May 23, 2011
Dear Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Schools:
I’m pleased to invite you to the 100th Annual School Superintendents’ and Assistant Superintendents’ Conference on June 27-28, 2011 at the Senator Inn in Augusta, Maine.
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Four students will kick off the day with presentations showing how they’ve put technology to work in innovative, globally relevant ways
It’s been nearly a decade since the launch of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, which has equipped Maine middle- and high-school students with laptops and made technology an integral part of their learning.
On Thursday, May 26, more than 1,100 students, teachers and parents will overtake the University of Maine campus in Orono for the eighth annual MLTI Student Conference.
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Looking for resources to teach a lesson about mercury contamination?
The Schoodic Education and Research Center at Acadia National Park might have the resource you need.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage participated in a panel focused on education policy on May 6 during a Republican Governors’ Association conference in Nashville, Tenn.
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In a panel discussion, Maine school superintendents say an emphasis on communication kept bad situations from becoming worse.
AUGUSTA – When a teacher’s aide brought a gun to Portland’s Riverton Community School in 2009, a top priority for Superintendent James Morse was crafting a clear, timely communication for parents so they’d know their children were safe. Continue reading “Superintendents: Communication key to managing crises”
A daylong conference will offer educators tips on integrating financial literacy into the school environment.
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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.
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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Annual gathering features presentations by Maine teachers for Maine teachers.
English teachers can use blogs, poetry slams and graphic novels to craft engaging lessons that appeal to students who don’t learn best by reading books and writing papers.
A teacher in the southern Maine town of Sanford can teach Advanced Placement English to students located almost 400 miles to his north, in the town of St. Agatha.
Conference offers instructors a preview of newly produced curriculum materials that align with the Common Core.
A South Portland High School math teacher described his class’ experience building a boat to drive home math lessons.
A Lisbon Community School teacher discussed how she uses picture books with her young students to help them visualize mathematical concepts.
