Like many states, Maine struggles with teacher shortages. At the same time, fewer college students nationwide are choosing to major in education. Despite these trends, the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development — the state’s largest educator preparation and training program — has largely maintained its enrollment numbers in recent years. On […]
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Growing up in Bar Harbor, Maine, Lanie Christianson says she always thought teaching might be in her future. “I always loved school and I’m a kid-person. I love working with kids,” says Christianson, a junior elementary education major at the University of Maine. But when she started at UMaine in 2017, Christianson chose English and […]
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The Sun Journal highlighted the work of Sarah Howorth, University of Maine associate professor of special education, and her colleagues in determining the best practices for using artificial intelligence in special education.
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As the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning grows, so too do the questions about the best and most ethical way to deploy these technologies in various fields. In K–12 schools, for example, students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders face significant decisions about how to balance the potential benefits of generative AI and other […]
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Athletic training students Gabe Benson and Gavin Parks and alumnus Tim Weston were among the members of the University of Maine community to participate in the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (EATA) 76th Annual Convention, held January 5-8 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Benson, a junior from Millinocket, Maine, represented the UMaine athletic training education program and the […]
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University of Maine assistant professor of special education Sara Flanagan and senior lecturer of education Tammy Mills wrote an article that was published in the Winter 2024 edition of Maine Educator, a publication of the Maine Education Association. The article, “Writing Strategies for All Students,” details an explicit instruction (EI) approach to teaching writing to […]
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A study conducted by University of Maine alumna Sherry Pineau Brown and associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle was cited in a recent article published in NEA Today. The article explores the concept of “compassion fatigue” among educators, a term that describes how people who work in so-called helping professions, such as teaching, internalize […]
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As a lifelong baseball fan, Delaney Colson landed her dream internship at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York last summer after earning her undergraduate degree in history and secondary education from the University of Maine. “It was really the perfect intersection between both of my majors, combining teaching and education with […]
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The past year has been a busy one for the University of Maine, and with the non-stop activity came numerous stories of student and faculty success, innovation, research with local and global impacts and exciting new services and facilities. As we look forward to 2024 and another year of accomplishments from and additions to the […]
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News Center Maine promoted a tree lighting ceremony being held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 at the University of Maine Alfond Stadium as part of Trent’s Trees, a statewide initiative in which trees are lit and ornaments are hung to honor those who have died by suicide or are struggling with mental health. […]
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