A fourth-grade teacher at Waterville’s Albert S. Hall School will be one of 85 math and science teachers from across the United States to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
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EPA recognizes green schools program
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing a Maine program that involves students in monitoring and cutting back on their schools’ energy use.
MLTI laptops available for purchase
Schools interested in putting Maine Learning Technology Initiative laptops in the hands of more students and staff members will have a chance this spring to add to their laptop arsenal.
Fostering financial literacy in Maine schools
A daylong conference will offer educators tips on integrating financial literacy into the school environment.
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Maine high schools blaze redesign trail
Four Maine high schools share their experiences reshaping the student experience at a regional conference.
By Mark Kostin
Students, teachers, administrators, school board members and others from across New England are interested in reshaping the high school student experience.
Training and technical assistance for MaineCare enrollment and billing
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Department of Education are offering a series of training sessions throughout the state.
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Freeport teacher uses laptops to teach deeper
Maine Learning Technology Initiative allows algebra teacher to develop curriculum without textbooks.
FREEPORT — Alex Briasco-Brin has never taught using a textbook.
Instead, the Freeport Middle School algebra teacher has created a variety of applications for his students using the Apple MacBooks they all receive as part of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative.
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Changes to communications with superintendents
Superintendents:
This week we are transitioning to a weekly Commissioner’s Update that will replace the existing Administrative and Informational Letters. The first Commissioner’s Update is planned to go out by email this Thursday morning.
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Change, for the better
Done the right way at these two schools, staff members and students have become convinced of the value of hard changes.
Change is hard. But it’s worthwhile when done right.
That’s a message that rang true recently at two schools I visited at opposite ends of Maine as part of my statewide listening tour.
Brewer students try to connect with First Lady
Students at Washington Street School connect virtually with students from across the country to learn from each other, try to convince Michelle Obama to speak with them.
The students in Cherrie MacInnes’ third-grade class at Brewer’s Washington Street School last year managed to video-conference with fellow students in all 50 states, former First Lady Barbara Bush and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
This year, MacInnes’ students are trying to convince First Lady Michelle Obama to have a conversation with them using the online conferencing tool Skype.
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