Abby Bourgeois: Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education
Abby Bourgeois of York, Maine is the 2025 Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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Tracy Cowan: Outstanding Graduate Student in Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction
Tracy Cowan of Brewer, Maine is the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Student in Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction (CAI) in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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UMaine-led program helping K-12 schools adopt comprehensive supports for student well-being
Schools across Maine are finding success meeting their students’ social, emotional and academic needs with an internationally recognized, evidence-based framework known as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
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Character, Courage, Community: Kelsey Stoyanova is a rising star
It’s after the last bell at Bangor High School on a Friday afternoon and most of the students have gone home for the weekend. Kelsey Stoyanova is sitting in her classroom when a teenage boy enters.
Read moreCOEHD alumna Kelsey Stoyanova to keynote UMaine Student Symposium
University of Maine College of Education and Human Development alumna and 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year Kelsey Stoyanova will give the keynote talk at the annual UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS), a celebration of student research and creative work, April 14 at the Collins Center for the Arts.
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Emily Albee: 2022 Penobscot County Teacher of the Year found a passion for education and social justice at UMaine
Emily Albee (’06, ’09G, ’12G) says her high school students are often surprised to learn that she wasn’t entirely prepared for college when she started attending the University of Maine.
Read moreTwo UMaine grads among the finalists for 2023 Maine Teacher of the Year
University of Maine College of Education and Human Development alumnae Heather Anderson (‘99) and Emily Albee (‘06, ‘09G, ‘12G) have been named finalists for 2023 Maine Teacher of Year.
Read moreUMaine grads among 2022 Maine County Teachers of the Year
Of the 16 Maine County Teachers of the Year for 2022, six have degrees from the University of Maine.
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UMaine competes against teacher shortage with ad airing during Olympics
The University of Maine unveiled a new promotional campaign this month highlighting its teacher preparation programs as pK–12 schools across the country struggle to find qualified teachers.
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Kelsey Stoyanova: Two-time UMaine alum and current graduate student named 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year
Kelsey Stoyanova remembers when it hit her that she’d been named 2022 Maine Teacher of Year. It was when she was entering the gym at Hampden’s Reeds Brook Middle School for an assembly where the big announcement was taking place.
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