Maine DOE and the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine will welcome math educators from across New England this month for the regional Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England conference, Show Us Your Moxie, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland on Oct. 29-30.
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Maine DOE is inviting teachers of grades 6-12 to participate in a two-part social studies workshop series scheduled for Nov. 5 and March 15 in Waterville.
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NAMI Maine, the Maine Suicide Prevention Program’s training contractor, is offering a Combination Lifelines and Middle School Lessons training session on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the University of New England in Portland at 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This full-day training is available at no cost and is designed for health educators and others who are qualified to implement suicide prevention lessons in the classroom as part of a comprehensive school health education curriculum.
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The Maine Arts Leadership Initiative is hosting the Biennial Statewide Arts Education Conference The Measure of Success on Friday, Oct. 9 at Point Lookout Conference Center in Northport.
The Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM) will be holding its annual statewide conference Oct. 15-16 at the Cross Center in Bangor. Featured keynotes are Leslie Fisher of Fisher Technologies and Jaime Casap, Google’s chief education evangelist.
The Maine Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) Annual Conference, 70 Years Going Strong…Still Making a Difference, will be held Nov. 1 – 3 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.
The Maine Science Teachers Association Annual Conference “Building on the Framework for K-12 Science Education” will be held Oct. 9 at Gardiner Area High School.
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All Title I schools interested in developing a schoolwide plan are invited to attend two training sessions hosted by the Department this fall. Sessions will be held on Oct. 20 and Nov. 3 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in room 103 of the Burton Cross Office Building at 111 Sewall Street in Augusta.
During the month of August, over 400 PK-12 educators from across Maine attended two-day professional development institutes offered in Presque Isle, Brewer, Lewiston and Saco. The Pathways to Proficiency institute was designed to help teams of educators strengthen their understanding of Maine’s English language arts standards while also bolstering their knowledge of highly effective instructional strategies that support students in achieving proficiency.
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The first annual Thriving Maine Communities Conference, focused on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and resilience is being held for K-12 and post-secondary educators; medical and behavioral health care providers; law enforcement and juvenile justice workers; early care and education providers; child welfare agencies; clergy members; business leaders; policy-makers, legislators and community residents. Information on the two day conference can be found here www.mainequalitycounts.org/page/2-1309/thriving-maine-communities.
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