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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Registration now open for Poetry Out Loud
Maine high schools are invited to register for Poetry Out Loud, a nationwide program that encourages youth to learn about poetry through memorization and recitation while helping students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage.
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Educator training on teaching suicide awareness and prevention
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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Upcoming arts education conference
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.
New resources for professional learning in all content areas
The Cross Discipline Literacy Network (CDLN) is a professional learning network that fosters effective literacy practices across content areas. Each year since 2012, Maine educators have recorded webinars that explore instructional strategies, present educator reflections about the use of the strategy, and examine student work that results from use of the strategy.
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Registration open for ACTEM conference
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.
Inclusion support for preschool children with disabilities
Children with disabilities and their families continue to face significant barriers to accessing inclusive high-quality early childhood programs, and too many preschool children with disabilities are only offered the option of receiving special education services in settings separate from their peers without disabilities.
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Healthy, active conference coming up
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.
It’s not rocket science, a conference focusing on engineering education
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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Numbers of Career and Technical Education (CTE) students earning postsecondary credit increases
Approximately 250 high school students enrolled in a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program will earn nearly 3,000 postsecondary credits during the 2015-16 school year due to continued funding from Governor Paul LePage and the Maine Legislature for the Bridge Year Program. Nearly 40 percent of these students are in their second year of the program and are on course to graduate high school, in June of 2016, with up to 30 college credits. This will put them well on their way to earning an associate degree within 12 months after graduation.
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