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Adams awarded Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship

The 2020–2021 Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship has been awarded to Tom Adams, a University of Maine secondary education major from Falmouth, Maine.

Nolan Altvater: Honorable Mention for the Udall Scholarship in Native American policy

Nolan Altvater of Milford, a University of Maine rising senior majoring in secondary education and minoring in English, was selected as one of 55 students nationwide to receive Honorable Mention for the Udall Scholarship in the Native American policy category.

Maine Schools in Focus: Evidence-Based Practices for Technology-Enhanced Learning

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted an already urgent need for educators to develop their technological and pedagogical content knowledge—what some in education refer to as TPACK—in order to be effective practitioners in technology-enhanced learning environments.

Mason awarded University of Maine System Trustee Professorship

Craig Mason, a professor of education and applied quantitative methods in the College of Education and Human Development, has been chosen as the 2020–21 University of Maine System Trustee Professor for UMaine.

Schoolwork: Maine Education Policy Research Institute celebrates 25 years

The new issue of UMaine Today, now online, includes an article on the 25th anniversary of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute.

UMaine study examines link between newborn hearing data and later diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Newborns who did not pass their initial hearing screen but who later were found to have typical hearing had higher rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in five to 10 years, according to a study conducted by researchers with the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development.

Secondary education major receives George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship to study in Ireland

Tom Adams, a secondary education major with a concentration in social studies education, has been awarded the George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship to study abroad in Ireland during the spring 2021 semester as part of the student exchange program.

Penobscot Bay Pilot reports Belfast educator receives UMaine award

The Penobscot Bay Pilot reported Belfast educator Laura Miller, RSU 71 assistant superintendent and director of curriculum, was named a recipient of the University of Maine’s Outstanding Scholarly-Practitioner in Educational Leadership Ed.D. Student Award.

UMaine alumni recognized as 2020 Maine County Teachers of the Year

University of Maine alumni were among those honored on Thursday, May 14 as County Teachers of the Year by the Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine. Of the educators recognized, eight have degrees from UMaine.

Media reports on Community Learning for Maine launch

News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and the Sun Journal reported on the launch of the Community Learning for Maine (CL4ME) website, a Maine-based resource that aims to support schools, organizations and communities during remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.