role in organizing their own learning and have more choice – such as internships, inter-disciplinary classes, independent study, and vocational education – in how they learn and achieve standards, according to a strategic plan for education unveiled by Maine ‘s education commissioner on Tuesday.

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Posted in Administrators, Androscoggin County, Families, Hancock County, Image Galleries, Kennebec County, News & Views, Press Releases, Students, Teachers, Teaching & Learning

Auburn Middle School students honored for ‘Excellence in Art’

Posted on December 15, 2011 by | 1 Comment

AUBURN — Two Auburn Middle School eighth graders were recently honored at the Blaine House for their contributions to the current Maine Youth Excellence in Art exhibit, which is on display in state offices until January.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, Featured, Middle School, Multimedia, Students, Visual & Performing Arts

Schools selected for NAEP participation

Posted on December 1, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Students from more than 30 Maine schools will participate in testing as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) this school year.

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Posted in Androscoggin County, Assessment, Elementary School, Featured, High School, Kennebec County, Knox County, Middle School, Somerset County, York County