Veterans Day will be observed this year on Monday, Nov. 12. We’re interested to know how schools in Maine mark the day and sharing their celebrations with other schools and educators.
Category: Professional Development
Recent training for educators of English learners
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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RTI best practices subject of conference
K-12 staff from around the state are invited to discuss best practices surrounding response to intervention (RTI), standards-based learning and learner-centered instruction at the Experts Down the Hall Conference on Oct. 29 at the Augusta Civic Center.
Send a teacher to all-expenses-paid science, math academy
Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade teachers can apply for the opportunity to attend a week-long, all-expenses-paid professional development program that equips them with new ways to inspire their students in math and science.
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Attend upcoming Maine Chinese Conference
Educators, students, business leaders and politicians are invited to attend the 2012 Maine Chinese Conference to learn how to create opportunities for cooperation between the United States and China in education and business.
Governor’s academy for STEM leadership accepting applications
Applications are now being accepted for the 2012-14 Maine Governor’s Academy for STEM Education Leadership. Continue reading “Governor’s academy for STEM leadership accepting applications”
Sign up to attend customized learning workshop
UPDATE: This consortium is a four-day training split into two parts. The first part is Dec. 3-4; the second part is Feb. 6-7.
All Maine educators are invited to hear about the customized learning vision for Maine schools at one of the Maine Cohort for Customized Learning’s upcoming consortium: “Designing a Standards-Based, Customized Learning Community.”
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Maine’s suicide prevention trainings posted
The Maine Suicide Prevention Program has posted its 2012-13 training schedule for those hoping to prevent suicide among both adults and youth.
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Jackson Laboratory teacher internship accepting spring applications
The Jackson Laboratory teacher internship program supports middle and high school science and math teachers in conducting full-time research internships at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. Continue reading “Jackson Laboratory teacher internship accepting spring applications”
Learn more about collaborative problem solving approach to school discipline
Teachers, administrators, school counselors and mental health specialists are invited to attend the second annual Lives in the Balance conference to learn more about the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach to school discipline practices.
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