Virtual office hour schedule for Wednesday, April 15, 2020
The Maine Department of Education continues to schedule virtual office hours with Department Specialist to support educators and administrators during extended remote learning. During these meetings, our specialists will be available to provide support and guidance regarding distance learning and school supports, as well as to facilitate networking and resource sharing between educators.
As a reminder, virtual meeting schedules are regularly updated on this web page: https://www.maine.gov/doe/covid-19/contentmeetings. The Department will continue scheduling content specific office hours as needed.
Please note that Department staff hosting the virtual meetings have ramped up security measures to keep out participants that are attempting to join the meetings for reasons other than to participate in education related conversations – this includes password protecting meetings and in some cases requiring registration. Thank you for your patience!
Virtual Office Hours:
(Please note: some meetings have a 100 person max capacity.)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020
(meeting times and information for the rest of the week are available here)
| FOCUS AREA | SPECIALIST | TIME | MEETING INFO | HOST CONTACT INFO |
| Brain Centered Emotional Support | Kellie Bailey/ Bear Shea | 8:30 AM | Join this session. | bear.shea@maine.gov |
| ELA 9-12 Facilitated work session: thought partners to workshop you instructional tasks | Morgan Dunton | 10:00 AM | Contact meeting host for link and password. | morgan.dunton@maine.gov |
| School Clinical Mental Health “Office Hours” | Bear Shea | 10:00 AM | This Meeting Occurs Weekly Register for this and ALL Future Sessions: Register here | w.bear.shea@maine.gov |
| Special Education: Updates K/12 | Special Ed Consultants | 10:00 AM | Register here | roberta.lucas@maine.gov |
| A Book Share for Integrating Middle Level Social Studies & Reading | Joe Schmidt w/ Crystal Polk/MSAD 58 | 10:00 AM | Complete this form to register and to receive more information. | joe.schmidt@maine.gov |
| SPPS/SAC | Mary Adley | 10:00 AM | Contact meeting host for link and password | tracy.w.whitlock@maine.gov |
| PK-5 Mathematics: Office Hour | Jen Robitaille & Michele Mailhot | 11:00 AM | Register | jennifer.r.robitaille@maine.gov |
| School Gardens | Heather Whitaker (Maine 2020 TOY), Laurie Bowen (UMaine Coop. Ext.), Bryan Murphy | 11:00 AM | Register here | heather.whitaker@gorhamschools.org |
| PK-12 Social Studies Office Hour | Joe Schmidt | 11:00 AM | Complete this form to register and to receive more information. | joe.schmidt@maine.gov |
| PK-8 Earth Day Resources | Shari Templeton | 12:00 PM | Contact meeting host for link and password. | shari.templeton@maine.gov |
| Music K-5 Office Hour | Jason Anderson, Visual and Performing Arts Content Specialist | 1:00 PM | Register here | jason.anderson@maine.gov |
| Advising Adult Learners Online | Amy Poland | 1:30 PM | Registration Link | amy.poland@maine.gov |
| Google Classroom Support Session (creating quizzes) | Jason Anderson, Visual and Performing Arts Content Specialist/Judith Michalik, Music Educator | 2:00 PM (90-minute session) | Register here | jason.anderson@maine.gov |
| World Language Office Hours (K-12) | Lavinia Rogers | 2:00 PM | Register | lavinia.m.rogers@maine.gov |
| CED and CTE Networking | Diana Doiron & Meg Harvey | 2:00 PM | Contact meeting host for link and password. | diana.doiron@maine.gov & margaret.harvey@maine.gov |
| Health Education & Physical Education on Student Mental Health Supports | Susan Berry, Jean Zimmerman and Bear Shea | 2:00 PM | Register | susan.berry@maine.gov |
| Digital Literacy – Finding Reliable Sources on the Web | Joe Schmidt w/ John Raby/Thornton Academy | 2:30 PM | Complete this form to register and to receive more information. | joe.schmidt@maine.gov |
| Brain Centered Emotional Support | Kellie Bailey/ Bear Shea | 3:30 PM | Join this session. | bear.shea@maine.gov |