College of Education and Human Development Associate Dean for Academics and Student Engagement and Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Instructional Technology Justin Dimmel talked to the Harpswell Anchor for a story about the Maine School Administrative District 75 (Harpswell, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham) Board of Directors debating a new artificial intelligence (AI) policy for students and teachers.
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Maine Public and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Janet Fairman, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), on Maine’s K-12 student results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP or The Nation’s Report Card, and her research on the state’s education policy.
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WABI (Channel 5, Bangor) covered the College of Education and Human Development’s second annual Pinning and Recognition Ceremony, which recognizes new teacher candidates.
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The Boulder (Colorado) Daily Camera interviewed Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan for an article titled, “Hazing in Boulder fraternities: A look more than 20 years after Gordie Bailey’s death.”
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WalletHub featured Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of family studies in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, as an expert on factors that attract families to live in certain states, and how those factors impact the well-being of families and child development. Puhlman said families have many factors to consider when choosing […]
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Maine PBIS Initiative Coordinator Courtney Angelosante was quoted in a recent article in the Harpswell Anchor about an increase in special education enrollment in the state.
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President Joe Biden signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act into law on Dec. 24. Several media reports about the signing mentioned University of Maine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan, who consulted with members of Congress and their staff during the crafting of the bill.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Elizabeth Allan, University of Maine professor of higher education leadership and founder of StopHazing, on a publicly presented report regarding hazing allegations of the Lisbon High School football team.
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University of Maine Senior Lecturer in Outdoor Leadership Lauren Jacobs was recognized by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for her service as chair of the state’s Educational Trip Leader Advisory Committee. The Maine Legislature established the Educational Trip Leader Permit program in 2020. The permit allows employees of educational institutions to lead trips that would otherwise […]
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Associate Professor of Special Education Sarah Howorth was interviewed by WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7, Bangor) for a story on how educators are adapting to artificial intelligence, and best practices for AI in schools.
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