The Maine Indoor Air Quality Council is hosting a free, one-day Healthy Indoor Air for Schools Conference on March 12 as part of the Council’s two-day Maine Indoor Air Quality Conference. Schools and districts are invited to send a team of representatives–facilities staff, health care professionals, teachers and administrators–to this event. Continue reading “Attend Healthy Indoor Air for Schools Conference”
Mt. Blue’s Doug Hodum named national teacher fellow
Doug Hodum, science teacher and science department head at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, was recently selected as one of 12 Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellows.
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USDA proposes standards to provide healthy food options in schools
New “Smart Snacks in School” proposal to ensure vending machines, snack bars include healthy choices
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the following press release on Feb. 1.
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Madison Elem. earns nutrition award
RSU 59 received a HealthierUS School Challenge Bronze Award at Madison Elementary School, with students and parents in attendance. HUSSC is a voluntary certification initiative established in 2004 to recognize those schools participating in the National School Lunch Program that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity. Fewer than 4 percent of schools nationally have achieved the award.
Learn to support ELL students through technology
The University of Maine Project Reach program invites teachers of English language learners to attend a free two-hour workshop to discover how a variety of readily available technology tools (e.g. digital cameras, computers and IPads) can be used in intentional ways to provide new educational opportunities for diverse learners, including young children (grades PreK through third) learning English.
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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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How does learner-centered education work?
Monmouth Academy, part of Kennebec Intra-District Schools (KIDS) RSU 2, recently released two videos about learner-centered projects at the high school.
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Maine Charter Commission Approves Two New Charter Schools
The following is a news release from the Maine Charter School Commission.
AUGUSTA — The Maine Charter School Commission approved two new charter schools on Tuesday to open next fall: the Harpswell Coastal Academy and the Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences in Gray.
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Maine NECAP test results released
State preparing for move to Smarter Balanced assessment in 2014
AUGUSTA – Reading and math scores in grades 3 through 8 are flat, while writing scores increased slightly after a decline the previous year. The scores are from the latest New England Common Assessment Program tests, taken in October 2012.
Child Development Services announces online referral submission
Child Development Services announces the launch of its website, which includes the ability for agencies, providers and individuals concerned about a child’s development to make online referrals.
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