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The Maine Question: How have Maine schools dealt with the pandemic?

Last spring, when the coronavirus was causing major shifts in how schools educated children, associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle and lecturer in educational leadership Maria Frankland, as well as students from the College of Education and Human Development did some research.

UTC finalizes 2020-21 professional development series

The University Training Center (UTC) for Reading Recovery® and Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (MPCL) has finalized its professional development series for the 2020-21 school year. Ongoing professional development is key to the comprehensive literacy model that schools and districts across Maine have implemented with the help of the UTC. The model provides for continuous […]

Mette co-authors new article encouraging civic education to foster a stronger democracy

Creating more opportunities for civic education in U.S. schools can lead to a stronger democracy. That’s the argument of a new article co-written by UMaine associate professor of educational leadership Ian Mette in the September issue of School Administrator, the journal of the School Superintendents Association (AASA).

Biddle discusses pandemic-related achievement gaps with The Maine Monitor

Catharine Biddle, associate professor of educational leadership, talked with The Maine Monitor about how school officials in the state are managing student achievement gaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rooks-Ellis, Howorth talk about success of telehealth for rural families of children with autism

WABI talked with Deborah Rooks-Ellis and Sarah Howorth about their findings that telehealth technology may provide better and more equitable access to early intervention services for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who live in rural areas.

Rural families of children with autism may benefit from telehealth, study says

Families of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who live in rural areas might receive better and more equitable access to early intervention services using telehealth technology, according to a recent study led by two University of Maine professors.

Jacobs featured on Guides Gone Wild podcast

Lauren Jacobs was a guest on the Guides Gone Wild podcast. She is a lecturer in kinesiology and physical education and coordinator of the outdoor leadership concentration and minor in the College of Education and Human Development.

WABI interviews Biddle about importance of resources during remote learning

Catharine Biddle talked with WABI about a study that sought to capture examples of interesting and innovative responses of Maine school districts to school closures last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buchanan, Mills receive Faculty Research Award

Assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction Rebecca Buchanan has received a 2020 Faculty Research Award from the University of Maine’s Faculty Research Fund program, which aims to support faculty in establishing or maintaining high quality research programs and other creative achievements.

UMaine researchers release report on reopening Maine schools based on local districts’ initial coronavirus responses

“Moving beyond crisis schooling: What can we learn from the innovation of Maine districts to support remote student learning from March–June 2020?” is available online.

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