UMaine education researcher Maja Wilson was mentioned in a report on the Inside Higher Ed website about the connections between technology and teaching. In an exchange taken from a listserv, the Inside Higher Ed author said Wilson summed up an argument about how best to use technology in the teaching of writing. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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Robert Milardo, UMaine professor of family relations, was quoted in a Lewiston Sun Journal report about U.S. Census rates that show there are fewer nuclear families living in Maine. Milardo told the newspaper the increasing numbers of single men raising children without spouses is interesting because traditionally, single-parent fathers have had difficulty maintaining involvement with […]
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The Strong Mind-Strong Body summer camp organized by UMaine graduate and former Black Bear football player Roosevelt Boone was featured in the Bangor Daily News. The camp, which was held last week, was open free of charge to youths ages 10-17 whose parents met Department of Health and Human Services guidelines. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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University of Maine kinesiology and physical education professor and researcher Bob Lehnhard is available to discuss exercise strategies and related activities for baby boomers, the generation most afflicted by obesity, according to a recent survey. Lehnhard, author of the book The Backside of 50 and numerous scholarly articles on exercise, exercise physiology and the effects […]
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Bangor television Channel 2 (WLBZ) has a report about the Strong Mind — Strong Body summer camp, which is being held this summer at UMaine. Roosevelt Boone, a former Black Bear football player, is the camp’s program director. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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“I’m bored!” What parent or caregiver doesn’t dread hearing those words? Whether it’s too hot to play outside or pouring rain, Gail Garthwait of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development has some tips about summer reading in the digital age that can alleviate the boring times for youngsters.
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There is an advance article in the Bangor Daily News about the upcoming UMaine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies workshop on the DIR-Floortime model for an intervention program for children with developmental challenges such as autism spectral disorders and other development disabilities. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine’s partnership with a new early childhood education program at Kennebec Valley Community College was mentioned in a story on the website of Village Soup. The new associate degree program allows students to complete the majority of their work online, with some required class meetings. A pilot version of the program will begin in January […]
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Contact: Michael Wittmann, (207) 581-1237 In an effort to improve and strengthen science teaching in Maine middle and high schools, the University of Maine is organizing the first Summer Academy of the Maine Physical Sciences Partnership June 27-July 1.
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A Tuesday June 28 presentation, “Twenty Tips for Addressing Behavior Challenges,” is previewed in a Bangor Daily News story featuring autism expert Cathy Pratt. Pratt, who will be UMaine’s Mark R. Shibles Visiting Professor during the 2011-2012 academic year, is director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at Indiana University’s Indiana Institute on Disability […]
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