The following communication summarizes the state-required assessments schools are to administer during the 2011-12 school year and the associated testing dates.
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Three Maine teachers finalists for science, math awards
Correction: This press release has been corrected to note that Ken Vencile is currently a biology teacher at Camden Hills Regional High School and has been a teacher for 14 years, but not all of them at Camden Hills.
AUGUSTA – Two science teachers and one math teacher from Maine have been announced as finalists for the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The National Science Foundation, which is known for its rigorous selection process, will select up to one mathematics and one science winner per state to be recognized next spring in Washington, D.C.
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LePage devotes radio address to effective teaching
Educating our students to be the best they can be is a top priority for my administration.
Hello. This is your Governor, Paul LePage.
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Teachers take active role in focus on training
Schools for Excellence initiative piloted at 18 Maine schools with focus on training and incentives
AUGUSTA — Teachers at 18 schools in five Maine school districts are participating in focused and integrated professional development, and developing new evaluation and performance-based pay systems this fall. The goal: improved achievement for their 5,500 students.
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Released science assessment items posted online
The released items from the 2011 state science assessments have been posted to the Maine Department of Education website.
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Schools focus on formative assessment
Formative assessment was the focus for nearly 200 teachers and administrators from schools across Maine earlier this month who attended a three-day training institute at Sunday River in Bethel.
Doing arts assessment right
By Jennifer Nash
PORTLAND — How can teachers equip the students of Maine to be better citizens, engaged learners and effective contributors to society? Inviting them to be integral players in the learning process is the key.
Institute will stress literacy planning
Some 260 teachers and administrators from 27 Maine schools will gather at the University of Maine on Aug. 9 to draft action plans aimed at improving literacy instruction.
Wagner: Schools should retool, teach ‘survival skills’
ORONO – The world of the 21st century is a world that requires its citizens to be critical thinkers, collaborators, effective communicators, entrepreneurs and continuous learners.
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Summer seminars focus on education policy
The U.S. Department of Education is inviting teachers to participate in a series of seminars focused on education policy related to the No Child Left Behind Act, the Common Core state standards, professional development and other topics.
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