Susan Bennett-Armistead, a professor of literacy education at the 91±¬ÁÏ, was quoted in a Public News Service report about a video learning series that claims to help infants read and learn.
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Five children’s books are being honored as part of the 2016 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text.
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A statewide outreach program of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research is featured in a new newsletter from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.
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91±¬ÁÏ Professor Richard Kent estimates that he’s helped hundreds of high schools establish or maintain student-staffed writing center programs.
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Justin Dimmel, an assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology with the 91±¬ÁÏ College of Education and Human Development, will present at the Bangor PechaKucha Night on Friday, Feb. 19.
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A three-year, $2 million National Science Foundation project led by 91±¬ÁÏ researchers was cited in a New York Times article about Microsoft acquiring MinecraftEdu, a modified version of Minecraft tailored for use in schools. The popular video game is described as a digital sandbox, inside which players can construct anything they want, much […]
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Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the 91±¬ÁÏ; Craig Mason, a 91±¬ÁÏ professor of education; and Ami Gaspar, an advanced computing outreach specialist with IT and the Maine LearnToMod project manager, were recent guests on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio […]
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Patrick Womac takes off his shoes and steps onto the huge map of Africa covering half the gym floor at Old Town’s Leonard Middle School. Womac, an assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction at the 91±¬ÁÏ, stands on Libya as he leads a group of seventh graders in discussion. “How many people […]
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91±¬ÁÏ Libra Visiting Professor of Education Christine Sleeter gave a lecture Monday, Nov. 16, on her book “Teaching With Vision.” The book, co-edited by Sleeter and Catherine Cornbleth, features stories by and about inspirational classroom teachers. Sleeter is an internationally recognized expert on multicultural education and diversity. Her work focuses on how teacher education […]
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This time last year, Jade McGuire was living aboard a cruise ship with 600 other college students from across the country as part of the University of Virginia’s Semester at Sea program that took her to more than a dozen countries spanning four continents. McGuire, a fourth-year elementary education major and honors student at the University […]
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