Deborah Rooks-Ellis, director of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald for an article about the Maine State Music Theatre’s sensory-friendly performance of “The Very Fractured Tale of Robin Hood,” by Randall Frizado.
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The Bangor Daily News and Penobscot Bay Pilot republished a University of Maine news release about a pilot study that investigated the use of a social skills curriculum for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) making the transition from high school to college.
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A pilot study led by researchers at the University of Maine could lead to improved services for college students with autism.
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Madeline Hanlon (she/her) of North Smithfield, Rhode Island is the outstanding student in child development and family relations, early childhood education concentration for 2021-2022.
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Visiting assistant professor of special education Melissa Cuba has been invited to participate in a new Maine Department of Education (MDOE) initiative to promote bilingual education in Maine schools.
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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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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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University of Maine lecturer in special education Courtney Angelosante talked to News Center Maine for a story on behavioral and mental health issues among preK-12 students amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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If there’s a constant theme from Gay Anne McDonald’s career as an educator, it’s that none of her moves were planned. Instead, each new position came from a desire to meet the needs of students — particularly students with special needs.
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WVII (channel 7) reported on the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) professional development training offered by faculty and graduate students in the College of Education and Human Development. PBIS is a nationally recognized framework that provides a continuum of supports to students to promote positive academic and socio-behavioral outcomes. “It adds to that collective, […]
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