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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.
Posted August 30, 2012
USM's Annual Conference on Teaching Reading: Building on the Five Pillars of Reading Instruction
Friday, January 18, 2013
8:30am-2:00pm
Posted August 29, 2012
The USM Professional Development Center is now located at 62 School Street on the Gorham Campus.
Posted August 7, 2012
Third Annual State-Wide
Maine PBIS Conference
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Implementing PBIS K-12: Tier 1 and 2 School-Wide and Classroom
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Augusta Civic Center
Download the Registration Flyer (pdf)
FMI: http://www.usm.maine.edu/pdc/pbis-conference
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