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Exploring Data And Methods To Assess And Understand The Performance Of Ssi States: Learning From The Cases Of Kentucky And Maine, Jaekyung Lee, Walter Mcintire, Theodore Coladarci

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

The proposed study will identify and fill the gaps between currently available data and methods and desired ones in assessing and understanding the performance of SSI states. It will address the following research questions:

1. What information is available on the academic performance of a system?
2. What methodological challenges are posed by multi-level, multi-dimensional time-series data such as the NAEP and state assessments in understanding factors affecting system performance?

The researchers will examine these issues in two SSI states, Kentucky and Maine. They will examine whether and/or how the current NAEP and the states' own student assessments can be …

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

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.

Maine, Volume 81, Number 2, Summer 2000, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Creating the Right Chemistry: A profile of UMaine's energetic new baseball coach Sharon Versyp --- Policy-Relevant Research: Director of UMaine's Water Research Institute, Steve Kahl '77, believes in being accountable --- Moving into the Future with a Sense of the Past: A look at the changes on the UMaine campus --- No Place Like Home: Old Town native Cathra Chappelle '92, MD looks forward to becoming a traditional town doctor --- Bringing the Games to Disney's Wide World of Sports: Jeff Sturgeon '89 gets the chance to combine his interests in business and sports

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

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.

Weighted Grades: A Conundrum For Secondary Schools, Gail C. Downs

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.

1333 Graduate At Umaine's 196th Commencement, Joe Carr

General University of Maine Publications

Press release announcing the 196th Commencement ceremony at the University of Maine, Orono. During the ceremony 1,333 people graduated with 327 receiving graduate degrees and 28 doctoral degrees.

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 Colleges Name Outstanding Students Of The Class Of 2000, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Interviews with top students in the Class of 2000.

Three Women To Share Jumaine Salutatorian Honor, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Four University of Maine students will share the honor of being class salutatorian when the Class of2000 graduates of May 20. The following are profiles of each of these outstanding students.

Umaine Plans First Outdoor Commencement Since 1994, Joe Carr

General University of Maine Publications

More than 1,300 University of Maine degrees will be awarded at the University's 196th Commencement, scheduled to be held on Morse Field at Harold Alfond Stadium on Saturday, May 20 at 10:30 a.m.

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.

Maine, Volume 81, Number 1, Spring 2000, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

A special 125th Anniversary Issue providing profiles of Alumni On the Move, Making an Impact.

Those selected were: A. Manette Ansay '87 --- Don Holder '80 --- Christina DeHoff '95 --- Frank Hackett '89 --- Kimberly Strom-Gottfried '80 --- Heather Blease '86 --- Blair LaCorte '85 --- John Coleman '85 --- Andrew Frawley '84 --- Kevin Mann '86 --- John Brier '88 --- Matthew Kenney '88 --- Peter Brooks '88 --- Jeff Jackson '88 --- Nicole Kimball '94 --- Kate Wynne '81G --- Linden McClure '89 --- Richard Londraville '89G --- John Baldacci '86 --- Robert Tyrer '87 --- Kathleen …

Distinguished Visiting Poets Program, English Department

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

I am writing on behalf of the English Department and the National Poetry foundation to request the Committee's assistance in continuing the vibrant new series of poetry readings and residencies that \ile began with your aid last Spring. As you will recall, Burton Hatlen applied for funding last year with a proposal that stretched over three semesters. It is my understanding that the Committee, in approving the Spring portion of the prog¡am outlined, also was kind enough to invite our reapplication for funds to support the FaII 2000 and Spring 2001 semesters. At this time, then, we would like to …

Diversity Education Conference At Umaine April 6-7, Joe Carr

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine will demonstrate its commitment to bringing about greater racial and ethnic understanding and presence in the state at an April 6-7 conference. The Diversity Education Conference will exanrine the status, issues, opportunities and challenges of transition in a predominately white, traditionally rural state.

America East 1999-2000 Media Guide, America East Conference, University Of Maine Printing Services

General University of Maine Publications

No abstract provided.

The Crawford And Ella Peffer / Redpath Chautauqua Collection, William David Barry

Maine History

No abstract provided.

“Catching Cannonballs”: Reflections On A Career As A History Teacher, Jerome Nadelhaft

Maine History

This essay was delivered as a plenary address at a conference for high school teachers on teaching history in Maine, held October 1997 at the University of Maine. Retiring History Professor Jerome Nadelhaft reflects on his career as colonial historian at the University of Maine and suggests that the mission of the history teacher is to impart an ethical sensibility to students.

Umaine To Host Regional Student Conference On Glbt Activism, Peter Cook

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The University of Maine will host hundreds of students from around the area this spring as it welcomes the 6th Annual Northeast Regional Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Student Activist Conference.

University Of Maine Softball Media Guide, 2000, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine softball team enters a new era in the year 2000, led by a new coach and playing in a new facility, the team will be on a mission after narrowly missing the AMERICA EAST tournament last year. Janet Anderson may not be in the coaches box for the first time in UMaine softball history, but her impact will continue to be felt as first-year head coach Deb Smith and first-year assistant coach Michelle Puls, both former players of Anderson’s at UMaine lead the Black Bears into the 2000 campaign. The first home game of the season, …

Types And Barriers Maine High School Students May Face In Fulfilling Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations, Scott H. Brezovsky, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.

Umaine Black Bear Baseball Media Guide, 2000, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine Black Bears Baseball media guide for the 2000 season.

Collective Efficacy And Collaborative Climate In Maine High Schools, Sarah Mackenzie

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

School reformers contend that a collaborative climate is conducive to effective schools. Collective efficacy is logically connected to collaborative climate and has the potential to enhance understanding of the psychosocial aspects of schools as organizations. This study's purpose was to examine the relationships among teacher efficacy, collective efficacy, and collaborative climate and to determine how, if at all, these three indicators of teacher and school effectiveness were statistically linked. I The study involved surveying 21 high schools. Teachers (n = 384) responded to a 40-item instrument consisting of variables related to their individual and collective efficacy, sense of collegiality, beliefs …

Higher Education In Maine: A Conversation With Sally Vamvakias, Sally Vamvakias

Maine Policy Review

This conversation between Sally Vamvakias, former chair of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees took place on October 5, 1999. At the time, Vamvakias had just completed her ten-year tenure as a trustee, the last four as chair. In this forward-looking conversation, Vamvakias talks about the change that electronic forms of knowledge transmission are bringing to higher education, and lays out the challenges to the University of Maine System as we begin the new millennium. This interview was conducted for Maine Policy Review by Luisa S. Deprez of the University of Southern Maine.

Whole-School Elementary Literacy Programs: Variation In Implementation And The Relationship To Student Literacy Achievement, Lucie C. Boucher

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research suggests that whole-school early literacy program reform should take precedence in our schools (Pikulski, 1994; Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998). Discovering how the components of a whole-school early literacy program interact to affect student achievement is the next step in planning for program development. Studies focusing on effective schools have not yet provided information about the impact of a whole-school program on student achievement or about the contribution of each the individual components to the whole program (Anderson & Pellicer, 1998; Creemers, 1997; Creemers & Reezigt, 1996; Wong & Meyer, 1997). However, descriptive studies spanning several decades conducted in …

Peace And Reconciliation Studies_Peace Week Poster, University Of Maine Peace And Reconciliation Studies Program

General University of Maine Publications

Photograph of a poster promoting events that were part of the University of Maine's Peace and Reconciliation Studies' (formerly known as Peace Studies) Peace Week.

2000, Umaine News Press Releases, Division Of Marketing And Communications

General University of Maine Publications

This is a catalog of press releases put out by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications between January 2000 and December 2000. Incomplete.

University Of Maine Strategic Plan, 2000-2005, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

The strategic plan of the University of Maine for the years 2000 - 2005 as presented by Robert A. Kennedy, then Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. The plan is divided into three sections: 1) Background / Introduction, 2) Vision, and 3) Key Goals: Operational Plan and Outcomes.