UMaine, UMM alumni, graduate students named County Teachers of the Year
Alumni of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias are among the teachers being honored as 2021 Maine County Teachers of the Year.
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New guide highlights behavioral support networks in Maine
The 15-page “Resource Guide for Maine Families, Schools, and Communities: Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support” provides family-friendly descriptions of services, information on how to access them, and outlines how to navigate the various supports in Maine.
Read moreUMaine alumna honored as 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year
Cindy Soule, a 4th grade teacher at Portland’s Gerald E. Talbot Community School, is the 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year. A lifelong Maine resident, Soule has a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from the University of Maine (‘92) as well as a master’s degree in special education from the University of Southern Maine.
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UMaine receives federal grant to train special educators, other professionals to support young children with high-intensity communication needs
The Cross-disciplinary Online Training to promote Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Tele-Intervention for Maine (CONTAACT-ME) project will train educators to support young children with intensive communication needs and their families, including the use of augmentative and alternative communication tools.
Read moreTwo UMaine grads finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year
Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at Portland’s Gerald A. Talbot Community School, and Heather Webster, an English teacher at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro, are two of the three finalists for 2021 Maine Teacher of the Year.
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Rural families of children with autism may benefit from telehealth, study says
Families of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who live in rural areas might receive better and more equitable access to early intervention services using telehealth technology, according to a recent study led by two University of Maine professors.
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UMaine researchers release report on reopening Maine schools based on local districts’ initial coronavirus responses
“Moving beyond crisis schooling: What can we learn from the innovation of Maine districts to support remote student learning from March–June 2020?” is available online.
Read morePress Herald reports on effort to develop new remote learning models
The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine, Maine Department of Education and other educational organizations will design and pilot new models of remote learning.
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Adams awarded Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship
The 2020–2021 Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship has been awarded to Tom Adams, a University of Maine secondary education major from Falmouth, Maine.
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Maine Schools in Focus: Evidence-Based Practices for Technology-Enhanced Learning
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted an already urgent need for educators to develop their technological and pedagogical content knowledge—what some in education refer to as TPACK—in order to be effective practitioners in technology-enhanced learning environments.
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