From the Maine Department of Education
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News & Updates
Commissioner Makin Kicks Off Read to ME Challenge at Jameson Elementary School in Old Orchard Beach
Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin kicked off Maine’s Read to ME Challenge today by reading Manolo & the Unicorn to second graders at Jameson Elementary School in Old Orchard Beach. The students enthusiastically responded to Makin’s call for them to join the Read to ME challenge themselves and read to an adult or younger child in their lives. They also discussed their favorite books and who the students plan to read to. | More
Maine Teachers Share Why They #LoveTeaching as Part of a National Campaign to Promote Educator Voices
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) partnered with News Center Maine this week to highlight the voices of teachers and school staff sharing why they #LoveTeaching during a weeklong national campaign. | More
Fostering the Future – Kicking Off CTE Month at the State House
The Hall of Flags was abuzz Wednesday morning as representatives from across the state came to Maine’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month Kick Off at the State House. Students, instructors, and directors from 15 of Maine’s 27 CTE centers came with everything from canapes to holographic 3D fans, proudly sharing legislators and government officials the advanced skills CTE students are learning. | More
Interdisciplinary Resource Highlight for Black History Month: Side x Side
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) Interdisciplinary Instruction team has curated resources of content and instructional approaches to help educators include and highlight the important contributions of Black and African-American Mainers in authentic ways. These project-based strategies include finding local historical figures and guest speakers, researching local history, and bridging content areas. Incorporating artistic approaches into the teaching of African American Studies of Maine can provide an authentic learning experience for all students. | More
Seeking Maine Science and Social Studies Educators to Design and Deliver Professional Development on Updated Standards (Stipends Available)
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) seeks dynamic, creative, and collaborative science and social studies educators to design and deliver professional development on the updated standards. | More
Nominations Open 2024 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award
The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) has opened nominations for the 2024 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award! Every year, the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA) program attempts to recognize an outstanding biology educator (grades 7-12 only) in each of the 50 states; Washington, DC; Puerto Rico, Canada; and overseas territories. | More
Statewide Student Writing Contest Winners Announced by MCSTOYA and MCELA
The Maine County and State Teachers of the Year Association (MCSTOYA), in partnership with the Maine Council of English Language Arts (MCELA), has announced the winners of the second annual Student Writing Contest that showcased the outstanding talent of students and the incredible impact of teachers in Maine. | More
Maine Schools Sharing Success Stories
Celebrating Women in CTE: Meet Computer Tech Powerhouse Madison Jackson
As a junior in high school, Madison Jackson had no idea what she wanted to do when she graduated. “I was worried about it because everyone else already knew,” remembers Jackson as she one day decided to check out the list of class options at her local Career and Technical Education (CTE) center, Capital Area Tech Center (CATC) in Augusta. Initially, Jackson wanted to be a Game Warden but remembers seeing computer technology on the list of pathways at CATC and thinking, “Oh, that’s like video games, that will be fine,” she recalled. “That’s not what it turned into at all,” she added. | More
Eliot Elementary School Civil Rights Team Takes the Great Kindness Challenge
The Civil Rights Team at Eliot Elementary School has been working hard to make their school a better place to be. The Civil Rights Team is made up of 21 grade three students who engage their school community to think and talk about race and skin color, national origin and ancestry, religion, disabilities, gender, and orientation (in an age-appropriate manner). | More
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Professional Development, Training, and Events
Regional Conversations for McKinney-Vento Liaisons and Organizations
Join the Maine Department of Education for in-person Spring 2024 regional conversations for McKinney-Vento liaisons and organizations. | More
Making Math Meaningful For All: Math4ME is Accepting Applications for Newest Cohort
Math4ME is a free, three-year, whole-school project designed to support all educators (classroom teachers, special educators, ed techs, and interventionists) to strengthen math proficiency for all learners with a specific focus on increased math proficiency for students with math IEP goals. | More
Save the Date: Math4ME Informational Session on March 20th
The Maine Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Special Services and Inclusive Education is hosting a Math4ME Informational Session on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 4:00-5:00 PM virtually via Zoom. | More
Asynchronous Course: Introduction to the Question Formulation Technique Introduction to the Question Formulation Technique
In February, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) Interdisciplinary Instruction Team celebrates the love of the question by hosting a course called Question, Reflect, Repeat: Introduction to the Question Formulation Technique. In collaboration with the Right Question Institute, the Maine DOE is hosting a three-week asynchronous course on the Question Formulation Technique (QFT). | More
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