A study of the NCLB Reading First program found that teachers were spending more time on reading instruction but that there was no significa...

Listen to Episode 18 - "Stop. Put Your Pencils Down." at Wicked Decent Learning DOE - Maine High School Assessment - SAT Maine Ed...

Western Maine's own Richard Byrne shares a wealth of free technology resources and how teachers can use them on his daily-updated blog,...

An incredibly rich resource of Maine sheet music and more . . . a Maine gem. Click here and get ready to make some music! Did I mention t...

"We are told accountability is essential — by people who refuse to be accountable for underfunding schools, who fail to address the soc...

How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages ToonDoo - The Cartoon Strip Creator - Creat...

I had an absolutely delightful morning assisting Oxford Hills adult education teacher, Ramsey Ludlow, in taping a class designed by the Main...

“One of the reasons we fear these technologies is because we as teachers don’t yet understand them or use them. But the reality is that our ...

Not finding a listing of group professional development opportunities in Maine for summer 2008, I thought it might be of value to start one ...

NASA: Earth from Space (Astronaut's Views of Earth) Smithsonian: Earth from Space SolarViews: Earth from Space View above Earth Flash Ea...

Rich Kent is the Director of the Maine Writing Project at UMO. Check out this rich portaportal on writing .

Jeff Anderson demonstrates a different approach to working with kids on editing skills at Maine's own Stenhouse Publishers. Jeff's...

Learn about personal finance and more at Nicole Ouellette's Breaking Even, Inc . Fascinating reading! Related Resources at LIM Resources...

A few years ago I listened to a curriculum coordinator give an example of what not to do in the age of NCLB accountability. The story was t...

"What poem did you have to memorize in school? Do you still remember it? Is memorizing an effective educational strategy?" These a...

Find some great resources from the Arts Institute session on using digital cameras in the classroom from Carol Waldon and Argy Nestor'...

From Vincent Vanier, President of ACTEM : "Episode 4 of OnTiME has been released. We discussed the Apple Executive Summit, the upcomin...

by Olga LaPlante I have had a random conversation with an assistant principal recently, and here is what was said: "Are you an administ...

Today the participants of the TelstarToo PLC will be gathering resources for specific math skills and themes . . . and then adding them to ...

I found these posts on the HSHAWJR blog fascinating: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Final Reflection Thank you, Harold Shaw, Jr., for sharing them. Ph...