From the Maine Department of Education
Reporting Items
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News & Updates
Engage Young Readers with Resources from the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival
Indigo Arts Alliance launched the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival across the State of Maine in Summer 2020 and shines a spotlight on the Black artists and writers who create children’s books featuring characters of the African Diaspora. Named in honor of Maine’s own Ashley Bryan, this inaugural event presented in partnership with I’m Your Neighbor Books, Diverse Book Finder, and the Maine Association of School Libraries honors roots, identity and resiliency of Black people across the world. | More
DOE Begins the Work of Creating Maine Learning Platform
Created by Maine educators for Maine educators and students, the Department of Education is proud to announce that the work of creating the Maine Learning Platform has begun. To provide anytime, anywhere learning options and resources for educators, students and their families, the Maine Department of Education, in collaboration with curriculum coordinators, Maine educational community organizations, museums, learning centers, and Maine educators, is creating a library of asynchronous learning modules that are aligned to Maine’s Learning Results. | More
Get to Know the DOE Team: Meet Jen Robitaille
Maine DOE team member Jen Robitaille is being highlighted this week as part of the Get to Know the DOE Team Campaign. Learn a little more about Jen in the question and answer | More
Maine Schools Sharing Success Stories
Our Remote Learning Journey: Thriving Not Just Surviving
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Professional Development & Training Opportunities
Find an Array of Virtual Support Sessions Crafted Just for Maine Educators and School Staff on the Maine DOE Website
The Maine Department of Education’s content specialists along with partnering educational leaders from the field continue to schedule, provide, and record a wide variety of virtual support sessions, professional development, and continued and engaging conversations over the summer | Find a schedule of upcoming sessions here | Find recorded sessions here.
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Latest DOE Career/Project Opportunities
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