Earlier today, the Maine DOE unveiled its newly redesigned homepage. We liked our old homepage, but we are constantly looking to improve the experience people have when they interact with our Department and for so many, our website makes that important first impression.
Throughout the redesign process, we had one thing in mind: you.
The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards is conducting a public review of substantive portions of draft high school national core arts standards for dance, media arts, music, theatre and visual arts, now through Monday, Oct. 21. Continue reading “Arts standards up for public review”
The University of New England (UNE) is seeking Maine students for Scholarships in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (SSTEM), an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Maine public school students in grades six through 12 are invited to participate in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) video contest that awards over $2 million in technology and additional prizes to winning schools nationwide. At least five of the state finalist schools will be from Maine, and each state will have one winning school.
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New and experienced gifted and talented educators will have a chance to learn new skills and practices at upcoming mentoring workshops in Bangor and Augusta sponsored by the Maine DOE.
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The Maine DOE subrecipient monitoring committee has released its first draft of fiscal guidance to help federal grant subgrantees interpret and apply federal and State regulations. The fiscal guidance can be found on the Maine DOE Fiscal Review and Compliance site.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers a three-hour, web-based training that provides leading practices and resources to assist elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher education and houses of worship in developing emergency plans. The training, titled “Preparing for Mass-Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education and Houses of Worship,” will help audiences prepare for, respond to and recover from mass-casualty incidents.
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The Maine DOE is partnering with the Study Buddy Online Homework Help program to provide free online math and science homework assistance to Maine students. Schools can opt to participate in this program that connects fifth through 12th grade students with volunteer high school honor students for homework help.
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Beginning this testing year, the listening test of Assessing Comprehension and Communications in English State to State for English Language Learners (ACCESS for ELLs®) will be media-based, meaning that all listening items for all tiers and grades 1-12 are prerecorded. Rather than listening to the test administrator read the scripted items as in the past, the students will listen to a recording. This allows for students to listen to more authentic language use, such as conversations involving more than one speaker.
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Maine teachers, administrators and school technology experts are invited to attend the Association of Computer Technology Educators in Maine (ACTEM) conference to improve technology use in the classroom. This year’s theme, “‘X’ Marks the Spot – Destination Learning,” aims to investigate the evolving landscape of technology in schools.
