Celebrating Rural Maine Community Civics & Place-Based Inquiry
This three-part professional learning series aims to engage rural teachers in a deep examination of Maine’s history. Using history as a foundation, the profession development takes an interdisciplinary approach as it connects teachers with the Library of Congress’s rural interdisciplinary collections and other supporting organizations and supports teachers in designing and implementing works of public value that connect rural students to their community.
Maine Solutionaries Project Winter Cohorts
- Design Inquiry to Action Projects.
- Network with teachers around the state
- $1000 stipend
- 30 Contact Hours
- Solutionary Microcredintial
- Mileage reimbursement and overnight lodging are available.
Cohort A (Climate Change) and B (Human Rights and Equity) January 21 Kickoff at the Bangor Grande Hotel
Cohort C (Water Quality) and D (Food Waste) February 5 Kickoff at the Brunswick Hotel
Literacy Integration Cohort E (Grades 4-8) and F (grade 8 and up) March 5th and 27th Kickoffs at the Doubletree in South Portland.
Integrated Literacy Office Hour: Vocabulary
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join in on the conversation as we explore ways to embed Literacy in all aspects of learning. This week's topic of focus will be how to use maps in literacy instruction.
Integrated Literacy Office Hour: Grades 6-8
Thursday, December 19, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join the Interdisciplinary Instruction team's Integrated Literacy Specialist, Heather Martin, for a discussion on promoting literacy in all classrooms through evidence-based research and pedagogy.
Asynchronous Question Formulation Technique January Course
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The Question Formulation Technique (QFT), from the Right Question Institute, is a questioning strategy that:
- Facilitates student curiosity and engagement
- Helps students build confidence to ask questions and become empowered to seek answers
- Improves student questions that support deeper learning
- Improves the skills and strategies students need beyond the classroom
To learn more and register, visit the QFT webpage.
Celebrating Rural Maine Afterhours Session
January 9th, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
To support the Celebrating Rural Maine project, the Maine DOE is hosting three after-hours sessions open to all educators. Participation in the project is not required.
In this session, Bri Lolar, the Maine Department of Education's Wabanaki Specialist, will discuss Wabanaki's intellectual property and primary sources.
Integrating Literacy through Applied Science with Katie Coppens
January 15, 2025, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Brunswick, ME
“Integrating science and literacy engages students while enhancing their scientific knowledge and improving their writing skills! Not only that, but it's fun and a great way to see students' interests through built-in voice and choice!” Learn strategies on integrating science and literacy from Maine teacher and author Katie Coppens (The Acadia Files, What do Black Holes Eat for Dinner?, Geometry is Easy as Pie). The focus will be on strategies to integrate fictional and nonfiction reading and writing in science, thereby gaining proficiency in literacy, with an emphasis on differentiation. Models and rubrics will be provided. Everyone will leave with ideas for implementation in their own classroom.
Use this registration link to spend the day learning with Katie Coppens.
Celebrating Rural Maine Afterhours Session
January 21rst, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
To support the Celebrating Rural Maine project, the Maine DOE is hosting three after-hours sessions open to all educators. Participation in the project is not required.
This webinar will focus on learning about rural representation in primary sources.
Celebrating Rural Maine Afterhours Session
February 6th, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
To support the Celebrating Rural Maine project, the Maine DOE is hosting three after-hours sessions open to all educators. Participation in the project is not required.
This webinar will explore how primary sources can be used in a variety of content areas.
Contact
Kathy Bertini
Interdisciplinary Instruction Coordinator
Phone: 207-816-0294
Email: Kathy.Bertini@maine.gov