Several University of Maine faculty and graduate students are participating in the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting taking place April 5-9 in Toronto. AERA gathers scholars from around the world in a variety of different educational disciplines to share their research.
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Oscar “Ozzy” Degnan of Bangor remembers the shock and excitement he felt when he received the email informing him that he had been selected by the Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) as an outstanding future professional.
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Maine Startups Insider and Mainebiz reported KinoTek, a startup company founded at the University of Maine last year, has won the inaugural “Greenlight Maine” Collegiate Challenge.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Lauren Jacobs, a lecturer in kinesiology and physical education at the University of Maine, about her recent study on different elementary school policies for outdoor recess.
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U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the top graduate schools in various fields once again ranks the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development among the best schools for education.
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Lauren Jacobs, a lecturer in kinesiology and physical education at the University of Maine, about her recent study focusing on different elementary school policies for deciding when it’s too cold for students to go outside for recess.
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The recent cold snap in Maine poses a challenging question for elementary schools in the state: How cold is too cold to let children outside for recess?
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The benefits of physical activity for children are well-established and include not just increased physical health, but improvement in their social, emotional, and mental well-being as well. Getting adequate levels of physical activity is critical, and it turns out that outdoor physical activity seems to provide additional benefits.
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U.S. News & World Report has again recognized the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development as having one of the best online graduate programs for education in the country.
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Maine Public interviewed Lauren Jacobs, a lecturer in kinesiology and physical education at the the University of Maine, for a report on how to increase the time children spend outdoors.
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