UMaine doctoral students team up to direct STEM summer camp in Bangor
Barbara Clewley and Martha Gladstone bleed University of Maine blue.
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UMaine grad students create website with ‘tips and tricks’ for first-year teachers
The first few years of a teacher’s career are arguably the most important. As with any profession, they lay the foundation for the habits and routines that lead to success down the road.
Read moreMaine Public interviews Biddle about community outreach in rural schools
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a report about a Medway Historical Society project that is connecting older residents with middle school students.
Read moreUMaine mentioned in BDN report on Down East schools looking to improve
The University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “These Down East schools want to fix rural education.”
Read moreBiddle speaks about state’s teacher shortage on Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on the state’s teacher shortage, particularly in areas such as special education and world languages.
Read moreDonaldson quoted in BDN article on ways to make more successful teachers
Gordon Donaldson, professor emeritus of education at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Making more good teachers is hard, but here are ideas for how to try.”
Read moreBiddle quoted in Charleston Gazette-Mail article on improving rural education
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Charleston Gazette-Mail article, “Can putting the least-experienced teachers in the highest-risk schools ever result in success?”
Read moreBiddle writes BDN piece on how to support students in poverty
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, wrote a Maine Focus piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “4 ways we can all support students in poverty.”
Read moreBiddle speaks with BDN about rural education
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about rural Aroostook County shattering expectations at sending high schoolers on to higher education.
Read moreSchool principal survey cited in BDN report on state’s education system
A survey of Maine school principals conducted by the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development was cited in the Bangor Daily News report, “How Maine hurt education by trying to reform it.”
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