All Title I schools interested in developing a schoolwide plan are invited to attend two training sessions hosted by the Department this fall. Sessions will be held on Oct. 20 and Nov. 3 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in room 103 of the Burton Cross Office Building at 111 Sewall Street in Augusta.
Category: Professional Development
Pathways to Proficiency summer literacy institute
During the month of August, over 400 PK-12 educators from across Maine attended two-day professional development institutes offered in Presque Isle, Brewer, Lewiston and Saco. The Pathways to Proficiency institute was designed to help teams of educators strengthen their understanding of Maine’s English language arts standards while also bolstering their knowledge of highly effective instructional strategies that support students in achieving proficiency.
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From ACEs to resilience
The first annual Thriving Maine Communities Conference, focused on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and resilience is being held for K-12 and post-secondary educators; medical and behavioral health care providers; law enforcement and juvenile justice workers; early care and education providers; child welfare agencies; clergy members; business leaders; policy-makers, legislators and community residents. Information on the two day conference can be found here www.mainequalitycounts.org/page/2-1309/thriving-maine-communities.
Attendance matters
September is attendance awareness month; a nationwide event recognizing the connection between school attendance and academic achievement. Count ME In, a Maine based non-profit organization, is promoting awareness that students who miss school frequently end up with gaps in their learning. Yet, chronic absence is a problem that can be solved when schools, families, and communities work together.
Cross Disciplinary Literacy Network registration now open
During the 2012-13 academic year, the Maine DOE launched the Cross Discipline Literacy Network (CDLN), a professional learning network focused on helping PK-12 educators learn and apply literacy strategies to improve content instruction that promotes student proficiency. The network operates regionally across the state, utilizing both face-to-face networking experiences and digital webinar sessions.
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Maine DOE partners with the UMF for mathematics coaching
Title I schools identified as Priority within Maine who also demonstrate challenges with mathematics performance, have the opportunity to utilize program improvement funds to support participation in the Maine Mathematics Coaching Project (MMCP) through the University of Maine Farmington’s Office of Graduate Studies.
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Office of Special Services offers professional development opportunity
The Maine DOE Office of Special Services is offering a training opportunity for high school special education teachers focusing on the development of post-secondary transition plans that are compliant with State and federal regulations. The specifics on the training that begins this fall can be found here.
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Upcoming workshops focus on connecting math instruction to support student engagement
The Maine DOE is inviting math educators across the state to a series of three workshops to support instruction and make connections to student engagement and understanding. The first full-day sessions will be held in September and October and the remaining two in the winter and spring.
Educators from Maine Art Assessment Initiative participate in summit in nation’s capital
A team from the Maine Art Assessment Initiative (MAAI) was selected to participate in the Teach to Lead Summit in Washington, D.C. recently. Twenty-seven teams were selected out of 125 proposals. The Summit was sponsored by the US Department of Education and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. The following educators represented Maine and the MAAI:
Transportation conference focuses on transporting Maine’s most precious cargo and more
Over 400 school transportation staff throughout Maine attended the 44th Annual School Transportation Safety Conference at Sugarloaf this summer. Each year school transportation teams come together to learn from national experts, State agencies and each other. Throughout the conference transportation directors, bus drivers, bus mechanics, transportation software specialist, and business managers echoed “this was the best conference ever.”
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