The Maine Department of Education recently shared a story in its online newsletter about an Old Town High School senior who overcame reading and writing struggles as a young student with the help of Reading Recovery.
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development will host the 8th annual Correll Early Literacy Conference on Friday March 22 at Wells Conference Center.
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development recognized 283 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2018 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 191 are from Maine, 86 are from 16 other states and six are from four countries other than the U.S.
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National Board Certification is a voluntary advanced professional certification for educators, and identifies teaching excellence through a performance-based, peer-reviewed assessment. It is designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide.
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U.S. News & World Report has again recognized the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development as having one of the best online graduate programs for education in the country.
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education, spoke at Summit Internacional de Educación held in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 7–11.
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One of the most important tools preservice teachers can develop to make sense of classroom experiences is what Cochran-Smith and Lytle (2009) define as a critical inquiry stance.
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Educators have long recognized the power of poetry to inspire an enduring passion for language in children. But over time, poetry instruction for beginning readers has declined in favor of other teaching methods. Now, some scholars are trying to revive it. In an article, “Why Poetry for Reading Instruction? Because It Works!” published in the […]
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Sandra Caron, professor of family relations and human sexuality, and Deborah Mitchell, retired UMaine police sergeant, presented their research, “A qualitative analysis of interviews with women who experienced sexual assault and who told no one,” at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality in Montreal, Nov. 8–11.
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News Center Maine spoke with Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, about her research on hazing.
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