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Teachers As Leaders Is Conference Theme, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Teacher leaders who instruct and inspire their colleagues as well as their students often hold the key to positive change in school environment, instructional quality and student achievement. Strategies, models and challenges of teacher leadership will be explored at the Maine School Leadership Conference taking place Thursday, Sept. 26 at the University of Maine.

Teachers Complete Maine Writing Project Training, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Twenty-five exemplary educators completed the 2002 Maine Writing Project at the University of Maine. Sponsored by the College of Education and Human Development, the competitive program is providing a force of highly trained writing instructors for Maine students and for other teachers.

Umaine, Maine Maritime Team Up To Train Future Teachers, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A resourceful agreement between The University of Maine and Maine Maritime Academy is intended to expedite the initial certification process for a select group of aspiring educators and help address the severe shortage of mathematics and physical science teachers. The three-year pilot program, beginning this fall, opens access for MMA students to secondary science/mathematics education courses at UMaine.

Academy Seeks Aspiring Teachers, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Maine high school students considering a career in teaching have the opportunity to get some solid experience at the University of Maine this summer. With a $7,000 grant from the MBNA Community Foundation, the UMaine College of Education and Human Development will offer a first-time Future Teachers Academy June 24-26 at no cost to participants.

Young Authors Camps Set At Umaine, Benton And New Sharon, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Some of the state's top writing teachers will lend expertise and technique to help students develop composition skills during the annual Young Authors' Camp being held this summer at three locations around the state.

Explore And Learn At Umaine's Camp Laptop, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Laptop computers are arriving in middle schools around the state, and the University of Maine is offering a summer experience to get teachers, students and parents off and running with the Maine Technology Initiative this fall. Camp Laptop is seeking adventurers eager to explore the possibilities and challenges of teaching and learning with technology.

Educational Partnership Addresses Regional Problems Creatively, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

An enterprising project to address Maine's teacher shortage and provide an alternative certification process is off and running in mid-coast schools through a partnership with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. The innovative work of the regional collaboration is also catching the attention of other districts struggling to find, certify and keep qualified teachers.

Partnership Schools To Share Expertise At Collective In-Service Day, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Approximately 500 K-8 teachers will participate in a series of workshops taking place from Veazie to Bucksport during a collaborative Regional In-service Day on Friday, March 15. The third annual event, pooling the resources and expertise of eight school districts and the University of Maine, is sponsored by the Penobscot River Educational Partnership: A Professional Development Network (PREP: PDN).

Expert Lessons For Future Math/Science Teachers, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Future and potential teachers will have the chance to work with and be inspired by some top educators during a series of workshops and other events at the University of Maine on Saturday, March 2. The second annual Mathematics and Science Future Teachers Club Spring Conference is expected to attract more than 60 aspiring teachers and excite them about teaching in the critical shortage areas of math and science, especially the physical sciences.

Leadership Network Continues Expansion, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine School Leadership Network is recruiting teachers and school-level administrators throughout the state for the third cycle of its school-based leadership development program, which begins in May. Based on the successful Maine Academy of School Leaders model of the early 1990s, the two-year program is helping develop strong educational leadership at the administrative and classroom levels to move schools toward successful implementation of the Maine Learning Results.

Education Partnership Names Director, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A regional partnership forged three years ago to improve K-12 teaching and learning has built a strong foundation and recently named a director to provide leadership for its ambitious agenda.

Nancy Yoder of Hampden, associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, will devote half her workload to facilitating and coordinating activities of the Penobscot River Educational Partnership: A Professional Development Network.

Educators Strategize, Democratize Reading Instruction In New Book, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

What is learned must be taught, and the need for active, sustained instruction in reading doesn't end when students grasp the basics in elementary school. That's the bottom line of a new book that illustrates how to do more than simply throw required reading books at adolescents in the nation's middle and high schools.

Reframe Leadership To Reflect Realities, Culture Of Schools, Umaine Professor Suggests In New Book, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Practicing the effective leadership necessary for high-performing schools can be an elusive goal for administrators besieged with daily staff demands, increasing public expectations, complex bureaucratic regulations and constant building crises. The successful leader finds equally committed teachers, counselors and principals to share the load and rewards, says the author of a new book that emphasizes how to reframe leadership to fit the realities of schoolhouse life.