{"id":1840,"date":"2024-03-20T15:17:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/?page_id=1840"},"modified":"2024-03-20T15:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:17:05","slug":"empowering-learners-through-service-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/empowering-learners-through-service-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Learners Through Service Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_5a4d7b-3b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_5a4d7b-3b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_5a4d7b-3b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1250px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-bottom:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_ea7e9d-e2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a\"]{margin-top:-10px;text-align:left;font-size:30px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'EB Garamond';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_4ed70c-3a\"><strong>Presenter Biography<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0a13b7-16, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0a13b7-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0a13b7-16\"]{text-align:left;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0a13b7-16 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0a13b7-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0a13b7-16\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0a13b7-16 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0a13b7-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0a13b7-16\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_0a13b7-16 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0a13b7-16\">I am Chris Villemaire. I have been in education for the past 26 years. I have been a classroom teacher, special education teacher, reading specialist, and most recently, a technology integration specialist and data manager. I got my undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire and will graduate with a Master&#8217;s in Instructional Technology from the University of Maine in May 2024. I plan to start my doctoral work in the Spring of 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;}.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#003263;background-image:url('https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/UMaine-Brand_Pattern_Swatches-Rain_NoBackground.png');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_ed91e6-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-2 kadence-column_ed91e6-8f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/christalvillemairenew.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Christal Villemaire\" class=\"wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/christalvillemairenew.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/christalvillemairenew-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/christalvillemairenew-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/christalvillemairenew-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d\"]{text-align:center;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'EB Garamond';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_7b9a86-4d\"><strong>Christal Villemaire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2a8886-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2a8886-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2a8886-f6\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2a8886-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2a8886-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2a8886-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2a8886-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_2a8886-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2a8886-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_2a8886-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_2a8886-f6\">Data Manager and Technology Integrator<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f5827c-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f5827c-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f5827c-e7\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f5827c-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f5827c-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f5827c-e7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f5827c-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_f5827c-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f5827c-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_f5827c-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_f5827c-e7\">Marshwood Schools, Ellliot, ME<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_0bcfe4-c5\"] 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Join us for an enlightening workshop focused on the transformative potential of service learning in bridging academic content with practical application in our communities. This interactive session equips participants with essential tools, strategies, and resources to initiate their service learning projects. Join our exploration of the various benefits for students, communities, and educational institutions. 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