Students, educators, families and communities are invited to celebrate National Manufacturing Day in various locations across the state on Oct. 4. This annual event aims raise awareness and appreciation of manufacturing in the United States and highlight students and technology.
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MetaMetrics is looking for first-grade teachers who are willing to administer a short online study to their students for an ongoing early reader research initiative. The goals of this research include improving understanding of what makes text complex for the earliest readers and how early reading ability can be assessed reliably and fairly across different populations of students.
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The Maine DOE Center for Best Practice (CBP) has created and posted five flyers designed to help districts move forward the conversation about the shift to a proficiency-based learning system. Continue reading “Proficiency-based learning resources available”
No matter how effective your instruction is, students need to actually be in your classroom to learn. Yet despite many schools’ best efforts to ensure attendance, too many kids are not showing up.
As part of our fall School Improvement Webinar Series, Maine DOE invites you to join us Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m for a webinar entitled “Getting Kids To Show Up,” led by Rachelle Tome (DOE Chief Academic Officer), Susan Lieberman (Spurwink), Suzanne Godin (South Portland School Department) and Daniel Chuhta (MSAD 75). Continue reading “Free webinar Tuesday on improving student attendance”
Updated Oct. 8 to reflect changes in competition timeline
An annual competition that provides high school students the opportunity to work on real-world engineering challenges in a team environment is now open for registration. The 2013-14 Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) will focus on agriculture, with the overarching goal of increasing the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce.
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The National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policy for the Nation’s Report Card, also known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), is seeking nominations for five four-year positions on the Governing Board. Maine educators are encouraged to nominate themselves or others.
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A free dyslexia seminar, featuring lead dyslexia expert Susan Barton, will be open to educators, parents and the public on Oct. 27 from 2 to 5 p.m. in Bangor.
The following is a news release from the Governor’s Office.
Governor LePage to speak at two remembrance ceremonies
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has directed State of Maine flags to half-staff at all state office buildings from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, in honor of the tragic terrorist attacks 12 years ago.
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Teachers and administrators are reminded that Smarter Balanced practice tests are available all grade levels from 3 to 8 and at grade 11. These practice tests are an excellent way for teachers to preview what to expect in spring 2015, for students to get practice in online testing and for parents to begin to understand how the new tests will better assess student achievement and understanding of both content and concepts. Continue reading “Reminder: Smarter Balanced practice test available”
To prepare for its upcoming school year, the Education in the Unorganized Territories (EUT) principals and teachers in conjunction with the EUT Special Education Director, Barb Pineau, and Director of State Schools, Shelley Lane, focused on three important areas during its annual August training.
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