2024 Educate Maine Symposium: Full Schedule

11:10am EST

Youth voice, youth text, youth mattering

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

The Telling Room's unique approach to education puts young people in charge of sharing the stories they want to tell. In this session, we'll talk about the progression we use to empower kids to share their voices, and the benefits - and pitfalls - of how and why we tell stories. Telling Room sessions are always lively, youth-led, and interactive, so come prepared to have fun and leave inspired!

Speakers

Jude Marx

Lead Teacher, The Telling Room

Devin Gifford

Youth Presenter, The Telling Room

Fatimah Lamloom

Youth Presenter, The Telling Room

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

Amplify Student Voices

1:50pm EST

If You build It With Them, They Will Come: Creating a Peer Workforce Program With Learners

Friday December 13, 2024 1:50pm - 2:40pm EST

Massachusetts

The Peer Career Guide program was created at The University of Southern Maine's Career & Employment Hub through partnership with students to determine the information and support they wanted for successful career discovery and access to the workforce after graduation. This collaboration with Career Hub staff and Maine employers has empowered students to be trained in developing the skills they find most valuable and to teach these skills to their peers. Discover how we involve our students in the design and management of the program to create student buy-in and achieve successful outcomes and the critical role that employers can play in encouraging and advancing student engagement.

Speakers

Norrie Crocker

Career Advisor and Peer Career Guide Program Lead, University of Southern Maine

Andy Osheroff

Director, Career & Employment Hub, University of Southern Maine

As a passionate advocate for leadership and organizational development, I have dedicated my career to fostering growth and driving positive change within educational and community-focused organizations. Currently, I serve as the Director of the Career & Employment Hub at the University... Read More →

Kami Wert

Student & Senior Peer Career Guide, University of Southern Maine

I am currently in the last semester of my senior year, where I have been studying English with a double minor in Regulatory Ethics and Risk Management and Insurance. I Have been a Peer Career Guide since my sophomore year, and I have watched the program grow from two to 98 total appointments... Read More →

Stephanie Johnson

Sr. Early Career Talent Consultant, Unum

Friday December 13, 2024 1:50pm - 2:40pm EST
Massachusetts

Amplify Student Voices

1:50pm EST

The Aspirations Incubator - strengthening school-community partnerships to raise aspirations in rural Maine communities

Friday December 13, 2024 1:50pm - 2:40pm EST

Casco Bay Hall

The Aspirations Incubator is a long-term comprehensive mentoring model designed to bolster and sustain rural youth aspirations for post-secondary education. The model is rooted in nurturing a sense of belonging for rural youth through building individual and community relationships both inside and outside of the school environment. Following the successful completion of a 6-year pilot to test implementation of the Aspirations Incubator model in 5 rural Maine communities, we will share information about the model, and provide reflections from program and school staff from the pilot sites about what worked and what was challenging during the pilot implementation process. Workshop participants will learn about the Aspirations Incubator and what readiness factors need to be in place in order to implement a model like the Aspirations Incubator in their own communities.

Speakers