Literacy

UMaine 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.

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BDN 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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University of Maine students from associate professor of literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead's ERL 319 class at the Literacy Night held at Viola Rand Elementary School in Bradley, Maine.

Literacy nights highlight UMaine’s service to schools and families

The College of Education and Human Development has incorporated literacy nights at area schools into the curriculum for education majors for more than 20 years. It’s an opportunity for UMaine students taking their literacy methods courses to apply some of the knowledge and skills they have picked up in the classroom and to gain hands-on experience working with K–12 students and families.

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COEHD alumna Kelsey Stoyanova to keynote UMaine Student Symposium

University of Maine College of Education and Human Development alumna and 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year Kelsey Stoyanova will give the keynote talk at the annual UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS), a celebration of student research and creative work, April 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts. 

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