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Posted April 2, 2013
For more than 30 years, John Hunter, a public school teacher in Virginia, has been teaching his students the work of peace through a remarkable exercise that he created called the World Peace Game.
Director Chris Farina has captured his work in the award-winning
World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements, which interweaves Hunter’s story with his students' participation in the World Peace Game. The game triggers an eight-week transformation of the children from students of a neighborhood public school to citizens of the world. The film reveals how a wise, loving teacher can unleash students' full potential.
Posted March 26, 2013
What leads people into teaching and what sustains this motivation? For many it is the possibility of making a difference in people’s lives. This innate motivation is fragile and needs to be cultivated and nurtured. Without this care, it can easily end up lost, forgotten, or buried under countless duties and responsibilities
Posted March 22, 2013
Elements of Teaching and Learning in an Early Childhood Montessori Classroom Environment (ECE 510)
This course, sponsored by the Maine Montessori Institute, offers an overview of the philosophy and methods of Montessori education in early childhood settings. In this interactive format participants will explore the possibilities of utilizing the elements of the Montessori model for practical applications in their classroom environments. Teachers will have the opportunity to design original Montessori based materials. This course gives students the opportunity to connect Montessori theory and practices and incorporate them into best practices in their educational environments.
This course is also part of a new Master’s of Science in Education in Teaching and Learning degree with a focus on Montessori Early Childhood Education. Visit www.usm.maine.edu/teacher-education to learn more!
Posted March 20, 2013
SUMMER COURSE HIGHLIGHT!
Responding to and Preventing Bias, Bullying and Violence in Schools
This course will examine the dynamics of bullying and harassment in schools, with particular attention to the risk of escalation if bullying is not addressed with consistency and to the emotional impact on targets of harassment and bystanders. We will discuss and explore a variety of strategies for responding both to routine incidents of harassment and major incidents which affect the entire school community. We will explore prevention strategies for use both in the classroom and in the hallways.
Posted February 7, 2013
The emphasis of this series of four workshops is how educators and school leaders can collaborate on creating curriculum, instructional and assessment strategies to meet present Common Core standards’ mandates, and to ensure students possess 21st Century skills. The workshops will provide participants knowledge and skills to take back to their workplace colleagues, and share their experiences with other workshop participants in a community of learners’ environment. In addition, the workshops use a scaffold approach so that knowledge and skills learned in one session form a foundation for what is discussed in the following sessions. The workshops are also designed so participants can collaborate with each other on ways to incorporate the knowledge and skills into practice.
Posted January 22, 2013
The USM Southern Maine Writing Project will be offering a conference for K-12 educators.
Educating in a Digital Landscape
Friday, March 1, 2013
9:00am-2:30pm
Catherine McAuley High School
For more information please contact Seth Mitchell, 228-8321, smitchell@usm.maine.edu or visit southermainewritingproject.org
Posted November 19, 2012
Spring 2013 Courses, Workshops, and Conferences are now listed!
FMI please visit: http://www.usm.maine.edu/pdc/spring-2013-offerings
Posted October 1, 2012
The School of Education and Human Development is proud to host two faculty from Jiang-xi University of Science and Technology’s Chinese Language Center. While they are here they will offer the following programs through SEHD’s Professional Development Center, October - December.
For more information about the individual workshops or to download a registration flyer please visit:
http://usm.maine.edu/pdc/chinese-language-and-culture-workshop-offerings
Posted September 26, 2012
The USM Southern Maine Writing Project is offering a series of workshops, Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age, on the USM Gorham Campus.
For more information or workshop descriptions please visit:
www.southernmainewritingproject.org/tech-series.html
Posted September 7, 2012
Hosted by the USM School of Education and Human Development Advisory Council, the two-hour event includes a keynote address by education expert and author Bea McGarvey, virtual tour of school districts in action using customized learning, a question and answer session, and a book signing after the presentation. Contact hours are available.
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