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Professional Development Resources in Maine for Educators
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6600
http://www.maine.gov/education
The Department of Education web site features a calendar of training events and opportunities along with an extensive list of training and development providers. The Department's training and development initiatives are also featured.
For the most current listing of training and development providers visit the Department of Education web site: http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/providers.htm
Training and Development Providers
Organizations
Bearnstow on Parker Pond
84 Bearnstow Road
Mount Vernon, ME 04352
Phone:. 293-2280
http://www.bearnstow.org/
The Center for Educational Services
PO Box 620
Auburn ME 04212
Phone: 783-0833
http://www.mainecenter.org/
Challenger Learning Center of Maine
NASA Educator Resource Center
30 Venture Way
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 990-2900
fax 990-2040
www.clcofme.org
Institute for Global Ethics
Address: PO Box 563
Camden, ME 04843
Phone: 236-6658
http://www.globalethics.org/
KIDS Consortium
215 Lisbon St, STE 12
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: 784-0956
http://www.kidsconsortium.org
Kieve Affective Education, Inc.
PO Box 169
Nobleboro ME 04555
Phone: 563-6212
http://www.kieve.org/ldi.html
Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (MADSEC)
675 Western Ave, Suite #2
Manchester, Maine 04351
Phone: 626-3380
http://www.madsec.org/
Maine Arts Commission
193 State Street
25 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0025
Phone: 287-2724
http://www.mainearts.com/organizations/education/development.shtml
Maine ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
PO Box 926
Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: 729-6652
http://www.maineascd.org
Maine Audubon
20 Gilsland Farm Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
Phone: 781-2330
http://www.maineaudubon.org/
Maine Council of Economic Education
Address: PO Box 9715-159
Portland ME 04104
Phone: 780-5926
http://www.mainecouncil.org/
Maine Council for the Social Studies
Dr. Rebecca Berger
147 Vienna Road
New Sharon, ME 04955
http://www.memun.org/MCSS/
Maine Education Association
Professional Development
35 Community Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 622-5866
http://www.maine.nea.org/conferences.htm
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress St
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org/
Maine Humanities Council
674 Brighton Avenue
Portland, ME 04102
Phone: 773-5051
http://www.mainehumanities.org
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
PO Box 5359
Augusta ME 04332
Phone: 287-5881
http://www.mmsa.org
Maine Principals' Association
PO Box 2468
Augusta, ME 04338-2468
Phone: 622-0217
http://www.mpa.cc/index.html
Maine Resource Stewardship Alliance
46 Road Less Traveled
Bryant Pond ME 04219
Phone: 674-2963
http://www.stewardshipalliance.org
Maine School Leadership Network
Maine Development Foundation
45 Memorial Circle
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 622-6375
http://mdf.org/msln/
Maine School Management Association
49 Community Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 622-3473
http://www.msmaweb.com/
Maine Support Network
PO Box 390
Readfield, ME 04355
Phone: 685-3171
http://www.mainesupportnetwork.org/
Primary Source
Maine Programs Office
47 Maine Street, Suite 210
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 942-7146 (phone)
(207) 990-6068 (fax)
http://www.primarysource.org/maine/
Spurwink Institute
899 Riverside St.
Portland ME 04103
Phone: 871-1204
http://www.spurwinkinstitute.org/
Technology Integrators & Collaborators
40 Pork Point Rd.
Bowdoinham, ME 04008
Phone: 666-3530
http://www.technologyintegrators.org
The Chewonki Foundation
485 Chewonki Neck Road
Wiscasset, Maine 04578
Phone: 882-7323
http://www.chewonki.org
The Theater Project
14 School Street
Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: 729-8584
http://www.theaterproject.com/
Very Special Arts of Maine
PO Box 4002
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 761-3861
http://www.vsartsmaine.org/edprog.htm
Regional Partnerships
Central Aroostook Council on Educational Personnel (CACE)
UMPI
235 Preble Hall
181 Main St
Presque Isle, ME 04769
Phone: 768-9608
http://www.umpi.maine.edu/people/depts/cacef.htm
Down East Educational Partnership (DEEP)
Union 92
443 Main St.
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Phone: 667-7571
http://www.teachdeep.org/
North Woods Partnership
191 Granite
Millinocket, ME 04462
Phone: 723-6426
No website
Penobscot River Educational Partnership (PREP)
Union 87
14 Goodrich Drive
Orono, ME 04473
Phone: 866-4916
http://www.preppdn.org/
Rural School Partnership
Maine Center for Educational Services
RR #3 Box 1090
Lincoln, ME 04457
Phone: (800) 287-0833
No website
Southern Maine Partnership
37 College Avenue, USM
Gorham, ME 04038
Phone: 780-5498
http://www.elm.maine.edu/smp/
Washington County Consortium
10 Torrey Hall
University of Maine at Machias
Machias, ME 04654
Phone: 255-1219
http://www.wc-alliance.org/b.html#wccsi
Western Maine Partnership
UMF, 104 Main Street
Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: 778-7185
http://www.umf.maine.edu/~wmp/
Colleges & Universities
Pre-Service and In-Service
Thirteen of Maine's colleges and universities offer coursework in education leading to teacher certification. A list of institutions and contacts can be found on the Department of Education website http://www.maine.gov/education.
Many of the colleges and universities also have in service training and development initiatives for teachers, administrators, parents and students.
Maine's Technical College system provides education training and development programs as well. A link appears on the Department's website http://www.maine.gov/education.
