UMaine, Maine DOE inclusive education collaboration changing name, expanding focus
The Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research will now be Maine Access to Inclusive Education Resources (MAIER).
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Dimmel, Hakkola receive tenure, promotion
Two members of the College of Education and Human Development faculty have received tenure and promotion to associate professor. Both Justin Dimmel and Leah Hakkola have been at the University of Maine since 2015.
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Dimmel’s NSF CAREER award to support research on teaching and learning of geometry using VR and AR technology
With the increasing availability and popularity of consumer virtual and augmented reality devices, Justin Dimmel’s research focuses on how such technology can be used to represent geometric diagrams in three-dimensions rather than two. He recently received a nearly $672,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to support this work. It’s the organization’s most prestigious award for early career faculty.
Read moreBDN reports on Sezen-Barrie’s NSF program director appointment
The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine news release on associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction Asli Sezen-Barrie’s appointment as rotating program director of the National Science Foundation’s Division for Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings.
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Sezen-Barrie named NSF program director
Asli Sezen-Barrie, an associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, has been named rotating program director of the National Science Foundation’s Division for Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL).
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Camden Bock receives 2021-2022 Janet Waldron Doctoral Research Fellowship
Camden Bock, a Ph.D. student in STEM education, is one of three recipients of the University of Maine’s 2021-22 Janet Waldron Doctoral Research Fellowship.
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UMaine students get immersive experience in engineering education
In 2019, Maine adopted the Next Generation Science Standards for K–12 schools, which call for integrating engineering concepts and practices into science classrooms.
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UMaine study analyzes how virtual and augmented reality can be used to teach mathematics concepts
New research from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s School of Learning and Teaching shows how emerging technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are creating novel ways of exploring mathematical ideas.
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John Cangelosi: Bangor High School science teacher, UMaine grad honored with Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching
Bangor High School science teacher and University of Maine alumnus John Cangelosi (’96, ’12G) is one of 107 educators nationwide to receive a 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).
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Mason awarded University of Maine System Trustee Professorship
Craig Mason, a professor of education and applied quantitative methods in the College of Education and Human Development, has been chosen as the 2020–21 University of Maine System Trustee Professor for UMaine.
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