Educators from pre-kindergarten through the university level are invited to a one-day workshop on June 22 focused on “Teaching and Leading in Tough Times.”
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Category: Professional Development
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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Sexuality education conference takes place April 5
The lead health education specialist from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will speak in Augusta on April 5 at the seventh annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference.
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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 to feature student-centered learning examples
Educators from across Maine are invited to a conference on April 13 that highlights classroom units and projects that engage all learners in work that challenges them to think critically and creatively.
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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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Sessions help educators support military children
The Military Child Education Coalition is offering workshops in Portland and Bangor in April that could be helpful to educators in better serving students from military families.
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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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STEM summit focuses on community engagement
The Maine STEM Collaborative is inviting educators and representatives from the business, non-profit and government communities to attend the third bi-annual STEM summit.
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Conference offers resources, strategies on financial literacy
The Maine JumpStart Coalition is inviting teachers at all levels to attend the Fostering Financial Literacy in Maine Schools Conference at the Augusta Civic Center on April 26.
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