Name: Addressing Maine’s Educator Gap: Collaborative Strategies for Success
Start: 2024-12-13T11:10:00-0500
End: 2024-12-13T12:00:00-0500

Friday December 13, 2024 11:10am - 12:00pm EST

Casco Bay Hall

Maine is committed to enhancing educational quality through robust support for educators and a strong teacher education pipeline. This session will explore Maine's current educator pathways and highlight innovative strategies to address these challenges. Led by Jason Judd, Executive Director of Educate Maine, the session will introduce the organization’s newest initiative, The Teach Maine Center, designed to strengthen teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention. Panelists will share their groundbreaking efforts to retain talent and support both new and mid-career educators. The session will also examine teacher certification processes and their role in shaping the educator workforce. Join us to gain actionable insights and best practices for building a stronger educational workforce in Maine.

Speakers

Wendi Malenfant, PhD

Education Program Director, University of Maine at Presque Isle

Maria Frankland

Guidance Director, Narraguagus High School

Patricia Hrusa Williams

Division Chair for Teacher Education, Health, and Rehabilitation Services, University of Maine at Farmington

A focus of my work since the pandemic has been on understanding and solving teacher workforce issues. Approaches include conducting needs assessments, developing supports for new and alternatively certified teachers (UMF's New Teacher Academy), and designing work-embedded training... Read More →