All are welcome to this presentation by Jordan Daniel, a University of Maine alum who majored in political science and was also a runner on the cross-country and track teams. Daniel is now an Indigenous advocate, organizer, athlete, and filmmaker. Daniel will be sharing stories and experiences of using running and movement as advocacy tools […]
Presented by Asli Sezen-Barrie, associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction. Part of the School of Learning and Teaching Research Brown Bag series. Sezen-Barrie started an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) position at the NSF's Division for Research on Learning (DRL) at Formal and Informal Settings on Aug. 30, 2021. Since then, she has served as […]
Presented by Ethan Geheb, Ph.D. student in STEM Education, for the School of Learning and Teaching Research Brown Bag series. This research aims to provide a systematic review of K-12 engineering education publications between 2009 and 2018 across education research fields. Whereas previous systematic reviews focus on narrow subtopics, this study reviews the K-12 engineering […]
Presented by Camden Bock, Ph.D. student in STEM Education for the School of Learning and Teaching Research Brown Bag series. In school geometry, diagrams are typically inscribed on plane surfaces (e.g., whiteboards, paper, projector screens), at scales smaller than the learners who inscribe them. Spatial diagrams, rendered with virtual reality, offer depth and human-scale to […]
Teacher candidates from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, as well as other area teacher preparation programs, will meet with Maine schools and school districts. Past career fair events have featured school officials from more than 20 communities, who have the opportunity to meet current students majoring in elementary education, secondary […]
Diane Sweeney has been an author and educational consultant since 1999. Her books include Student-Centered Coaching from a Distance (Corwin, 2021); The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin, 2020); Leading Student-Centered Coaching (Corwin 2018); and Student-Centered Coaching: The Moves (Corwin , 2016). Sweeney holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Denver and a master’s […]
Presented by Sara Flanagan, assistant professor of special education, for the College of Education and Human Development's School of Learning and Teaching Research Brown Bag series. To best understand K-5 general and special education teachers' reading instructional and assessment practices for students with and without dyslexia, 346 teachers completed a survey. Additionally, 45 teachers participated […]
The Literacy Connections Conference is an annual event open to anyone with an interest in literacy education from birth to adulthood. The conference includes professional development sessions on literacy initiatives for early childhood, primary grades, intermediate grades, middle years, adolescent, adulthood and families, as well as community literacy planning and other topics. This year’s theme […]
This annual conference brings together Reading Recovery and literacy coaches from across the state for professional development workshops and a celebration of Reading Recovery in Maine. This year's keynote speaker […]
The Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CEC DADD) is hosting its summer board meeting at UMaine on July 20. The next day, July 21, the division, in collaboration with the UMaine College of Education and Human Development and Maine Department of Education Office of Special Services and Inclusive Education, will […]
