Category Archives: Knox County

3 regional social studies workshops scheduled

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.

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Learning about proficiency-based education

Author icon: Head shot of Commissioner Stephen BowenInterested in learning more about proficiency-based education and the efforts of a growing number of Maine schools to transition to a system that’s shaped around students, their needs, and the ways they learn best?

This week is a good week to find out more.

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ATOMIM offers Algebra readiness discussion series

ATOMIM, the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine, will be holding a series of “Dine and Discuss” events on the topic of Algebra readiness.

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Math, science teaching award finalists honored

HALLOWELL — Maine’s three finalists for the national Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching were feted at a Department of Education-sponsored banquet on Dec. 9 at Maple Hill Farm.

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Schools selected for NAEP participation

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

Better engagement, better preparation

Author icon: Head shot of Commissioner Stephen BowenOn Monday, I joined Gov. Paul LePage, Midcoast-area school administrators, and representatives from that region’s higher education and business communities to discuss education as an economic imperative for Maine’s Midcoast.

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New education models, workforce preparedness discussed at Midcoast forum

ROCKLAND — Officials from Maine’s education and business worlds came together Oct. 3 to discuss the transition to a new model for public education, the role of technology in the classroom and workplace, and what’s required to equip Maine’s students with the skills they’ll need for successful careers.

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Bowen, LePage to discuss education, Midcoast’s economy

Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will join Gov. Paul LePage, Maine Development Foundation President Laurie Lachance, and education and business leaders from Maine’s Midcoast on Oct. 3 for a wide-ranging discussion about the role of education in that region’s economy.

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Three Maine teachers finalists for science, math awards

Correction: This press release has been corrected to note that Ken Vencile is currently a biology teacher at Camden Hills Regional High School and has been a teacher for 14 years, but not all of them at Camden Hills.

AUGUSTA – Two science teachers and one math teacher from Maine have been announced as finalists for the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The National Science Foundation, which is known for its rigorous selection process, will select up to one mathematics and one science winner per state to be recognized next spring in Washington, D.C.

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