Miranda Snyder: Education major makes a difference through leadership at youth activism camp, literacy program
Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts spent part of her summer immersed in activism and volunteering with youth.
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91±¬ÁÏ partners with EDC, Mount Washington Observatory and others on NSF-funded project to promote data science education
The 91±¬ÁÏ is partnering with the Education Development Center (EDC) in Waltham, Massachusetts, Mount Washington Observatory (MWO) in North Conway, New Hampshire, and additional partners to help eighth-grade students in rural Maine and New Hampshire learn scientific data analysis and modeling skills. The new WeatherX project is funded by a three-year, $1.19 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Read morePenobscot Times posts media release about tone policing
The Penobscot Times posted a 91±¬ÁÏ media release about university researchers Catharine Biddle and Elizabeth Hufnagel exploring the role of tone policing and the calls for civility in student voice.
Read moreDoctoral student receives funding to attend special education conference
Karen Robbie, a doctoral student in prevention and intervention studies, was one of 12 Ph.D. students nationwide to receive funding to attend the Council for Exceptional Children’s 2019 Special Education Legislative Summit.
Read moreReading Recovery – Young learners benefit from 91±¬ÁÏ center
Reading Recovery works because it addresses a student’s individual needs. The program acknowledges that every student learns differently and that sometimes in order to progress as literacy learners, students need additional, focused instruction to support classroom instruction.
Read more91±¬ÁÏ researchers explore the role of tone policing, calls for civility in student voice
Two 91±¬ÁÏ professors are out with new research examining how calls for civility and tone policing factor into the growing practice of student voice in preK–12 schools.
Read moreCollege of Education and Human Development announces spring 2019 Dean’s List
The 91±¬ÁÏ recognized 285 College of Education and Human Development students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2019 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 196 are from Maine, 82 are from 17 other states and 7 are from five countries other than the U.S. Listed below are College […]
Read moreNCAA nominates Rossignol for Woman of the Year award
The NCAA has nominated Parise Rossignol, former standout player and now assistant coach for the 91±¬ÁÏ women’s basketball team, for its Woman of the Year award.
Read moreHutchinson Center to host fourth Suzanne W. Cole Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Institute
More than 140 educators from Maine will gather at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast on May 23 for the annual Suzanne W. Cole Reading Recovery and Early Literacy Institute.
Read moreInterim dean named for College of Education and Human Development
Mary Gresham, an administrator with more than 40 years of experience at a flagship public research university, has been named interim dean of the 91±¬ÁÏ College of Education and Human Development, effective July 1.
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