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Casey Maddock: Outstanding Student in Secondary Education

Casey Maddock of Scarborough, Maine is the 2025 Outstanding Student in Secondary Education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.

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Hashem Abuqawod and Samantha Ney: Future teachers prepare to strengthen Maine’s K-12 workforce

Abuqawod and Ney are among more than 80 teacher education students invited to the UMaine College of Education and Human Development’s second annual Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on Friday, Jan. 24. The ceremony is designed to celebrate the college’s new teacher candidates — students who have reached the point in their academic career when they are able to start taking upper-level courses and have shown a commitment to becoming a teacher.

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UMaine experts leading conversations around best practices for AI in schools

Whenever she talks about teachers using artificial intelligence, University of Maine associate professor of special education Sarah Howorth likes to remind whoever she’s talking to that educators have always used technology to support student learning.

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.

Samantha Poll: UMaine education grad receives national recognition for STEM teaching

Samantha Poll grew up in Winterport, the same tight-knit, central Maine town where she’s now a teacher. That gives her a unique perspective on the impact educators can have on their students’ lives.

George Grindle: Outstanding Student in Secondary Education

George Grindle is the 2024 Outstanding Student in Secondary Education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.

UMaine students featured on Rural Schools Collaborative website

The Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) shared a story about University of Maine students Lanie Christianson and Matthew Eastman, who were part of the recent pinning ceremony to honor new teacher candidates from the College of Education and Human Development.

WABI covers first pinning ceremony for education students at UMaine

WABI-TV (CBS Channel 5 in Bangor) covered the first ever pinning ceremony for prospective teachers hosted by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development on Friday, Jan. 26. The ceremony honored approximately 60 students who advanced to teacher candidacy and received pins that represented their accomplishments.

A group photo of University of Maine teacher candidates at the College of Education and Human Development's 2024 Pinning and Recognition Ceremony.

UMaine celebrates future teachers with inaugural pinning ceremony

On Friday, January 26 the UMaine College of Education and Human Development celebrated those students who have chosen teaching as a career with its first ever pinning ceremony.

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Lanie Christianson and Matthew Eastman: Finding a passion for teaching when Maine needs them most

Matthew Eastman and Lanie Christianson are two of 55 students invited to take part in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s first ever Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on Friday, Jan. 26.