It’s been a busy start to the 2011-12 school year.
Maine has been tapped to help lead an effort to develop science learning standards for a new age, a teacher from Caribou has been anointed 2012 Teacher of the Year and two Maine schools are preparing to be recognized later this fall in Washington, D.C.
Orono Middle School and Eliot Elementary School are recognized as 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Alana Margeson is chosen from among 10 nominees
Correction: This press release has been corrected to note that Margeson resides in Westmanland.
CARIBOU – Alana Margeson, a 10th– and 11th-grade English teacher at Caribou High School, was named the 2012 Maine Teacher of the Year in front of students, colleagues, family, and other distinguished guests Thursday. In keeping with Maine tradition, Margeson was not informed ahead of time that the “all-school assembly” was called to honor her.
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The economy is slow, but we have job openings, the employers told Gov. Paul LePage. More than 20,000 Maine people are receiving unemployment benefits, but we can’t find the workers we need, they said.
In other words, what we have in Maine isn’t only a jobs deficit. It’s a skills deficit, too. We have more available jobs in some sectors than we do workers with the skills needed to do them.
Maine employers from all sectors of the economy came to the Blaine House in Augusta last week with a clear message, though not the one most might have expected.
The economy is slow, but we have job openings, the employers told Gov. Paul LePage. More than 20,000 Maine people are receiving unemployment benefits, but we can’t find the workers we need, they said.
In other words, what we have in Maine isn’t only a jobs deficit. It’s a skills deficit, too. We have more available jobs in some sectors than we do workers with the skills needed to do them.
The Maine State Aquarium and the Maine Department of Marine Resources are inviting high school science teachers and career counselors to bring their students to the 2011 Marine Science Career Day on Nov. 16.
Teachers have the chance to take seven free, open-licensed courses online this fall as part of a pilot program that aims to bring community-based, peer learning to professional development for K-12 teachers.
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Thirteen communities this fall will host forums to discuss school readiness among students entering kindergarten in Maine’s public schools.
Fairchild Semiconductor of South Portland is funding a three-year grant to grow the number of Maine high schools participating in robotics competitions that use the VEX Robotics Design System.
The Maine Migrant Education Program Survey has been updated for the 2011-12 school year, and the Department of Education is requesting that school units distribute it to all newly enrolled students.
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