Lily Canders: early childhood education student pursues dream of becoming kindergarten teacher
Lily Canders, a junior from Brewer, Maine, says her goal is to become a kindergarten teacher after she graduates in May 2023.
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News Center Maine features COEHD’s “Why Teach” campaign
News Center Maine reported on the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s “Why Teach” promotional campaign, which features testimonies from current and former UMaine students about why they want to be teachers.
Read moreUMaine CCIDS shares impact of collaboration that includes COEHD, Maine DOL
The University of Maine’s Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies recently shared a story on its website highlighting the impact of a collaboration between CCIDS, the College of Education and Human Development, Student Accessibility Services, and the Maine Department of Labor’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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UMaine competes against teacher shortage with ad airing during Olympics
The University of Maine unveiled a new promotional campaign this month highlighting its teacher preparation programs as pK–12 schools across the country struggle to find qualified teachers.
Read moreBishop testifies at legislative hearing on credentialing for educators
Penny Bishop, dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, provided testimony to the Maine Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on Feb. 8 about proposed changes to Chapter 115, the state rule governing credentialing for teachers and other educational personnel.
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Fall 2021 UMaine College of Education and Human Development Dean’s List
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development recognized 363 students for earning Dean’s List honors in the fall 2021 semester. The list includes students from every corner of Maine, as well as 18 other states and U.S. territories and five countries other than the U.S.
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Dimmel’s NSF CAREER award to support research on teaching and learning of geometry using VR and AR technology
With the increasing availability and popularity of consumer virtual and augmented reality devices, Justin Dimmel’s research focuses on how such technology can be used to represent geometric diagrams in three-dimensions rather than two. He recently received a nearly $672,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to support this work. It’s the organization’s most prestigious award for early career faculty.
Read moreDimmel works on Colby-led VR 3D chess research
Justin Dimmel, an assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology, is working with Stacy Doore, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Colby College, on research involving virtual reality 3D chess.
Read moreMaddaus discusses lawsuit potentially impacting school choice with Press Herald
John Maddaus, an associate professor emeritus of education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about the possible implications of a lawsuit from Maine on school choice nationwide.
Read moreAngelosante discusses increased teacher stress, student behavioral issues with Kennebec Journal
The Kennebec Journal interviewed Courtney Angelosante, a lecturer in special education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, about increased behavioral problems among students and stress among teachers this school year.
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