UMaine team develops virtual environment for learning mathematics
A team from the University of Maine recently released a beta virtual reality program that allows students to learn geometry in a virtual 3-D space.
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Logue cited in Morning Sentinel article about Head Start
Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor of early childhood education at the University of Maine, was cited in a Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal article about a proposed $1.8 million budget cut that would have would have eliminated 83 slots statewide in the Early Head Start program.
Read moreHazing study cited in Reading Eagle article on college reporting bill
Reading Eagle included research from a 2008 University of Maine study in an article about newly proposed federal legislation that would require colleges to track and report hazing incidents.
Read moreUMaine demos gesture-based math program at virtual reality expo, WABI reports
WABI (Channel 5) covered the Virtual Reality Immersive Expo hosted by the Maine Department of Education and Maine State Library in Augusta.
Read moreLogue speaks with Morning Sentinel about importance of early education programs
Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by the Morning Sentinel for an article about the state’s Early Head Start programs and potential budget cuts.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: Innovation to Meet Standards
By nature, new curriculum standards such as Common Core or the Next Generation Science Standards have the appearance of being well established ideas for education. Often, however, standards are more visionary, projecting past what is now achievable to what could be achieved in future.
Read moreDayton Daily News interviews Allan about ‘normalized’ hazing
Dayton Daily News of Ohio spoke with Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine and director of the National Hazing Prevention Consortium, for the article, “Hazing ‘normalized’ in our culture, expert says.”
Read moreTIME quotes Allan in report on fraternity hazing
TIME magazine spoke with Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine and director of the National Hazing Prevention Consortium, for the article, “4 ways to crack down on hazing at fraternities.”
Read moreMedia report on pilot program involving education professors, inmates
WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a pilot program being tested at the Penobscot County Jail to provide educational opportunities for female inmates.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences Through Community-Engaged School Leadership
Without a stable economic base, greater numbers of Maine children encounter adverse or challenging circumstances in their lives outside of school, including a lack of access to safe and affordable housing, food insecurity, and growing numbers of adults struggling with substance abuse.
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