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 Oct. 24 in Lewiston.
Category: Standards
Maine Learning Results standards, implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the development of the Next Generation Science Standards
Maine Course Pathways available to more schools
More Maine schools have the chance this fall to participate in Maine Course Pathways, a project that helps schools ensure their classes are covering the required academic standards.
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Institute will stress literacy planning
Some 260 teachers and administrators from 27 Maine schools will gather at the University of Maine on Aug. 9 to draft action plans aimed at improving literacy instruction.
Wagner: Schools should retool, teach ‘survival skills’
ORONO – The world of the 21st century is a world that requires its citizens to be critical thinkers, collaborators, effective communicators, entrepreneurs and continuous learners.
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Summer seminars focus on education policy
The U.S. Department of Education is inviting teachers to participate in a series of seminars focused on education policy related to the No Child Left Behind Act, the Common Core state standards, professional development and other topics.
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In ‘ordinary’ district, standards-based transformation takes hold
When it comes to educational transformation, Victoria Burns prefers to think of her school district as ordinary.
“If we can do it, it’s something that can be translated to almost anyone,” said Burns, superintendent of School Administrative District 15, which serves Gray and New Gloucester.
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Common themes emerge on listening tour
Concerns about shrinking school budgets and standardized testing, enthusiasm about the new Common Core state standards, and an eagerness to have a singular guiding vision for education in Maine.
Movement in Washington, but not the kind we want
The U.S. Department of Education released news last week that might be construed as promising, but it’s not quite a reason to celebrate.
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DOE offers Common Core English webinar
The Maine Department of Education today at 3 p.m. will offer a webinar focused on implementing the Common Core state standards for English.
DOE offers Common Core math webinar
The Maine Department of Education will continue its series of webinars focused on implementing the Common Core state standards in a June 22 session focused on mathematics.
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