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Academy Seeks Aspiring Teachers, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Outstanding Maine high school students considering a career in teaching have the opportunity to get some solid experience at the University of Maine this summer. The UMaine College of Education and Human Development's Future Teachers Academy, offered at no cost to participants, takes place June 22-25.

University/School Partners Receive Grant To Expand Alternative Teacher Certification Project, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A $1.035 million U.S. Department of Education grant will allow the University of Maine to expand its innovative alternative teacher certification program to Aroostook and Washington counties. Funded over five years, the Transition to Teaching grant is based on the success and promise of the model developed and piloted by the UMaine College of Education and Human Development in partnership with the Mid-Coast Superintendents' Association, comprised of school districts from Searsport to Bath.

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.

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.

Umaine Youth Program Earns Another National Award, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The National Youth Sports Program at the University of Maine has been named one of the best in the country for the third time in its seven-year history. In announcing the 1999 Meritorious Program award winners, the National Collegiate Athletic Association recognized the UMaine program for outstanding leadership, service to children and community involvement. The UMaine NYSP received a first-year commendation award in 1993 and earned a meritorious program award in 1994.

New Educational Partnership Sharing Responsibility, Resources To Improve K-12 Teaching And Learning, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A new partnership forged on common goals to improve K-12 teaching and learning is off to a strong start this fall, with expanded representation and an ambitious agenda. The Penobscot River Educational Partnership: A Professional Development Network (PREP:PDN), unites the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and seven area school systems in a collaborative effort that links all areas of teacher preparation and professional development. The network is based on sharing and strengthening resources and expertise.

Teaching: A Demanding Job In High Demand, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Increasingly, Maine is confronting the national problem of filling teaching positions, particularly at the middle school and high school levels, and key leadership posts with well-prepared, highly qualified educators. Even though the state is not experiencing a surge in K-12 enrollment like some other areas of the county, its well-established, senior teaching force is reaching retirement in great proportions.

Coaching Education Center Honors Sports Medicine Pioneer, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Center for Coaching Education has honored retired Colby College educator and athletic trainer Carl E. Nelson of Waterville for his outstanding contributions to the promotion and practice of sports medicine in Maine. A pioneer in the care and prevention of athletic injuries, Nelson is the 1999 recipient of the Robert J. Lahey Sports Medicine Award.

Future Teachers To Learn Violence Prevention Strategies, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

University of Maine students preparing to be teachers will get some expert advice on how to recognize the clues and deal with the realities of bias, harassment and violence in today’s schools. A Nov. 5 workshop for students in the College of Education and Human Development’s teacher candidacy and Master of Arts in Teaching programs will focus on early detection of problems and positive intervention.

Bell Atlantic Gift Boosts Umaine Technology Training For Teachers, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Technology is changing the way the world communicates and how teachers teach and students learn in Maine classrooms. A new partnership to further expand the digital bridge from classroom to a transformed society was announced today by the Bell Atlantic Foundation and the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.

Umaine Offers New Graduate Program In Instructional Technology, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Maine schools are wired, expect additional funding for computer hardware and software, and students are eager to enhance their learning with cutting-edge technology. Beginning this fall, a new graduate program from the University of Maine will address the critical need for a more technologically advanced K-12 teaching force.

New Educational Partnership Shares Responsibility, Resources To Improve K-12 Teaching And Learning, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

A new partnership forged on common goals and needs unites the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and seven area school systems in a commitment to improve teaching and learning by bridging the gap between educational theory and classroom practice. The collaborative network, based on sharing and strengthening resources and expertise, links all areas of teacher preparation and continuing development.

Umaine Education Project Winners Announced, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Nearly 70 students from the University of Maine's College of Education and Human Development presented displays of their senior projects at the recent fall poster session. Winners have been named in four categories. The students choose either an educational research or a school practice topic to explore in depth and present as a capstone project to the senior seminar. The displays and presentations were judged by members of Phi Delta Kappa, the international organization for professional educators.

The Bottom Line On Reading Programs: Most Work Some Of The Time, With Some Students, Paula Moore

General University of Maine Publications

Debate continues to rage in academic and research circles over beginning reading instruction. The controversies are heated and politically charged. Now, the so-called Reading War is boiling over into the popular press and stirring up unnecessary fears among parents and community members that schools and teachers may not be using the "best" method to teach reading. In Maine, reports about the Reading War are turning up with regularity in local newspapers and on radio talk shows and statewide newscasts.

New England Land-Grant Universities Consider Stronger Voice For Education, Equity Through Regional Collaboration, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Land-Grant University education deans and faculty from the six New England states are working toward becoming a collective and influential regional voice for educational policy and reform. They took the first step Feb. 6-7 when they joined forces to deliberate and consider a regional response to some of the most crucial issues confronting early childhood and K-12 education. In the process, they discovered much about the differences, similarities and potential for cooperation among their various institutions in the nation's most historic, compact and fiercely independent region.

New England Land-Grant Education Deans, Faculty Taking Collaborative Approach To Address Region's Key K-12 Issues, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The education deans of New England's Land-Grant universities are taking unprecedented collaborative action to improve and share their resources with one another and with K-12 schools throughout the region.

Educating Children For Social Responsibility Is International Concern, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Children use the lessons they learn in school about authority to pattern their behavior in society, according to a University of Maine professor who is one of approximately 30 educators helping plan an international conference that will explore the meaning and role of moral education in a world of changing geographic, political and social boundaries.

Let's Strengthen The Standards And Appeal Of Teaching, Robert A. Cobb

General University of Maine Publications

The question of how to make a teaching career more attractive to more of our most capable students continues to plague the education profession and society at large. Recent reports have given us reason to be concerned about this question and an opportunity to consider some of complexities surrounding its answers.

There's No Standard Slot For Stephen King Readers, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

What do postal clerks, parapsychology researchers, college professors, high school teachers, writers, attorneys and independent vampire movie makers have in common? They're all coming to the Oct. 11-12 [1996] Reading Stephen King conference at the University of Maine.

Stephen King Is Focal Point For Literary Conference On Choice And Censorship In The Classroom, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

What happens when "IT" comes to the classroom, or tries to and finds the door barred? Such are the questions that will be posed, discussed and debated at the Oct. 11-12 [1996] Reading Stephen King conference at the University of Maine. The work of the prolific best-selling horror writer will be the catalyst for a diversity of perspectives and experiences examining issues of censorship, student choice and the place of popular literature in the required readings or "canons" of public high schools and colleges.