UMaine alumni among 2019 County Teachers of the Year in Maine
University of Maine alumni were among those honored last week as County Teachers of the Year by the Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine.
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Maine Schools in Focus: The Challenge of Reaching All Learners in the Digital Age
Technology is here to stay, with new tools and innovations in communication, commerce, and production shared daily. Within the field of education, our charge has moved away from disseminating information to embracing a new paradigm in teaching and learning to prepare students for a dynamic and ever-changing future environment.
Read moreSezen-Barrie awarded summer faculty research funds
Assistant professor of science and engineering education Asli Sezen-Barrie is the recipient of a summer faculty research award from the University of Maine’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School.
Read moreEducation Dive reports on grading practices study by Buchanan
Education Dive reported on a study of grading practices by Rebecca Buchanan, an assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction at the University of Maine, and Brad Olsen of University of California Santa Cruz.
Read moreCollege of Education and Human Development to honor students, faculty, staff at recognition ceremony
The College of Education and Human Development will hold its annual recognition ceremony April 22 at Wells Conference Center.
Read moreDoctoral student wins UMaine teaching award
Sherry Brown, a doctoral student in prevention and intervention studies, was awarded the Provost’s Innovative and Creative Teaching Award at the 2019 University of Maine Student Symposium.
Read moreUMaine at AERA 2019
Several University of Maine faculty and graduate students are participating in the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting taking place April 5-9 in Toronto. AERA gathers scholars from around the world in a variety of different educational disciplines to share their research.
Read moreDimmel receives grant to study students’ perceptions of geometric diagrams in virtual reality environments
Justin Dimmel, assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology at the University of Maine, has been awarded nearly $50,000 by the Spencer Foundation to investigate students’ perceptions of geometric diagrams when using immersive spatial displays such as virtual reality.
Read moreUMaine honors winners of 2019 Correll Book Awards
Two children’s books received the 2019 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text at the Correll Early Literacy Conference held at the University of Maine.
Read moreU.S. News & World Report ranks UMaine among best grad schools for education
U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the top graduate schools in various fields once again ranks the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development among the best schools for education.
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