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Students' Good Works Help Others, Kay Hyatt
Students' Good Works Help Others, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
In this season of good will, University of Maine Upward Bound students can reflect on their good works. As winter embraces their area high schools, members of the Public Service Group can find warmth in remembering the community-spirited deeds they performed around the Greater Bangor area during the summer and in planning for future projects.
Study Highlights Local Approach To Mea Assessment, Kay Hyatt
Study Highlights Local Approach To Mea Assessment, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
A study from the Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of Maine provides a framework for conducting local evaluations involving the Maine Educational Assessment. While maintaining the value of the statewide MEA, the authors support the importance of local assessment and encourage educators to use it as a tool for examining curriculum and other local factors. The MEA is designed to align with the Maine Learning Results and measure schools' progress toward meeting the new learning standards.
Successful Reading Program Marking 10th Year In Maine, Kay Hyatt
Successful Reading Program Marking 10th Year In Maine, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The Reading Recovery literacy program will mark its10th anniversary in Maine at a special conference Dec. 6-7 at the Samoset Resort and throughout the new year. The conference will feature some of the top educators nationally and in Maine presenting keynote addresses and workshops on major issues and developments in early literacy. In addition, a Greenville sixth grader will share a letter she wrote to her local school board about how the program has helped her succeed in school.
Umaine Grant To Build Coordinated Response To Crime, Prevention, Kay Hyatt
Umaine Grant To Build Coordinated Response To Crime, Prevention, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
A grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will enable the University of Maine to better coordinate its response to crimes against women on campus and strengthen awareness and prevention programs. Funded by a two-year $302,256 grant from the Justice Department's Violence Against Women Office, the Safe Campus Project will work to develop stronger collaboration among campus and community resources to improve the efficiency of continuing education and prevention, as well as advocacy for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.
Annual Book Drive Under Way, Kay Hyatt
Annual Book Drive Under Way, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Children's books for needy area youngsters from toddlers to teens are again being collected by the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine. The public is invited to join in this annual tradition by donating new books or used books in very good condition.
Math/Science Teacher Collaborative Targets Campuswide Participation, Kay Hyatt
Math/Science Teacher Collaborative Targets Campuswide Participation, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The Maine Mathematics-Science Teacher Excellence Collaborative is actively working toward its goals of improving the recruitment, preparation and support of students with strong interests in math, science and technology to help address the national shortage of math and science teachers for grades 7-12.
Policy Specialist Joins Umaine Research Center, Kay Hyatt
Policy Specialist Joins Umaine Research Center, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
A new researcher specializing in educational policy, funding and intergovernmental relations, is expanding the expertise of the Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Pushpam Jain, who recently completed his Ph.D. in Education Policy at the University of Chicago, joined the CRE, the Maine Education Policy Research Institute and the College in October as an assistant research professor.
New Position A Homecoming For Career Educator, Kay Hyatt
New Position A Homecoming For Career Educator, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Career educator Owen J. Logue has returned to the University of Maine to coordinate and guide student academic services in the College of Education and Human Development. As assistant dean for Academic Services, Logue provides support and direction for students progressing through their programs and undertakes special initiatives to further the College's statewide work in support of Pre-K-12 education.
Educators Honored At Maine Association For Middle Level Education Conference, Kay Hyatt
Educators Honored At Maine Association For Middle Level Education Conference, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The Maine Association for Middle Level Education (MAMLE) honored exemplary educators at its 2000 Annual Conference, held October 19-20 at Sugarloaf USA. This year's recognition ceremony was highlighted by the presentation of a brand new award, the Friends of Middle Level Education Award, to Robert Cobb, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine. The Friends of Middle Level Education Award will be a periodic award, not necessarily annual, and acknowledges people who have helped promote quality middle level education in Maine in ways other than public school service. Dr. Cobb was recognized for …
New Director At Umaine Research Center, Kay Hyatt
New Director At Umaine Research Center, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The Center for Research and Evaluation at the University of Maine's College of Education and Human Development has a new director. Walter Harris of Orono, veteran faculty member and administrator in the College, succeeds Walter McIntire, who retired after a long career at UMaine.
Little Books Get Big Boost In Marketing And Distribution, Kay Hyatt
Little Books Get Big Boost In Marketing And Distribution, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
A series of Little Books from Maine didn't generate much talk in literacy circles, but publishers took notice that the simple texts were a hit among beginning readers and their teachers. Five years after the first series was created and produced by the Center for Early Literacy at the University of Maine, the small texts are heading for an international market.
Conference To Examine The Latest K-5 Literacy Instruction, Research Maine-Based Little Books Series Hitting Worldwide Market, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
More than 370 educators will gather at the University of Maine Aug. 7-8 to examine the latest research and teaching techniques and to share information about how best to get youngsters off to a strong start in reading and writing. The 2000 Seamless Transitions K-5 Literacy Conference brings together all the educators involved in a child's early and primary learning experiences - Reading Recovery, special education and classroom teachers - to emphasize the importance of providing consistency and a team approach in expectations and instruction.
Athletic Directors Institute Opens August 1 At Umaine, Kay Hyatt
Athletic Directors Institute Opens August 1 At Umaine, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Major issues and needs in sports leadership will be addressed at the third annual Athletic Directors’ Institute, August 1-3 at the University of Maine. Topics ranging from curbing violence in sports to managing facilities will be featured, along with intensive training in effective use of technology.
Umaine Study Examines Dilemma Of Weighted Grades, Kay Hyatt
Umaine Study Examines Dilemma Of Weighted Grades, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The value assigned to an “A” varies in high schools throughout Maine and nationally, and as college admissions and scholarships based on class rank raise the stakes, administrators are scrambling to devise rigorous, equitable grading systems. About half the nation's school systems assign weighted grades, allowing more points for high grades in Advanced Placement or other accelerated courses than for the same grades in less demanding classes, according to a new study from the University of Maine. But with no state or national standards to guide high schools that weight grades or to clarify their meaning to college admissions officers, …
Study Examines Commercialization Of Schools, Kay Hyatt
Study Examines Commercialization Of Schools, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Squeezed between tight budgets, funding mandates and swelling demands for programs and services, the nation's public schools are turning more and more to corporate partnerships, striking deals that provide revenue boosts or needed equipment for classrooms and sports teams in exchange for a captive audience of young consumers.
Honor Society Inducts Umaine Education Students, Kay Hyatt
Honor Society Inducts Umaine Education Students, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Future teachers heard some first-hand, high-level advice about succeeding in their chosen profession during their initiation into the University of Maine's scholastic honor society for education majors. Public expectations, accountability measures and a host of social and political issues are changing and challenging K-12 education, SAD 46 (Dexter) Superintendent Raymond Poulin, former state deputy commissioner of education, told students being inducted into the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi.
Umaine Education Programs Earn Continuing Accreditation, Kay Hyatt
Umaine Education Programs Earn Continuing Accreditation, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The University of Maine's professional teacher programs have received full, five-year continuing approval from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the State Board of Education. The unconditional reaccreditation of the College of Education and Human Development's undergraduate and graduate programs documents that it is meeting the highest standards ensuring that subject matter content and how to teach it is a priority.