WABI reports on White Ribbon Campaign at UMaine
Members of the University of Maine group Male Athletes Against Violence are handing out white ribbons to men on campus this week, reports WABI (Channel 5).
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UMaine child development learning center reaccredited by national association
The Katherine Miles Durst Child Development Learning Center at the University of Maine recently earned reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children—the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals.
Read morePecha Kucha Night
Join the UMaine College of Education and Human Development for Pecha Kucha Night, a fun evening of presentations featuring 20 slides x 20 seconds.
Read moreUMaine professor brings giant map of Europe to Leonard Middle School
A giant map of Europe is currently taking up a portion of the gymnasium floor at Leonard Middle School in Old Town, where students are using it to study the geography and culture of the continent.
Read moreReading Matters to Maine to provide scholarships for students in reading intervention graduate course
The University of Maine is pleased to announce that Reading Matters to Maine will award five tuition scholarships to individuals enrolling in SED 545, Intervention for Reading Difficulties, in spring 2017.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: Addressing Educational Inequality—The Power of Public Preschools
Research reports are now emerging that track the long-term effects of preschool learning. The early start that educationally disadvantaged children get in preschool appears to offset the long-standing patterns of educational inequality that have plagued our schools—a pattern where poorer children enter kindergarten one year behind their wealthier peers and often fall further behind as their schooling continues.
Read moreZikomo Barr: Master’s student focused on leadership, first-generation college experience
Growing up in New York City, Zikomo Barr had no notion that he’d one day end up in Maine, pursuing a degree and career in post-secondary student affairs.
Read moreLiteracy expert shares thoughts on the transformative power of reading and writing at UMaine
Dr. Mary Ehrenworth, deputy director of Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, a literacy think tank at Columbia University, spoke to more than 200 Maine educators and school administrators about the difference they can make in kids’ lives, just by teaching them to read and write well.
Read moreQ & A with new dean Timothy Reagan
Timothy Reagan was named dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development in March, and started at Shibles Hall in late June. Just a few weeks into his first academic year in Orono, Reagan answered some questions about his background and goals for the college moving forward.
Read moreAlexandra Barzin: Kinesiology grad to teach English in Thailand
After graduating from the University of Maine this summer with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science, Alexandra Barzin is already off to her next adventure.
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