Project led by Dimmel, Pandiscio selected for MIRTA accelerator program
The project is part of the latest cohort selected to participate in the University of Maine’s Maine Innovation Research and Technology Accelerator program (MIRTA).
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Julia Van Steenberghe: Miss Maine USA says, ‘I definitely bleed blue’
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Julia Van Steenberghe’s parents’ living room in Old Town was transformed into a veritable TV studio, with ring lights surrounding her as she gave probably the biggest interview of her life so far.
Read moreAshley Russell: Outstanding Student in Elementary Education
Ashley Russell is the outstanding student in elementary education for 2020. Ashley hails from Alfred, Maine and was involved in a variety of philanthropy events as an undergrad.
Read moreOlivia Murphy: Outstanding Student in Elementary Education
Olivia Murphy is the outstanding student in elementary education for 2020. Olivia is from Hudson, New Hampshire and minored in interdisciplinary disability studies while at UMaine.
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Student teachers innovate to reach young learners at home
Student teachers in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development are demonstrating resilience and innovation to help youth learn at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Elizabeth Spiller: Education major ready to fill buckets and change lives
Last fall, Elizabeth Spiller was in a first grade classroom at Earl C. McGraw School in Hampden, where she’s a student teacher, when the guidance counselor taught a lesson that struck a chord and reminded her why she decided to pursue a career in education.
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Maine Schools in Focus: Undergraduate Student Reflects on Summer Internship with Rural Vitality Lab
The Rural Vitality Lab is a collaborative research partnership between the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and Colby College that works to promote rural vitality in Maine and beyond, by better understanding the factors that contribute to creating and sustaining healthy developmental ecologies for youth.
Read morePenobscot Times reports UMaine student crowned Miss Maine USA
The Penobscot Times reported that University of Maine student Julia Van Steenberghe of Old Town was crowned Miss Maine USA on Nov. 10 in South Portland.
Read moreStudents 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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Stephanie Mulligan: Education grad writes children’s book about lobster fishing
When Stephanie Mulligan was a sophomore at University of Maine, she started writing a poem about her experience working on the Lucky Catch, a lobster fishing tour boat out of Casco Bay.
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