Category Archives: Video

Video: Google features Wells-Ogunquit in ‘Search Story’

Posted on May 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Google recently featured Wells High School junior Morgan Brewster and special education teacher Cheryl Oakes as part of its “Google Search Stories” series.

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Posted in Featured, High School, Special Programs, Students, Teachers, Technology, Video, York County

Event lets girls focus on future

Posted on March 28, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Future Focus event puts eighth-grade girls from central Maine in contact with Iraqi counterpart, women working their dream jobs

By Charlie Hartman

“Do you like Justin Bieber?”

With a roll of her eyes, Maryann replied, “Oh, noooo!”

Shrieks rang out in response through Given Auditorium at Colby College as 250 eighth-grade girls talked to Maryann Naman in Kurdistan, Iraq, live via Skype.  The girls, from four schools in central Maine, were at the morning keynote of Future Focus, an annual conference sponsored by the Waterville branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI).

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Posted in Conferences, Cumberland County, Featured, Image Galleries, Kennebec County, Middle School, Somerset County, Students, Video

Healthy meals when school lets out for summer

Posted on March 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Hayley Simmons

The last thing most Mainers are thinking of with snow on the ground is summer. For Gail Lombardi, Program Manager of the Summer Food Service Program at the Maine Department of Education, however, the next few months will be focused on recruiting sponsors dedicated to feeding children when school lets out for the summer. The Summer Food Service Program, run by the Maine Department of Education, provides kids receiving free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch during the school year with nutritious meals during the long summer months.

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Posted in Featured, News & Views, Nutrition, Students, Video

February is CTE Month

Posted on February 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Career and technical education is preparing Maine’s students to succeed in college, careers and civic life by equipping them with the skills they need to enter high-demand fields that are critical to the state’s economic future.

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Posted in Career & Technical, Featured, Students, Video

Governor LePage: Expand Access, Improve Digital Learning

Posted on February 1, 2012 by | 3 Comments

The following is a press release from the office of Gov. Paul LePage.

AUGUSTA – Governor Paul LePage on Wednesday issued an executive order directing the Maine Department of Education to develop a plan for expanding the digital learning opportunities available to Maine students.

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Posted in Academics, Continuous Learning, Press Releases, Technology, Video

Short-term objectives to meet long-term goals

Posted on January 20, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Kaytie Scully

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 Adult Ed, Featured, Hancock County, High School, Science & Technology, Students, Teaching & Learning, Video

Personal learning plans, maximized learning

Posted on January 20, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Morgan Horn

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 Featured, Hancock County, High School, Higher Ed, Instruction, Science & Technology, Students, Video

Making a career out of a passion

Posted on January 20, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Brooklyn Pinkham

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 Career & Technical, Featured, High School, Higher Ed, Instruction, Kennebec County, Students, Video

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

‘Voice and choice’ in learning

Posted on January 18, 2012 by | Leave a comment

By Maggie Stokes

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 Assessment, Elementary School, Featured, Instruction, Kennebec County, Public meetings, Science & Technology, Standards, Students, Video