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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The Bangor Daily News and Daily Bulldog highlighted three new graduate certificates from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development involving multilingual special education, adapted physical education and outdoor leadership.
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The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development is launching three new graduate certificates aimed at teachers looking to boost their knowledge and skills in the areas of multilingual special education, adapted physical education and outdoor leadership. The five-course (15 credits) Multilingual Special Education graduate certificate, offered entirely via UMaineOnline, is designed to […]
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Ask any veteran educator what the most important thing an aspiring teacher can do to prepare themselves for a career in the classroom, and they will likely say there’s no substitute for first-hand experience. At the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, “Early and Often” is the motto when it comes to […]
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The University of Maine has once again been ranked among the best higher education institutions nationwide in multiple annual college guides. In the U.S. News and World Report 2024 Best Colleges, UMaine was featured in a list of top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking research and offering a full range of undergraduate, master’s and […]
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted the gift from the family of Sam Martinez, who died as a result of a hazing incident in 2019, to support University of Maine professor Elizabeth Allan’s research on hazing prevention. The family’s hope is that the establishment of the Sam Martinez Hazing Prevention Fund will save lives by creating […]
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