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Study Examines Conflict Between Sleep Needs And School Start Time, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Teens' struggles to get up in the morning and stay awake in class have more to do with science than with stereotyping. But delaying the start time of school to accommodate those sleep needs is more complicated and far reaching than a simple internal adjustment, according to a recent report from the University of Maine

Funding Available For Umaine Early Intervention Graduate Courses, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Full tuition is available for four graduate-level, special education courses to be offered by the University during the spring 2002 semester. Funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant, the early intervention courses are funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant and will be taught at sites around the state.

The courses are provided collaboratively by UMaine's College of Education and Human Development and Center for Community Inclusion. Students may pursue either a master's degree with a specialization in early intervention or the state endorsement (certification) option required for a Maine Teacher of Young Children with Disabilities - Birth …

Fy2001 Annual Report On Research And Development, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System is required to submit in January of each year an annual report on the utilization of state research appropriations for operations and state research capital bonds. The report is to cover the most recently completed fiscal year.

Middle School Educators Honored, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

The Maine Association for Middle Level Education (MAMLE) honored exemplary educators at its 2001 annual fall conference. Nearly 400 middle level educators from across Maine as well as visitors from New Hampshire, Virginia and Ohio attended the event held at Sugarloaf USA.

MAMLE is the professional association of teachers, administrators and parents who have joined together to support the development of quality programs to serve the needs of young adolescents. It exists to promote a better understanding of middle grades education and serves as a source of ideas, information and support.

Umaine Students Recognized For Academic Achievement, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

One hundred students in The University of Maine's College of Education and Human Development were recognized recently for outstanding academic achievement. The students, representing communities throughout Maine, seven other states and Canada, were honored at the Presidential Academic Achievement Award Ceremony, attended by faculty and family members.

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.

Umaine Celebration To Honor Popular Athletic Trainer, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

University of Maine legendary athletic trainer Wes Jordan will be the guest of honor Friday, Dec. 14 at a celebration launching a fund-raising campaign to establish a state-of-the-art training facility in his honor.

The kick-off of the $1.25 million project for the Wes Jordan Athletic Training Education Complex will be held from 2-4 p.m. at UMaine's Lengyel Gym, where the training room and lab will be built in existing space.

Noises Off, School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Michaet Frayn's wonderful Broadway hit is a farce about farce that takes the cliches of the genre and shakes them inventively through a series of kaleidoscopic patterns. Never missing a trick, it has as its first act a pastiche of traditional farce; as its second, a contemporary variant of the formula; as its third, an elaborate undermining of it. The play opens with a touring company dress'rehearsing Nothing On, a conventional farce. Mixing mockery and homage, the author heaps into this play within- a-play a hilarious melee of stock characters and situations. In a continuing effort to appeal to a …

Women's History Celebration, Women In Curriculum And Women's Studies Program

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

This year's celebration, "Kaleidoscope: Women's History from Diverse Perspectives", is committed to encouraging the academic community to consider history from diverse perspectives. As always, we will provide an array of speakers, panels films and displays that will reflect the diversity of women's experiences culturally, religiously, and artistically.

Umaine Today, University Of Maine, Division Of Marketing And Communications

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.

Factors Influencing Technology's Effect On Student Achievement And A Caution About Reading The Research, Gail Garthwait

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

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Coherence And Historical Understanding In Children's Biography And Historical Nonfiction Literature: A Content Analysis Of Selected Orbis Pictus Books, Sandip Leeanne Wilson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate a selection of children's historical nonfiction literature for evidence of coherence. Although research has been conducted on coherence of textbook material and its influences on comprehension there has been limited study on coherence in children's nonfiction literature. Generally, textual coherence has been seen as critical in the comprehensibility of content area textbooks because it concerns the unity of connections among ideas and information. Disciplinary coherence concerns the extent to which authors of historical text show readers how historians think and write. Since young readers are apprentices in learning historical content and conventions …

Department Of Art-Guest Lecture Series, University Of Maine- Department Of Art

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

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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 fourth time in its nine-year history. In announcing the 2001 Meritorious Program award winners, National Youth Sports Corporation President Edward Thiebe recognized the UMaine program for outstanding leadership and performance, service to children and community involvement.

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.

The books will be distributed by the Orono-Old Town Kiwanis Club at the service organization's annual holiday party for area children, scheduled for Dec. 8.

Kuni Sugiura: Dark Matters/ Light Affairs, University Of Maine- Museum Of Art

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Museum of Art respectfully requests funding for the presentation of an art exhibition during the fall semester of the 2000/2001 academic year. Specifically, funding is requested for support of the touring exhibition: Kunie Sugiura: Dark Matters/Light Affairs. The exhibition will be presented in Carnegie Hall from November 2 - December 15, 200'l .

Peru: From Village To Empire Lecture Series And Performances, Hudson Museum

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Peru: From Village to Empire traces the development of complex society in Peru from 13,000 BP to 1500 AD. The exhibit focuses on what led groups of people to choose a particular location and settle down, how these settlements developed from villages to towns to cities, and how kin related bands formed states and then empires. The exhibition will feature over thirty-five objects (ceramics, textiles and metalwork) and sixty graphics, including maps, photographs and drawings. The exhibit will be installed in the Museum's temporary exhibit level on the first level and on the ramp panels leading from the first to …

Franco American Month, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Franco American Studies Program is organizing its second annual Franco American Month at The University of Maine for the month of February, 2002. We are working with the Franco American Cente to plan a series of events focusing on the Franco American cultures of Maine. TV'e have planned four events, each one focusing on a different aspect of Franco American culture. We open with the fifth annual Mardi Gras dinner, to be held at York Commons on February 12,2002. This dinner has become a fadition among the local Franco American community and is well attended by many folks from …

2001-02 Women's Basketball Media Guide, Umaine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

Don’t be confused by Sharon Versyp’s personable demeanor and easy-going smile. Behind that exterior is a fiercely intense competitor who has worked hard and enjoyed success at every stop in her playing and professional career.

This made her first season as a head coach all the more challenging. Versyp took over an inexperienced squad that was further weakened by team injuries and departures. After being selected sixth in the preseason coaches poll, she led her team, made of just eight players at the end of the 2001-2002 campaign, to a respectable fourth-place finish.

Visiting Libra Professor Lloyd Rogler To Present Week-Long Program On Cultural Diversity, Gladys Ganiel

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Lloyd Rogler, the Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, has a full schedule of activities planned for his week-long visiting Libra Professorship for Diversity at the University of Maine, Nov. 5-9, [2001].

Distinguished Lecture- Dr. Kent Ono, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

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Project Mainstay Presentation By Dr. Stephen Krashen, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

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Summary Of Fall 2001 Enrollments, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

This report provided summary information regarding University enrollments.

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.

"Stephen King Day," Public Talk, University Of Maine

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Stephen King, the author of this year's University of Maine cl-ass book, Hearts in Atlantis, has agreed. to come to campus on October l. To honor Stephen King and to provide a context for this year's class book (part of which is set on our campus when Stephen was a student here in the 1960's), Wednesday October 3 is being designated "Stephen King Day." A number of activities are being planned., including a public talk.

Homework Research Reflects Benefits, Shortfalls, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Nothing brings the beliefs and practices of a school directly into family life or influences the household like homework. A recent report from the University of Maine helps educators, parents and students take a step back from the emotional debate and a look at some objective research on the issue.

The Center for Research and Evaluation at UMaine's College of Education and Human Development has compiled a summary of some of the national research examining the pros and cons of homework over the past two decades.

Peru: From Village To Empire, Hudson Museum

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

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Umaine Today, University Of Maine, Division Of Marketing And Communications

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.

School Finance Changes In Maine, New Hampshire, And Vermont, Pushpam Jain

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.

Maine, Volume 82, Number 3, Fall 2001, University Of Maine Alumni Association

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Special Report: UMaine alumni and campus affected by September 11 --- Breath Test Research Takes on New Relevance --- UMaine scientists are working on a test that could work as a triage device in a bioterrorist attack --- A Day Fit For a King: UMaine celebrates its most famous graduate --- Toward a More Holistic Approach to the Middle East: UMaine political science professor Bahman Baktiari looks to foreign policy changes after the war on terrorism --- A Tribute to Coach Shawn Walsh --- Walking in Space: Twenty-seven-year-old alumna Bridget Ziegelaar Johnson '96 coordinates NASA's extra vehicular activities for …