UMaine research inspires student-staffed writing center at Foxcroft Academy
University of Maine Professor Richard Kent estimates that he’s helped hundreds of high schools establish or maintain student-staffed writing center programs.
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College of Education and Human Development Co-Hosts Book Drive, BDN Reports
The Bangor Daily News reported on the the third annual Children’s Book Drive to be held at The Briar Patch book and toy store on Central Street in Bangor on Thursday, June 25.
Read moreMaine Writing Project in Second Year of Teacher Leadership Grant
The Maine Writing Project (MWP) led by Kenneth Martin in the College of Education and Human Development has received $10,000 for the second half of a two-year SEED Teacher Leadership Development Grant from the National Writing Project.
Read moreChildren’s Book Drive to Benefit Literacy Volunteers
The 3rd Annual Children’s Book Drive to benefit Literacy Volunteers will be held from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 23, at Briar Patch Book & Toy Store, 27 Central St., Bangor.
Read moreVermont Author Receives Correll Early Literacy Book Award
Nationally known children’s book author and illustrator Gail Gibbons recently received the first annual Correll Book Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text, a new national award created through the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development.
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