UMaine demos gesture-based math program at virtual reality expo, WABI reports
WABI (Channel 5) covered the Virtual Reality Immersive Expo hosted by the Maine Department of Education and Maine State Library in Augusta.
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Logue speaks with Morning Sentinel about importance of early education programs
Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by the Morning Sentinel for an article about the state’s Early Head Start programs and potential budget cuts.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: Innovation to Meet Standards
By nature, new curriculum standards such as Common Core or the Next Generation Science Standards have the appearance of being well established ideas for education. Often, however, standards are more visionary, projecting past what is now achievable to what could be achieved in future.
Read moreDayton Daily News interviews Allan about ‘normalized’ hazing
Dayton Daily News of Ohio spoke with Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine and director of the National Hazing Prevention Consortium, for the article, “Hazing ‘normalized’ in our culture, expert says.”
Read moreTIME quotes Allan in report on fraternity hazing
TIME magazine spoke with Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine and director of the National Hazing Prevention Consortium, for the article, “4 ways to crack down on hazing at fraternities.”
Read moreMedia report on pilot program involving education professors, inmates
WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a pilot program being tested at the Penobscot County Jail to provide educational opportunities for female inmates.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences Through Community-Engaged School Leadership
Without a stable economic base, greater numbers of Maine children encounter adverse or challenging circumstances in their lives outside of school, including a lack of access to safe and affordable housing, food insecurity, and growing numbers of adults struggling with substance abuse.
Read moreBiddle speaks with The 74 about rural education gap
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with The 74 for the article, “Solving the rural education gap: Experts weigh in on new report’s findings tying gap to prosperity.”
Read moreWABI reports on UMaine class on Swan’s Island
WABI (Channel 5) recently reported on University of Maine students who spent a week on Swan’s Island as part of a May Term travel-study course.
Read moreUMaine education professors working behind bars with female inmates at Penobscot County Jail
University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, Riverside Adult Education Partnership and Literacy Volunteers of Bangor have teamed up to provide much-needed educational opportunities for female inmates at Penobscot County Jail.
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