UMaine, UMM graduates among Maine’s 2023 County Teachers of the Year
Among the 2023 Maine County Teachers of the Year were five teachers with degrees from the University of Maine or the University of Maine at Machias.
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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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Jacob Mulligan: Aspiring teacher and coach gains leadership experience at UMaine
Jacob Mulligan is a junior majoring in kinesiology and physical education (KPE) with a concentration in teaching and coaching in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. Despite being a full-time student, he still finds time to volunteer with his old high school football team, working with defensive backs and wide receivers and helping the coaching staff break down film. He also helps coach the Noble wrestling team. In addition, he’s gained valuable experience as a substitute teacher at schools in North Berwick and nearby Dover, New Hampshire.
Read moreMadeline West: Krissy Miner Memorial Award for Outstanding M.Ed./Ed.S. Student in Educational Leadership
Madeline (Maddy) West is the 2023 recipient of the Krissy Miner Memorial Award for Outstanding M.Ed./Ed.S. Student in Educational Leadership.
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Sandra Caron, sexuality professor, therapist and author to be inducted into Maine Women’s Hall of Fame
Nationally recognized sexuality professor, therapist and author Sandra Caron is the 2023 inductee into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame.
Read moreSandra Caron, pioneering professor and human sexuality researcher, to be inducted in Maine Women’s Hall of Fame
Sandra Caron, professor of family relations and human sexuality at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, is the 2023 inductee into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame.
Read morePuppy love: Student teacher gives therapy dog lesson at Asa Adams
Fourth-grade students at Asa Adams Elementary School in Orono had a special visitor for Valentine’s Day: Ellie, a black Labrador retriever and certified therapy dog.
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‘Teaching is my calling’: Heather Anderson, UMaine alumna and Aroostook County Teacher of the Year
Things have come full circle for Heather Anderson.
Read moreOxford County educators eligible for UMaine scholarship
The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development has opened a new round of applications for the Susan Hathaway Glines Scholarship for educators who live and work in Oxford County, Maine and are interested in pursuing graduate studies.
Read moreMedia report on SunRule sculpture installation at Webster Park
News Center Maine and WABI-TV (channel 5, Bangor) reported on a new interactive math learning lab in Orono’s Webster Park called SunRule, which combines math with art using rays of sunlight to explore multiplication and division.
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