Teachers, administrators and school board members will gain insight into Maine’s implementation of the Common Core state standards and federal education policy during a daylong conference on Jan. 27 in Brewer.
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BUXTON — The Bonny Eagle Middle School Climate Team recently hosted the author of a book that celebrates self-confidence and being oneself.
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WASHBURN — Freshmen at Washburn District High School dressed up as gods and goddesses for the Aroostook County school’s second annual Gods/Goddesses Day on Oct. 27.
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Alana Margeson is chosen from among 10 nominees
Correction: This press release has been corrected to note that Margeson resides in Westmanland.
CARIBOU – Alana Margeson, a 10th– and 11th-grade English teacher at Caribou High School, was named the 2012 Maine Teacher of the Year in front of students, colleagues, family, and other distinguished guests Thursday. In keeping with Maine tradition, Margeson was not informed ahead of time that the “all-school assembly” was called to honor her.
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The Maine Department of Education’s content specialists are making various resources available to teachers, curriculum directors and other educators to help them implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
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An October conference in Machias will bring together teachers, special educators, learning disabilities specialists, school psychologists, curriculum development specialists and school administrators to examine the neurological and cognitive deficits underlying the most common types of literacy problems.
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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.
One elementary school teacher, one high school math teacher and one high school English teacher are the state finalists for the title of 2012 Maine Teacher of the Year.
The writing required of Maine Wardens is high stakes.
The agents charged with enforcing the laws of Maine’s woods and waterways need to write quickly, descriptively, clearly and succinctly.
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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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