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Hashem Abuqawod and Samantha Ney: Future teachers prepare to strengthen Maine’s K-12 workforce

Abuqawod and Ney are among more than 80 teacher education students invited to the UMaine College of Education and Human Development’s second annual Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on Friday, Jan. 24. The ceremony is designed to celebrate the college’s new teacher candidates — students who have reached the point in their academic career when they are able to start taking upper-level courses and have shown a commitment to becoming a teacher.

Kai Dube: First-year elementary education student aims to be a positive force for kids

During her final year of high school, Kai Dube volunteered at Old Town Elementary School, just a couple miles down the road from the University of Maine. The experience helped solidify her choice to major in elementary education at UMaine, where she’s part of this year’s first-year class.

Samantha Poll: UMaine education grad receives national recognition for STEM teaching

Samantha Poll grew up in Winterport, the same tight-knit, central Maine town where she’s now a teacher. That gives her a unique perspective on the impact educators can have on their students’ lives.

Heidi Vannini: Outstanding Student in Elementary Education

Heidi Vannini is the 2024 Outstanding Student in Elementary Education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.

Ayla Aldrich: Outstanding Student in Elementary Education

Ayla Aldrich is the 2024 Outstanding Student in Elementary Education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.

Emily Wark: Outstanding Student in Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction

Emily Wark of Millinocket, Maine is the 2024 Outstanding Student in Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. You can read a Q&A with Wark below.

Natalie McCarthy, the 2023 outstanding graduating student in elementary education from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, talks to an employer at the college's 2023 education career fair.

UMaine to host largest ever education career fair as schools face surging teacher shortages

The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, the largest teacher preparation program in the state, will host nearly 50 employers at its annual education career fair on April 5.

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College of Education and Human Development fall 2023 Dean’s List

The University of Maine’s fall 2023 Dean’s List includes more than 340 students from the College of Education and Human Development, with students from all corners of Maine, as well as 20 other states and five countries other than the U.S. earning recognition.

UMaine alum Jon Doty receives award from College of Education and Human Development

Jon Doty, assistant superintendent of RSU 34, the school district for Old Town, Alton and Bradley, received the inaugural Robert A. Cobb Award for Extraordinary Service to the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine.

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UMaine after-school science lab partnership celebrates 15 years

Ask any veteran educator what the most important thing an aspiring teacher can do to prepare themselves for a career in the classroom, and they will likely say there’s no substitute for first-hand experience. At the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, “Early and Often” is the motto when it comes to […]

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