AGENDA 7:45-8:20 am      Registration 8:30-8:45 am      Welcome 8:45-9:05 am      Opening Remarks by Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine Department of Education 9:05-10:05 am    Keynote by Dr. Marc Brackett, Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University - Permission to Feel 10:05-10:25 am  […]

Long-time and highly regarded Central Aroostook County educator, Lois Brewer, will lead this training for teachers who are currently mentors and need a refresher as well as newly assigned mentors who have not yet been formally trained. The need for trained mentors is key to the well-being of our newly hired teachers. Maine Department of […]

Saturday, November 2, 9-10:30am in Room 118, UMPI Campus Center. Join Starr Kelly, Curator of Education at the Abbe Museum, for a rich and engaging presentation on incorporating Maine Native American history and culture into elementary and secondary schools - a requirement of Maine statute LD291.  Starr leads the museum's education and public programs work, […]

Join us for this monthly forum where building administrators convene with colleagues to hear a presentation on a special topic of interest and discuss current issues and ideas, all without having to leave the school. Facilitated by nationally recognized educational consultant, Kim Marshall, building administrators at all grade levels are welcome to Zoom into this […]

Join us for this monthly forum where building administrators convene with colleagues to hear a presentation on a special topic of interest and discuss current issues and ideas, all without having to leave the school. Facilitated by nationally recognized educational consultant, Kim Marshall, building administrators at all grade levels are welcome to Zoom into this […]

Join us for this 60-minute information-packed session with our west coast friend, Alex Kajitani! Online or in-person, learning never stops, and neither does the need to create powerful, trusting relationships with our students. This fast-paced, live virtual training gives educators of all subjects and levels high-leverage, authentic strategies that can be immediately implemented to build […]

In collaboration with CACE, the Library at the University of Maine at Presque Isle is hosting a School Librarian Day. This is for all school library personnel. The goal of the day is to provide an opportunity for collaboration and communication between the UMPI Library and school libraries throughout Northern Maine. Part of the day […]

Mentor teacher training will be provided by Emily Doughty, Educator Effectiveness Coordinator at the Maine Department of Education. All materials will be available electronically and educators will receive contact hours for participation.  We encourage interested participants to discuss the opportunity, along with local training requirements, with their mentor chairperson prior to registering.  Built-in breaks will be […]