91 competes against teacher shortage with ad airing during Olympics
91 unveiled a new promotional campaign this month highlighting its teacher preparation programs as pK–12 schools across the country struggle to find qualified teachers.
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Bishop testifies at legislative hearing on credentialing for educators
Penny Bishop, dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, provided testimony to the Maine Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on Feb. 8 about proposed changes to Chapter 115, the state rule governing credentialing for teachers and other educational personnel.
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Dimmel’s NSF CAREER award to support research on teaching and learning of geometry using VR and AR technology
With the increasing availability and popularity of consumer virtual and augmented reality devices, Justin Dimmel’s research focuses on how such technology can be used to represent geometric diagrams in three-dimensions rather than two. He recently received a nearly $672,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to support this work. It’s the organization’s most prestigious award for early career faculty.
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Mette launches podcast about cases in educational leadership
Associate professor of educational leadership Ian Mette is adding a title to his CV: podcast host.
Read moreMette op-ed calling for end to ahistorical education published in BDN
The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Ian Mette, an associate professor of education leadership at the University of Maine, titled “Why education cannot be ahistorical.”
Read moreDimmel works on Colby-led VR 3D chess research
Justin Dimmel, an assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology, is working with Stacy Doore, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Colby College, on research involving virtual reality 3D chess.
Read moreMaddaus discusses lawsuit potentially impacting school choice with Press Herald
John Maddaus, an associate professor emeritus of education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about the possible implications of a lawsuit from Maine on school choice nationwide.
Read moreBook co-authored by Mette receives Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Award
Ian Mette, associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, and Carl Glickman, professor emeritus at the University of Georgia’s Mary Frances Early College of Education, received a 2021 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
Read moreNASPA awards honor Allan, Caron-produced video
A short video written and produced by professor of family relations and human sexuality Sandra Caron received the Outstanding Peer Education Program Award at the 2021 NASPA General Assembly. In addition, professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan has been awarded the NASPA Region 1 Outstanding Contribution to the Literature and/or Research Award for 2021.
Read moreAllan discusses hazing in military with Fayetteville Observer
Professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan discussed hazing in the military with The Fayetteville Observer for a story titled “Research projects at Fort Bragg seek to reduce sexual harassment, assault.”
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