Three schools to represent Maine at innovation conference

Schools will share successful strategies with colleagues from across New England

AUGUSTA – Three Maine secondary schools—Deer Isle-Stonington High School, Hall-Dale Middle/High School (Farmingdale), and Westbrook High School—have been invited to represent their state at a regional conference on effective strategies for improving teaching and learning in the 21st century.

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Wellness conference fosters healthy schools

Note, added April 12, 2012: The application due date has been extended to Thursday, May (, 2012. The late registration fee has been reduced to $205 per participant.

The 27th annual Maine Schoolsite Health Promotion Program “Wellness” Conference will take place Monday, June 25 through Wednesday, June 27 at Sugarloaf USA.

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Conference addresses math for students with disabilities

Special education staff and other educators who work with students with disabilities are invited to a conference focused on the neuropsychology of math and applying such concepts to math instruction for students with disabilities.

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Club offers teacher scholarships for MIT science, engineering program

The MIT Alumni Club of Maine is inviting Maine middle- and high-school science, engineering, and math teachers to apply for Club scholarships for this summer’s MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers (SEPT), which takes place June 24-30 at MIT.

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Maine schools to share successes at regional conference

Teams from three Maine schools will share their stories about boosting student success through teacher leadership, building student-centered systems and focusing on the transition from middle to high school at a regional conference in March focused on school-wide improvement strategies.

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