WABI covers opening of Parenting Relationships Research Lab
WABI (Channel 5) attended the opening of the Parenting Relationships Research Lab created by Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of family studies.
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Students to lead literacy activities at Old Town Elementary
Preservice teacher candidates from the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development will put some of what they are learning in their literacy methods courses into practice 5–6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at literacy night at Old Town Elementary School.
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College of Education and Human Development opens Parenting Relationships Research Lab
The Parenting Relationships Research Lab was created by assistant professor of family studies Daniel Puhlman, whose research explores co-parenting and fathering. The lab will focus on all relationships involved in parenting, especially parents’ relationship with their children and parents’ relationships with each other, but also grandparents, extended family members, teachers and other caregivers.
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UMaine researchers explore promise of augmented reality in helping students with autism improve reading skills
Augmented reality tools have the potential to help students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve their ability to read and understand texts, according to a new paper by three University of Maine scholars.
Read moreBiddle wins research award for article examining Coladarci’s work
A paper co-authored by University of Maine assistant professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle won the Howard A. Dawson Best Research Paper Award at the recent National Rural Education Association annual convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Maine Schools in Focus: Becoming Trauma-Informed — Risks and Responsibilities
While understanding that trauma has significant consequences, it is equally important to remember that recovery is possible and that students can achieve successful and productive lives. School climate plays a significant role in helping all students to develop adaptively, including those who have faced trauma.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: MEPRI — Enduring Partnerships to Support Data-Informed Education Policy
The Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) was created through statute in 1995 and has provided on-going and broad-ranging service to the state for 25 years.
Read moreTaylor to serve on Reading Recovery Council board
Lori Taylor, a Reading Recovery trainer with the College of Education and Human Development’s University Training Center for Reading Recovery and Comprehensive Literacy, has been elected to a seat on the Reading Recovery Council of North America (RRCNA) Board of Directors.
Read moreMDOE quotes Knowles about leadership development program
Paul Knowles, a lecturer in educational leadership with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, is quoted in a recent Maine Department of Education newsletter story about the first cohort of the Maine Leadership Development Program.
Read moreSezen-Barrie’s work on K-12 engineering education featured by UMaine Research
Asli Sezen-Barrie, assistant professor of science and engineering education, is profiled in the latest UMaine Research newsletter. In the article, Sezen-Barrie, who received a 2019 Summer Faculty Research Award, discusses her work to build stronger pre-service programs that include the engineering education for future educators in Maine by focusing on teachers.
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