2024 Educate Maine Symposium: Full Schedule

10:00am EST

Leveraging Partnerships Among Diverse Educational Institutions to Strengthen Justice-Oriented Teaching and Learning in Maine

Friday December 13, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am EST

Somerset

Participants will learn about a dynamic and state-wide partnership among several educational institutions during the 2023 – 2024 school year. The mission of this partnership was to build a network of like-minded educators from across the state of Maine and deliver to them professional development on a wide range of equity- and justice-oriented approaches to teaching and learning. Partners included the University of Maine at Augusta, Penobscot River Educational Partnership, OUT-Maine, Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, Bangor School Department, and Abbe Museum. During this session, attendees will have opportunities to discuss current equity and justice focused initiatives relevant to their work and share ideas about building partnerships with educational institutions to further equity and justice goals within their own organizations.

Speakers

Justin Seip

Bachelor Student, Elementary Education, University of Maine at Augusta

Tim Surrette

Associate Professor of Education, University of Maine at Augusta

Friday December 13, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am EST
Somerset

Strong Student Outcomes, Inclusion

11:10am EST

Youth voice, youth text, youth mattering

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

Somerset

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

Lella Hidier

Youth Presenter, The Telling Room

Nick Whiston

nick@tellingroom.org, The Telling Room

Snoya Tomlinson

Lead Teacher: Young Writers & Leaders, The Telling Room

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

Amplify Student Voices

1:50pm EST

ECE Pre-apprenticeship with a Universal Design Lens

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

Somerset

Enticing new practitioners to enter the early care and education or out-of-school time field requires removing barriers and providing support through an individualized approach, especially when recruiting New Mainers or other underrepresented groups. Learn how we applied both Human Centered Design and Universal Design frameworks, guided by our work as participants in the 2023-2024 Bank Street ECE Apprenticeship Action Research Fellowship program. Discover how we explored how to successfully recruit and connect with potential early childhood and school-age workforce candidates by collaborating with many partners and trusted messengers, culminating in the development of our competency-based pre-apprenticeship model. Utilizing the advantages of registered apprenticeship including on-site mentors and incremental wage increases, our design provides opportunities for successful assimilation into the field in a variety of settings (license-exempt care, family child care home business or licensed child care centers) that include pathways for earning Maine credentials or an Associates Degree in ECE or related field.

Speakers

Lori Moses

Coordinator of Apprenticeship and Credential Programs: Maine Roads to Quality PDN, University of Southern Maine

Marnie Morneault

Research Associate, University of Maine

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

Educator Workforce, Early Childhood

2024 Educate Maine Symposium

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