UMaine alumna Throckmorton named Maine Teacher of the Year finalist
University of Maine College of Education and Human Development alumna Emilie Throckmorton has been named a finalist for 2025 Maine Teacher of the Year.
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Character, Courage, Community: Kelsey Stoyanova is a rising star
It’s after the last bell at Bangor High School on a Friday afternoon and most of the students have gone home for the weekend. Kelsey Stoyanova is sitting in her classroom when a teenage boy enters.
Read moreBushra Amil: Outstanding Graduate Student in Literacy, Language and Culture
Bushra Amil is the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student in Literacy, Language and Culture in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Her research interests include language and literacy, applied linguistics, translanguaging and TESOL. Before coming to UMaine she was an English (ESL) teacher in Pakistan. You can read a Q&A with Amil below.
Read morePostponed: UMaine to host free screening and panel discussion of The Right to Read film
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s School of Learning and teaching, along with the Maine Department of Education, are co-hosting a free screening of the documentary The Right to Read on Thursday, April 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the McIntire Room at Buchanan Alumni House.
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Marwa Hassanien: Literacy education doctoral student selected for 2024 Maryann Hartman Award
Marwa Hassanien, an alumna and current doctoral student at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, is one of two recipients of the university’s 2024 Maryann Hartman Award this year.
Read moreUMaine alumna Baker chosen as new executive director of the National Writing Project
University of Maine alumna Tanya Baker has been named executive director of the National Writing Project (NWP).
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UMaine education professors take boundary-crossing approach to teacher leadership
As schools nationwide struggle with staffing shortages, two University of Maine faculty members are exploring ways to empower and elevate teachers as leaders in their schools and communities.
Read moreUMaine alumna among Maine Teacher of the Year finalists
Edith Berger, the 2023 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year and a two-time University of Maine alumna, and Colleen Maker, 2023 Washington County Teacher of the Year and University of Maine at Machias alumna, have been named finalists for 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year.
Read moreTwo conferences in May will celebrate literacy across the lifespan
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will host a pair of conferences this month that highlight the many ways its Literacy, Language and Culture programs support schools and communities throughout the state.
Read moreBDN shares Family Literacy Night news release
The Bangor Daily News republished a news release about the recent Family Literacy Nights at Alton Elementary School and Viola Rand Elementary School in Bradley, hosted by students in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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