Mount Blue High School and Foster Technology Center have long shared a campus. But the 750-student high school and 300-student technology center have been distinct buildings with distinct identities, divided by a glass walkway.
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AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage signed into law this week legislation that will bolster Maine’s efforts to strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education from pre-kindergarten to the post-secondary level.
By Rich Barratt
ROCKLAND — I teach a curriculum that’s deep in math.
From basic operations to geometry to trigonometry, math plays a big part in the machine tool industry. But as a precision machine technology instructor at Mid-Coast School of Technology, I’ve never had the proper training I need to teach the math that’s such a crucial part of the trade.
That’s where the Math-in-CTE program comes in.
AUGUSTA — Nearly 20 teachers of precision machining, welding, building construction and other trades have spent 10 days over the past school year paired up with middle- and high-school math teachers.
They’ve spent their time together working to more closely integrate math concepts into lessons offered by instructors at Maine’s career and technical schools.
School department’s vision and strategic plans guide Sanford’s plans for reform.
SANFORD — The Sanford School Department knows what it wants to look like in 2015, and it’s piloting a mix of new initiatives aimed at realizing a long-term vision.
Students apply math and science skills in classes they find relevant at United Technologies Center in Bangor.
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