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College of Education and Human Development announces annual student, faculty-staff awards

Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts, a secondary education major with a concentration in English, is the 2021 Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The college also honored Blanca Millan-Modia of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, a kinesiology and physical education major with a concentration in exercise science, as this year’s Outstanding Graduating International Student, and Jamie Jones of Bangor, Maine, a child development and family relations major with a concentration in early childhood education, with the Dean’s Award.

Jamie Jones Dean's Award Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education

Jamie Jones: Dean’s Award and Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education

Jamie Jones of Bangor, Maine is the recipient of the 2021 Dean’s Award and is this year’s Outstanding Student in Child Development and Family Relations, Early Childhood Education concentration.

DellaMattera talks to Centralmaine.com about new Augusta daycare facility

University of Maine associate professor and director of the School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development Julie DellaMattera talked to the Centralmaine.com for an article about a new childcare facility that opened in Augusta recently.

Laura Farragher-Gemma: Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education

Laura Farragher-Gemma is the outstanding student in Child Development and Family Relations, Early Childhood Education concentration. Laura is from Millis, Massachusetts, and has worked with young children throughout her time at UMaine.

Tammy Ranger: 2017 Maine Teacher of the Year reflects on earning master’s degree from UMaine

When she was looking for graduate programs in literacy education, Tammy Ranger knew the University of Maine had a reputation for having an outstanding program.

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.

Maine 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.

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