Joshua Schmidt is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Technology Award from the collaborative program in Instructional Technology and the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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The annual Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP) virtual conference this year is dedicated to the late Betsy Webb, longtime Bangor School Department superintendent and Libra Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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The University of Maine’s online graduate programs in education earn high marks for students who are veterans or active-duty service members, according to U.S. News & World Report.
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The Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research will now be Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER).
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, will host the first University of Maine Educators Institute this summer. “Supporting Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being in School Communities: From Surviving to Thriving” will be a virtual event held June 22–23.
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Approximately 60 preK–12 teachers, higher education instructors and other professionals will attend a three-day virtual conference Aug. 3–5 sponsored by the University of Maine’s instructional technology program.
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More than 4,000 students across Maine are now receiving Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) thanks to intensive professional development provided by University of Maine College of Education and Human Development experts supported by a grant from the Maine Department of Education.
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The University Training Center for Reading Recovery and Comprehensive Literacy supports schools in systemic implementation of effective literacy instruction and intervention for children in Maine schools through high quality professional development for teachers.
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The increase in prevalence of students with ASD is accompanied by the demand for teachers to instruct using evidence-based practices (EBP).
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Dr. Mary Ehrenworth, deputy director of Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, a literacy think tank at Columbia University, spoke to more than 200 Maine educators and school administrators about the difference they can make in kids’ lives, just by teaching them to read and write well.
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