The testing cycle for Maine’s 2012-13 ACCESS for ELLs®—Maine’s English language proficiency assessment—ends Friday, Feb. 1. Districts are to pack and ship material to MetriTech, the vendor that scores the assessment, during the week of Feb. 4.
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Educators of English language learners are invited to register for subject-specific professional development training on the Common Core State Standards, provided by the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition. The webinar session will take place Jan. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. (EST).
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The Maine Department of Education is pleased to announce an opportunity for schools to participate in two separate computer-based testing pilot opportunities.
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Early childhood through grade 12 educators of language learners (ELLs) are invited to attend the 2013 World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) national conference, “Language Learner Success: Building on Strengths.”
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Achieve will host an informational American Diploma Project Network webinar on the release of its new report, “Understanding the Skills in the Common Core State Standards,” on Dec. 19 from 3 to 4 p.m. Continue reading “Join webinar on new Common Core skills report”
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium recently released drafts of initial achievement level descriptors (ALDs) for feedback and review through Jan. 15, 2013.
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As with many of Gov. Paul LePage’s cabinet members, Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen will be participating Monday in an event to mark Veterans Day. He will speak briefly to recognize students who have written winning essays on the theme of “What Freedom Means to Me” at the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor.
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The Maine Department of Education is supporting a Math-Science Partnership project to support the implementation of Common Core math and English language arts standards.
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The Maine Department of Education’s English as a Second Language/Bilingual Programs, in collaboration with Project Reach at the University of Maine, provided training on Maine’s English Language Development (ELD) standards last week to 60 teachers and administrators from 31 SAUs, including Caribou, Ellsworth, Berwick and all points between.
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The following is a news release from the Governor’s Office.
AUGUSTA – Today, First Lady Ann LePage traveled to the Farrington Elementary School in Augusta to celebrate literacy and participate in this year’s Read for the Record® day.
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