Approximately 60 preK–12 teachers, higher education instructors and other professionals will attend a three-day virtual conference Aug. 3–5 sponsored by the University of Maine’s instructional technology program.
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A national study of college hazing by professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan was cited in a story about the variation in state hazing laws across the U.S. that aired on News Center Maine.
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WMTW (Channel 8, Portland) reported on a new paper by Sandra Caron, a professor of family relations and human sexuality in the College of Education and Human Development, and Deborah Mitchell, a retired University of Maine police officer, that outlines the reasons many victims do not tell anyone about being sexually assaulted.
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Despite greater cultural awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault in recent years, many victims are reluctant to talk about what happened to them.
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Assistant professor of family studies Daniel Puhlman talked with LawnStarter about the best cities for single dads.
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Associate professor of literacy education Susan Bennett-Armistead spoke to Centralmaine.com for a story about Little Free Libraries and summer reading programs for kids.
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WVII (channel 7) reported on the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) professional development training offered by faculty and graduate students in the College of Education and Human Development. PBIS is a nationally recognized framework that provides a continuum of supports to students to promote positive academic and socio-behavioral outcomes. “It adds to that collective, […]
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Courtney Angelosante, a lecturer in special education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, spoke to Centralmaine.com for a story about Maine School Administrative District 11 joining a lawsuit against vaping company Juul Labs, Inc.
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More than 4,000 students across Maine are now receiving Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) thanks to intensive professional development provided by University of Maine College of Education and Human Development experts supported by a grant from the Maine Department of Education.
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The Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) published three reports this spring, all of which are now available on the MEPRI website.
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