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.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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Natalie Tomah: Family ties call freshman elementary education student to UMaine
For Natalie Tomah of Smithfield, Rhode Island, deciding to come to the University of Maine for college was like deciding to go home.
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Literacy nights highlight UMaine’s service to schools and families
The College of Education and Human Development has incorporated literacy nights at area schools into the curriculum for education majors for more than 20 years. It’s an opportunity for UMaine students taking their literacy methods courses to apply some of the knowledge and skills they have picked up in the classroom and to gain hands-on experience working with K–12 students and families.
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Natalie McCarthy: Outstanding Student in Elementary Education
Natalie McCarthy of Lincoln, Maine is the 2023 Outstanding Student in Elementary Education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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Education connection: Student teacher reunites with elementary school principal at UMaine
Back in 2006 and 2007, Maria Low was in kindergarten at Capri Street School in Brewer, Maine. Joan Staffiere was the school’s principal. Low is now a college senior majoring in elementary education at the University of Maine, where Staffiere — who retired from a distinguished career as a public school teacher and administrator in 2008 — is now an adjunct instructor and student teaching supervisor.
