From the Maine Department of Education
Reporting Items
Staff Certification Report Due Soon
The Staff Certification Report is due Tuesday, November 15th in NEO. | More
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News & Updates
Media Release: Fourth Grade Teacher Sarah Collins Honored With Prestigious Milken Educator Award
A Hermon elementary teacher was surprised today as one of America’s top teachers. In front of a vibrant schoolwide assembly of cheering students, appreciative colleagues, local dignitaries and media, Sarah Collins, a fourth grade science teacher at Patricia A. Duran School, received the $25,000 Milken Educator Award from the Milken Family Foundation. Collins is the first teacher to receive the Award in the Hermon Public School District since the initiative began in Maine in 1990. The cash prize is unrestricted. | More
Report on Bilingual Education in Maine Now Available
Bilingual education, including language immersion programs, offer exciting and impactful interdisciplinary learning opportunities for students. Research shows that developing proficiency in two or more languages has cognitive, educational, economic, and sociocultural benefits. | More
Public Pre-K and Partnership Open Office Hours Scheduled
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) Early Learning Team is pleased to offer Open Office Hours focusing on technical assistance for public pre-k. These office hours will feature Marcy Whitcomb, Public Pre-K Consultant and Sue Gallant, Public Pre-K Expansion Consultant. | More
The Telling Room Statewide Writing Contest Open for Student Submissions
The Telling Room, a literary arts education organization in Maine has opened submissions for a Statewide writing contest. Youth youth ages 6 – 18 can submit writing samples in all forms of creative and personal writing – the theme is open. | More
Educational Resources for Native American Heritage Month and Beyond
November is recognized nationally as “National American Indian Heritage Month,” or otherwise known as Native American Heritage Month which celebrates and recognizes the accomplishments of the peoples who were the original inhabitants, explorers, and settlers of the United States. | More
Educational Resources to Celebrate Veteran’s Day
A Congressional Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U.S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made Nov. 11 of each year a legal holiday—”a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.’” Congress amended this act on June 1, 1954, replacing “Armistice” with “Veterans,” and it has since been known as Veterans Day. | More
Get to Know the Maine DOE Team: Meet Cheryl Lang
Maine DOE Team member Cheryl Lang is being highlighted this week as part of the Get to Know the Maine DOE Team Campaign. Learn a little more about Cheryl in the question and answer below.. | More
Maine Schools Sharing Success Stories
- Innovation and Interdisciplinary Learning Has Students Doing Math in Orono’s Webster Park
- Using Book Creator & Educational Technology Tools to Engage Students in Reading
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Professional Development & Training Opportunities
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