Maine Learning Results standards, implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the development of the Next Generation Science Standards
A first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards is expected later this month, and Maine science teachers will have the chance to weigh in with feedback and suggestions.
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The following is a news release from the Maine State Board of Education.
AUGUSTA –Steve Pound, vice chair of the Maine State Board of Education, and associate director for workforce development at Cianbro, has been chosen to serve with a national panel of experts on a group that will examine how students learn and demonstrate their knowledge.
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Interested in learning more about proficiency-based education and the efforts of a growing number of Maine schools to transition to a system that’s shaped around students, their needs, and the ways they learn best?
This week is a good week to find out more.
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Science teachers and other across Maine are becoming familiar with “A Framework for K-12 Science Education,” the National Research Council publication that is serving as the basis for the Next Generation Science Standards.
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EAST WATERBORO — How do we teach others to make decisions that allow them to live healthier lives?
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The Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine (ATOMIM) is inviting high school math teachers to a session focused on the Common Core state standards for mathematics in the classroom through reasoning and sense making.
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By Maggie Stokes
The following were remarks made at the release of “Education Evolving: Maine’s Plan for Putting Learners First” on Jan. 17, 2012, at the Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta.
Teachers, administrators and school board members will gain insight into Maine’s implementation of the Common Core state standards and federal education policy during a daylong conference on Jan. 27 in Brewer.
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After 10 months of collecting and considering the public’s feedback and thinking seriously about our priorities, we’ve publicly released a strategic plan for education in Maine.
ATOMIM, the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine, will be holding a series of “Dine and Discuss” events on the topic of Algebra readiness.
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