Category: English Language Arts/Literacy

Conferences let teachers learn from peers on Common Core

Four daylong conferences this August will offer teachers a chance to hear from fellow Maine teachers about:

  • reasoning and higher-order thinking skills;
  • helping students to improve their writing;
  • improving their own writing; and
  • effective math instruction based on the Common Core State Standards.

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Photo: Deer Isle-Stonington High School Writing Center

Three students give the thumbs up sign in the Deer Isle-Stonington High School Writing Center.
Deer Isle-Stonington High School students Emily Cormier, Ann Dunham, and Esther Adams help their peers strengthen their writing skills as founding tutors of the school's new Writing Center. Writing Center tutors are enrolled in a course with teacher Lee Lehto that helps them improve their own writing and offer helpful feedback to others.

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Literacy conference emphasizes Common Core planning

The Maine Department of Education’s Summer Literacy Institute will bring together teams of educators to work on school and district plans for implementing the Common Core State Standards for English language arts, as well as the Common Core’s literacy standards for social studies, science and technical subjects.

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Creative approaches to nutrition focus of conference

Teachers and food service staff members from Maine schools are invited to a day-long, no-cost workshop focused on creative approaches to nutrition education. The workshop takes place April 30 at the Augusta Civic Center.

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