Mia Morrison: Outstanding Scholarly-Practitioner in Educational Leadership Ed.D. Student Award
The 2021 Outstanding Scholarly-Practitioner in Educational Leadership Ed.D. Student Award is presented to Mia Morrison.
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Mette calls for move away from Eurocentric curriculum in BDN column
In a Bangor Daily News column, Ian Mette, associate professor of educational leadership, calls for a shift away from accountability in PreK–12 education to address inequities and empower democracy and meaningful social change.
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College of Education and Human Development faculty, grad students present at AERA virtual annual meeting
Several University of Maine College of Education and Human Development faculty members and graduate students are participating in the 2021 American Educational Research Association (AERA) virtual annual meeting, April 8–12.
Read moreBangor Daily News advances March 19 learning event for educators
The Bangor Daily News promoted a March 19 professional development day for local educators sponsored by the Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP) and featuring presenters from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, Eastern Maine Community College, Husson University and a number of other community and higher education organizations.
Read moreFrankland cited in Centralmaine.com report about pandemic-induced anxiety in schoolchildren
Maria Frankland, a lecturer of educational leadership in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, talked with the Kennebec Journal about the impact of anxiety and stress on children who have had their school routines and relationships disrupted by the pandemic.
Read moreMette highlights opportunities to mitigate educational inequity in BDN op-ed
In a Bangor Daily News op-ed piece, University of Maine associate professor of educational leadership Ian Mette proposed that the pandemic provides opportunities to rethink expectations and improve education by reducing the inequities that affect learning.
Read moreMette co-authors op-ed for AJC.com education blog
Ian Mette, associate professor of educational leadership, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Get Schooled education blog titled, “A generation endured test-centric schooling? Did it help?”
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreMette 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).
Read moreBiddle 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.
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