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Project led by Dimmel, Pandiscio selected for MIRTA accelerator program

The project is part of the latest cohort selected to participate in the University of Maine’s Maine Innovation Research and Technology Accelerator program (MIRTA).

91�� students get immersive experience in engineering education

In 2019, Maine adopted the Next Generation Science Standards for K–12 schools, which call for integrating engineering concepts and practices into science classrooms.

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91�� study analyzes how virtual and augmented reality can be used to teach mathematics concepts

New research from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s School of Learning and Teaching shows how emerging technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are creating novel ways of exploring mathematical ideas.

John Cangelosi: Bangor High School science teacher, 91�� grad honored with Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching

Bangor High School science teacher and University of Maine alumnus John Cangelosi (’96, ’12G) is one of 107 educators nationwide to receive a 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

Mason awarded University of Maine System Trustee Professorship

Craig Mason, a professor of education and applied quantitative methods in the College of Education and Human Development, has been chosen as the 2020–21 University of Maine System Trustee Professor for 91��.

Biddle, Sezen-Barrie among 91�� faculty members to receive tenure and/or promotion

91�� has announced that 28 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion, including two faculty members from the College of Education and Human Development.

Sezen-Barrie’s work on K-12 engineering education featured by 91�� Research

Asli Sezen-Barrie, assistant professor of science and engineering education, is profiled in the latest 91�� Research newsletter. In the article, Sezen-Barrie, who received a 2019 Summer Faculty Research Award, discusses her work to build stronger pre-service programs that include the engineering education for future educators in Maine by focusing on teachers.

91�� partners with EDC, Mount Washington Observatory and others on NSF-funded project to promote data science education

91�� is partnering with the Education Development Center (EDC) in Waltham, Massachusetts, Mount Washington Observatory (MWO) in North Conway, New Hampshire, and additional partners to help eighth-grade students in rural Maine and New Hampshire learn scientific data analysis and modeling skills. The new WeatherX project is funded by a three-year, $1.19 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Penobscot Times posts media release about tone policing

The Penobscot Times posted a University of Maine media release about university researchers Catharine Biddle and Elizabeth Hufnagel exploring the role of tone policing and the calls for civility in student voice.

91�� researchers explore the role of tone policing, calls for civility in student voice

Two University of Maine professors are out with new research examining how calls for civility and tone policing factor into the growing practice of student voice in preK–12 schools.