Miranda Snyder: Education major makes a difference through leadership at youth activism camp, literacy program
Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts spent part of her summer immersed in activism and volunteering with youth.
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UMaine partners with EDC, Mount Washington Observatory and others on NSF-funded project to promote data science education
The University of Maine is partnering with the Education Development Center (EDC) in Waltham, Massachusetts, Mount Washington Observatory (MWO) in North Conway, New Hampshire, and additional partners to help eighth-grade students in rural Maine and New Hampshire learn scientific data analysis and modeling skills. The new WeatherX project is funded by a three-year, $1.19 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Read moreJon Velishka: From education major to soldier and back to the classroom
Lt. Col. Jon Velishka takes another sip of coffee. When giving a 9 a.m. lecture to University of Maine graduate students on complex issues of national security and foreign policy, it helps to be well caffeinated.
Read moreHonoring Bob Cobb, former dean of the College of Education and Human Development
Well before he became the longest serving dean of University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, Bob Cobb grew up on a dairy farm in Winthrop, Maine, where his parents instilled in him a desire to do well in school and play sports.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: Great Schools Need Great Teachers—What Can We Do About Shortages?
Maine’s teacher shortages for the current year, reported by the U.S. Department of Education, include math, science, special education, world languages, English as a Second Language, gifted and talented, industrial arts, and school librarians. How can our schools meet the learning proficiency goals of our children if they cannot recruit fully qualified teachers?
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