The Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations has a list of 8 conditions that it argues is important in the lives of students. "• Be...

by Martha Thibodeau Here I am at the Leadership Meeting for the High School deployment of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Although...

I love libraries. Always have. Today the eMINTS mentors had our monthly meeting in the ATM room at the Bangor Public Library . Both Olga ...

by David Trask Following up on the recent post on Skype, today I had a Skype experience that was worth sharing. One of my colleagues at ano...

"Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not alwa...

by Olga LaPlante I had a workshop today with middle school teachers. Two of them were from King Middle School which is an expeditionary lea...

“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is...

"If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders." - Abigail Van Buren How do w...

I'm attending the ACTEM meeting this morning. For those who might for some reason know nothing about this wonderful organization, let ...

by Kern Kelley For those follow the Learning 2.0 conference , a new Web 2.0 toy that's making the rounds is called Animoto . Basically ...

Want a free download that allows computer-to-computer phone calls, chat, video, conferencing, and more? For a small fee you can add the abi...

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a LISTENING ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of c...

by George Crawford The second week of school is now over. Once again I am faced with a task that all teachers have had to deal with. Helping...

An excellent resource for Maine Field Trips can be found at the Central Maine Self-learners Homeschool Group . Questions: How could thi...

Mountain Valley Middle School is involved in the Literacy Initiative of the Western Maine Educational Collaborative . Using the materials ...

"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature." ~ Joseph Campbell ...

Yesterday I was introduced to the world of adult education. I'll be doing some work with Oxford Hills Adult Education under a federal gr...

In 2001 there was a piece of legislation called "An Act to Require Teaching of Maine Native American History and Culture in Maine's...

Nancy Hudak wanted to post a response to the " Time vs Pay " post, but she encountered some problems and asked me to post her resp...

I was helping out in a high school science class last week. The teacher wanted to have a tool that allowed her to post a question to her st...