Recently, the Business Roundtable – a group of more than 200 chief executives from across the country – wrote in support of the continued implementation of Common Core State Standards. These leaders are the latest to come forward from the education and business communities to advocate for these higher standards that will position students to be successful after high school, and economies like Maine’s to benefit from that. Continue reading “Business leaders support Common Core standards”
Category: Standards
Maine Learning Results standards, implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the development of the Next Generation Science Standards
Building leadership capacity to transform our schools
Today marks the launch of Maine DOE’s new School Improvement Webinar Series. It’s one of the many resources we’re making available to support the school improvement work initiated by our Maine School Performance Grading System.
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Smarter Balanced practice tests now available
Teachers interested in an interactive look at the Smarter Balanced assessment can now take a practice test. The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) made practice tests available starting last week for teachers, students, parents and the public in advance of the test’s full deployment in Maine schools starting in 2015. Continue reading “Smarter Balanced practice tests now available”
Update on proficiency-based diploma Technical Assistance Plan
The Department has been working on the Technical Assistance Plan (TAP) to help districts implement a proficiency-based diploma since the beginning of the year. Many of the elements of the plan will be unveiled at the Commissioner’s Conference (June 23-25) and will be officially released on July 1. The TAP is being developed as an interactive website stocked with resources, guidance documents and exemplars. Continue reading “Update on proficiency-based diploma Technical Assistance Plan”
New Center for Best Practice videos feature RSU 16
The Maine Center for Best Practice is pleased to announce the posting of two new videos of Maine schools working toward learner-centered, proficiency-based education. Both schools are from Regional School Unit 16.
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Science standards Maine helped develop are released
AUGUSTA – A new set of science standards that Maine took a leading role in helping to develop were released Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day, the State Board of Education was briefed on the Next Generation Science Standards by Anita Bernhardt, the Maine Department of Education science education specialist. The Board anticipates voting on adoption of the standards later this spring.
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Attend Maine Cohort for Customized Learning workshop
All Maine educators are invited to hear about the customized learning vision for Maine schools at the Maine Cohort for Customized Learning’s upcoming consortium: “Designing a Standards-Based, Customized Learning Community.”
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Department welcomes new Chief Academic Officer Tome
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Rachelle Tome to the position of Maine Department of Education Chief Academic Officer.
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Improving the state of education
The Governor devoted a good portion of his State of the State address on Tuesday evening to education, a reflection of the passion he has for the topic. As he said, he believes education saved his life.
UMF announces graduate course series in K-12 math leadership
University of Maine at Farmington is offering a series of four graduate courses to prepare educators for the challenges of being a mathematics leader, whether they are a math coach, math interventionist, Response to Intervention coordinator, Title I: math teacher, or grade-level team leader.
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