by Nicole Ouellette The internet has made it much easier for "foreign" language teachers to make their subject more relevant and i...

A list of places to search for education positions in Maine. Any others that should be added to the list? SchoolLaw.com: Serving Schools In...

I just discovered another handy tool from Google that seems to be a very user-friendly way of working with groups. It is called Google Site...

Link to latest ACTEM Podcast

Why Google Apps? Google Apps Quick Tour What Students Think of Google Apps Question: Are there any reasons that K-12 schools should not use...

by Ed Latham I am not a masochist, but I am a boy scout leader which some may mistake as the same thing, at times. This weekend, I had the p...

The Elm Street School is a K-8 school about 10 miles from Lewiston/Auburn. It is located in Mechanic Falls and is part of Union 29 . The ...

Award Ceremonies Podcast Wicked Decent Learning Blog Maine Ideas in Education Straight out of Western Maine, Jeff Bailey and Dan Ryder conti...

Not on the Test FairTest: The National Center for Fair and Open Testing Process Skills What is not on the test? What should be on the test...

I'm working with Bev Yates' classes today on looking at ways of finding information and determining whether it can be trusted or not...

Creating Using Images Agenda - How can images be used to improve communication?

One of the effects of living with electric information is that we live habitually in a state of information overload. There's always mor...

I received a link to this video from Anne Ireland today. I've been thinking of it in terms of school culture and the top-down, little ...

Many Maine schools are reviewing their acceptable use agreements/policies in light of new developments in utilization of the internet. Rath...

The adult education staff at Oxford Hills and I will be working on how blogging might be used with their students. Click here to view the...

"People want the attention -- no one likes to feel like an underappreciated cog in an overworked machine." ~ Vicki Davis Vicki...

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...