Virtual sessions offered by Maine Department of Education staff are provided below. For other professional learning opportunities, click here.
Maine DOE Hosted ED Tech Professional Learning Opportunities
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Topic |
Brief Description |
DOE Specialist(s) |
Session Info & Recordings |
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| Elementary Math | This learning series will focus on instructional strategies commonly taught in today’s math programs, why we focus on conceptual knowledge before procedural knowledge in mathematics, and engaging routines to help implement a variety of strategies. Sessions can be completed as a series or individually. |
Jen Robitaille |
This series is full - recordings will be available below after the session is schedule to happen. Why “New Math”? & Learning Progressions - Number & Counting Addition Strategies & Routines Subtraction Strategies & Routines Multiplication Strategies & Routines Division Strategies & Routines Routines & Supporting Students |
| Elementary Literacy |
Danielle Saucier |
Supporting Phonemic and Phonological Awareness & Phonics Supporting Vocabulary & Spelling Supporting Reading Comprehension and Fluency Supporting writing For a link please email danielle.m.saucier@maine.gov Recordings will be available a few days after the sessions are scheduled to happen. |
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| Early Childhood | Learning series will focus on guiding Ed Tech professionals in the Pre-K classroom around supervision of students, managing challenging behaviors and a CLASS observation overview. |
Nicole Madore Marcy Whitcomb |
Active Supervision in the Pre-K classroom Challenging Behaviors: Classroom Factors Challenging Behaviors: Child Interactions Challenging Behaviors: Proactive Strategies and Conflict Resolution CLASS Observations: An Overview |
| Navigating Online Classroom Tools | This series will provide an initial overview of some of the most commonly used digital tools. We will direct participants to additional self-paced and self-directed professional learning. The series will continue with “help sessions” specific to each digital tool. |
Jon Graham
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Digital Tools in the Classroom Help Session - Google Classroom Help Session - Seesaw Help Session - Flipgrid & Padlet Graphics, Infographic, Memes, Posters & More! Recordings will be available here a few days after the session is scheduled to happen. |
| Overview of Dyslexia | This is a one hour session addressing dyslexia myths, definitions, characteristics and resources for those working with struggling readers. |
Tracy Whitlock |
New updated webinar coming soon! Recommend attending Literacy Sessions after this overview |
| Practical SEL Strategies for Ed Techs: Enhancing Student Emotional Regulation in Support Settings |
This 4 part series will build a foundation for social emotional learning and will focus on: *Understanding Responsive and Reactive Learners PreK-12th grade *Understanding the differences between positive, negative and neural behavioral reinforcements and why tangible reinforcements for behavior often fall short of providing students with the life long skills required to be leaders of their own learning. *Recent brain science to support optimal learning. * Introduction to brain based mindfulness practices. *Pre-learning activities to assist with optimal attention and focus. *Foundation for restorative practices, reinforcing relationships between Ed Techs and their students. |
Kellie Bailey |
These sessions are full - recordings will be available here at the end of the series.
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| Effective Family Engagement | This two part learning series will focus on Effective Family Engagement strategies across all grade spans. Part one will identify mind-set beliefs and thinking about their effects on current practices. Part two will identify practices working with families from various ethic/religious backgrounds and being culturally responsive to all families. |
Stacie McCoy
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Part I - Reflecting on current practices within school settings and identifying mind-set beliefs that affect those practices. Part II - Identifying effective practices while working with families with varying backgrounds and educational experiences. |
| Special Education | Monday - Wednesday the education specialists will focus on programming that supports students, parents/caregivers, and teachers. Thursday’s topic is transitioning and Friday is a weekly wrap up & questions. |
Colette Sullivan
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Ongoing professional development and support in conjunction with special education teachers. Find registration information on this web page under the appropriate date and time. |
| Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Education Technicians | This 4-part learning series will help to frame the critical role that Educational Technicians play in MTSS frameworks in schools. |
Andrea Logan |
These sessions are full - recordings will be available here at the end of the series. Global understanding of RTI/MTSS: Navigating the tiers of intervention Problem Solving Framework Universal system for collecting useful data Specific and useful feedback |
| Multilingual Learners |
| Source | Brief Description | Link |
| Reading Rockets: Reading 101 | A self-paced professional development course for K-3 teachers. The program provides teachers knowledge of reading and writing. | https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/reading101-course/welcome-reading-101 |
| Literacy Essential Modules | Modules designed to extend knowledge of literacy essentials across PK-3. | http://michiganascd.org/literacy-essential-modules/ |
| National Education Association (NEA) Professional Learning for Paraeducators | NEA offers a wide variety of professional development opportunities for paraeducators. | http://www.nea.org/home/67091.htm |
| Dr. Nicki Newton: Math Workstations in Action, Grades K-2 | Self-paced modules of training for math workstations. This course focuses on stations for Grades K-2, intentional, standards-based instruction, and implementing and assessing students in workstations. | https://drnickinewton.thinkific.com/courses/math-workstations-in-action-k-2?coupon=spring2020math |
| Dr. Nicki Newton: Math Workstations in Action, Grades 3-5 | Self-paced modules of training for math workstations. This course focuses on stations for Grades 3-5, intentional, standards-based instruction, and implementing and assessing students in workstations. | https://drnickinewton.thinkific.com/courses/math-workstations-in-action-grades-3-5?coupon=spring2020math |
| Early Childhood | A free, live webinar series to support early childhood educators during these unprecedented times. Please join us for all sessions that support your needs. | https://go.teachingstrategies.com/best-practices-webinar-series?utm_medium=email&utm_source=marketo&utm_campaign=covid19+communications&utm_content=em3-txt-link&utm_term=new-free-webinar-series |
| Early Childhood | Free, interactive courses – each one based on early language and literacy practices proven to work. When you engage in these practices, YOU empower each child to decide his own destiny. We hope you will join the movement. | https://app.coxcampus.org/courses?track=550c77f53637011100ce3cd4 |
| Early Childhood | Teacher to Teacher Talk is powerpoint presentation with supporting materials to help teacher engage in ongoing and effective communication with each other in the classroom that encourages and supports quality teaching and learning. | https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/video/teacher-teacher-talk |
| Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules | AFIRM Modules are designed to help participants learn the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring an evidence based practice with learners with ASD from birth to 22 years of age. Supplemental materials and handouts are available for download. | https://afirm.fpg.unc.edu/node/137 |
| Video series-Use of Evidence Based Early Interventions | Eight videos illustrate how video, video conferencing, and related technologies can improve access to, and the quality of, supports for families as well as better enable teams to practice evidence-based early intervention services. Created by the Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities. | https://ddc.ohio.gov/video-ei-series |
| Maine Department of Education | The Maine Department of Education’s Putting Reading First in Maine initiative offers a series of 17 video segments for professional development. | Putting Reading First in Maine Video Series. |