CACE

Roadmap For Supporting All Students With PBIS in the Classroom
2024-02-09 12:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Join the Central Aroostook Council on Education and Brittany Morrison on February 9 in learning more about ways to implement PBIS in your classroom. We will discuss the basics of PBIS as well as how to create a positive classroom environment and supporting and responding to students SEB (Social, Emotional and Behavioral) needs. We will discuss OTRs (opportunities to respond), 5:1 ratio feedback, classroom management strategies, and correction based behavior.
This training will help enlighten and motivate teachers in their day to day classroom development and planning. It will help connect educators of all levels. There will also be a Q&A as well as planning time available.
Brittany Morrison is a PBIS and RTI Coach, as well as an experienced Special Education and Elementary Education Teacher and Developmental Therapist. She has trained teachers and schools across Aroostook County on supporting PBIS in our school administrative units.
We hope to see you all from 12:30-3:00 on February 9 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Multipurpose room for a great afternoon!

CACE Day 2023, with special guest Brandon Fleming
2023-09-15 08:00 - 14:30 | Presque Isle High School, 16 Griffin Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Join us at Presque Isle High School on September 15 for CACE Day 2023-“Elevating our Students, Elevating our Classrooms, Elevating our Schools”!
Keynote Speaker: Brandon Fleming
Brandon P. Fleming is a renowned speaker, nationally acclaimed educator, and author of MISEDUCATED: A Memoir. His triumphant story of struggle, success, and service has captured the heart of national media and inspired millions of people around the world. An at-risk youth and college dropout turned award-winning educator, Fleming is a former debate coach at Harvard University and Founder & CEO of the Veritas School of Social Sciences in Atlanta, GA.

In 2017, Fleming was recruited to become Harvard University’s assistant debate coach at the age of 26. Fleming soon made history at Harvard as the founder of the first Black pipeline program called the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project, which was designed to increase Black enrollment at Harvard’s residential debate program where hundreds of gifted young scholars from over 25 different countries study and compete in an international academic debate competition.
Over six years, Fleming has raised millions of dollars to enroll more than 200 students of color into Harvard’s summer debate residency on full scholarship. But there was one challenge that Fleming faced: How would he take Black youth from mostly under-resourced schools in Atlanta, who had never been exposed to the rigors of academic debate, and prepare them in just one year to compete against some of the most elite debaters from across the globe? Fleming created a transformative curriculum that is designed to build intellectual capacity, accelerate learning, and ultimately level the playing field for Black students. And it did. For six consecutive years, since the program’s inception in 2017, every cohort trained by Fleming has won the international competition as six-time consecutive champions. News of the achievement has gone viral and broke national headlines, being featured on CNN, Good Morning America, the Steve Harvey Show and many more. The organization has gained the financial backing of Fortune 100 companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, UPS, Chick-fil-A, and many more.

Fleming’s story represents the transformative power of equity. The equity model Fleming has built to close performance gaps is one that academic and corporate institutions have highly sought to replicate. As a renowned speaker, Fleming has keynoted for international governmental organizations such as the United Nations. Fleming has spoken at the nation’s most prestigious colleges, universities, and K-12 conferences. Fleming has also keynoted conventions for corporate executives at the nation’s largest brands such as Walmart, Bank of America, FedEx, the Federal Reserve Bank, and many more. At the age of 29, Forbes Magazine named Fleming to the Forbes 30 under 30 list. In 2020, The Root Magazine named Fleming one of the top 100 most influential African Americans in the United States. And in May 2021, North Carolina Wesleyan College bestowed upon Fleming the honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.

Breakout Sessions
Classroom Management Panel: Join Teresa Merritt, RSU 39 Special Education Teacher, Brittany Morrison-SAD 1 Grade 4 Teacher and PBIS Coach, Emily Rosser-RUS 39 Grade 1 Teacher, and Elizabeth Bouchard-SAD 45 Grades 7-8 Mathematics Teacher for a discussion and Q/A on creative, tried and tested classroom management tactics.
Administration Panel: Join Dr. Jennifer Bourassa-SAD 1 Curriculum Director, Joel Hall-SAD 32 Principal/Superintendent, Dr. Kay York-Principal of Central Aroostook High School, Benjamin Sirois-Superintendent, SAD 27, SAD 33, and Madawaska School Department, and Megan Stanley-SAD 1 Special Education Director for a discussion and Q/A on what makes successful schools and cutting edge programming tick.
Teacher Panel: Join Nicholas Blais, RSU 39 Mathematics Teacher, Darren West-Easton School Department Social Studies Teacher, Susan Beaulier-SAD 32 Art Teacher, and Samantha Swallow-Easton School Department Science Teacher for a discussion and Q/A on what attracted them to the field of education and what keeps them coming back to the classroom every day.
The Three Rs of Classroom Behavioral Management: Principled Behavior Consultants: Join us for the “Three Rs of Classroom Behavior Management” workshop, facilitated by experienced Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and tailored exclusively for educators in public schools. This session will delve into the crucial aspects of the Three Rs within the area of effective classroom behavior management. The workshop will explore topics like: identifying behavior functions, implementing proactive strategies, skillfully addressing disruptions, and integrating reward systems as a means to encourage active participation. The goal is to equip participants with pragmatic skills and materials to use the recommended strategies. It is suitable for educators of all levels of experience as participants will have opportunities to immediately practice what they are learning. This session is a valuable opportunity for those aiming to enhance their classroom management skills.
Dr. Zachary Bird is the Founding Consultant of Principled Behavior Consultants. He’s a Doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) licensed in Virginia. He has more than 15 years of experience working with a variety of populations including individuals with developmental disabilities and conduct disorders. His expertise is in the assessment and treatment of severe disruptive behavior across a variety of settings. Additionally, he provides consultation with schools on classroom management and systematic instruction. He earned his PhD in Behavior Analysis at Simmons College and his master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from Western New England University. His peer-reviewed research was published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Angie Bird is a Senior Behavior Consultant at Principled Behavior Consultants. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in Virginia who earned her master’s degree at Western New England University. She is licensed as a behavior analyst in Virginia and has over 15 years of experience working with clients with special needs. She is primarily interested in teaching social skills and training parents but has a wide range of experience working with public and private schools, in-home ABA services, and center-based ABA services. She finds joy in teaching others about ABA and helping to make a difference in the lives of clients and their families.
Amanda K. Cash is a Behavior Consultant at Principled Behavior Consultants. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in Virginia, and a doctoral student. She earned her master’s degree from Providence College and then completed additional coursework in Special Education Leadership through Drexel University and in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) through Florida Institute of Technology. Prior to joining PBC, she worked in public and private schools as a special educator, behavior analyst, and educational consultant. She is passionate about effective instructional practices and helping clients become as independent as possible.
Liz Brown is a Behavior Consultant at Principled Behavior Consultants. As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in Virginia, Liz has been privileged to work with diverse student populations across various public schools since 2016. Her professional journey has taken her through a range of community, clinic, and in-home settings in both Virginia and North Carolina. While earning her Master’s Degree in Psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis at UNC Wilmington, she engaged in clinical research treating pediatric feeding disorders in children.

Multiple Pathways to an Education Degree at the University of Maine at Presque Isle: Wendi Malenfant-Education Program Director UMPI and Alana Margeson-Dean of Academic Affairs UMPI: Gain a better understanding of the many opportunities UMPI provides to help pre-service teachers earn their education degree. Wendi and Alana will also discuss opportunities available for Ed. Techs as well as teacher on emergency certifications to receive their teaching certification in a timely manner.
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Part 1: Brittany Morrison, SAD 1 Grade 4 Teacher and PBIS Coach: PBIS is an evidence-based framework for promoting a positive school climate and supporting student’s social, emotional and behavioral learning. Part 1 will provide an overview of the basics of PBIS.
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Part 1: Brittany Morrison, SAD 1 Grade 4 Teacher and PBIS Coach: PBIS is an evidence-based framework for promoting a positive school climate and supporting student’s social, emotional and behavioral learning. Part 2 will help you in where to begin with your school’s readiness.

Differentiated Instruction: Nancy Truman, SAD 32 Special Education Director and Jessica Haley, SAD 20 Special Education Director: Learn the latest instructional techniques that allows us to differentiate our instruction and meet the needs of all of our students.

Self Compassion and Mindfulness for Educators: Sharmon Clark, SAD 1 Grade 2 Teacher and Certified Mindfulness Instructor: As an educator, it is as important to take care of yourself as it is your students. In this session, Sharmon Clark will show you some ways on how to do just that!
Incorporating Mindfulness in the Classroom: Sharmon Clark, SAD 1 Grade 2 Teacher and Certified Mindfulness Instructor: Use these mindfulness techniques to help your students excel in the classroom.

Native Studies Video Series: Christa Galipeau, SAD 1 Adult Education Academic Coordinator: The Aroostook Band of Mi’kmaqs has created a 23 part video series to provide an educational resource to all Maine schools with the goal of introducing students to the rich history, culture and heritage of the Mi’kmaq Nation in Maine. Christa Galipeau has created a curriculum guide to accompany the series and align it to the Maine Learning Results and she will introduce these video and the guide in this session. These videos cover a diverse range of topics that can be included in all content areas. Come learn more about this wonderful resource, receive a free curriculum guide. learn about future workshops, and see how this can enhance student understanding of Native Culture and aid you in creating a more inclusive classroom.

Detecting Misuse of Chat GPT/AI in Your Classrooms, Kelly White-Professor of Computer Science, UMFK and Ben Nason-SAD 1 IT Technician: Artificial Intelligence is now a common tool in our classrooms, for good and bad. Learn how to detect the inappropriate use of AI in your students’ work.

Recruitment and Retention Tactics: Benjamin Sirois, Superintendent of Schools SAD 27, SAD 33, Madawaska School Department: An in-depth analysis of the creative ways in which School Administrative Units in Northern Maine are recruiting and retaining high quality educators in their schools.

Topics and Tactics in Social Emotional Learning: Candace Fuller, Easton School Department SEL Coordinator: This is a great opportunity for Counselors, Teachers and Administrators alike to have a conversation about SEL tactics and how to implement them in our classrooms and schools.

Approaching Controversial Topics in the Classroom: Zachary Powers, SAD 1 Social Studies Teacher: While polarization of the American political climate has always had a sense of ebb and flow, one cannot help but get the sense that our current situation is one of particularly heightened tension. Spurred by social media keyboard warriors from all ends of the political spectrum, it seems as though political discourse has lost all sense of what it means to pursue “common ground.” This breakout session will focus on how to create a classroom atmosphere that encourages students to step away from a dialogue where they try to prove each other wrong and focus more on understanding opposing viewpoints and understanding why it is often so hard to define talking points in modern debate. We will focus on day to day strategy as well as tackling issues such as Confederate imagery and the Lost Cause of the Civil War.

Literacy in the Elementary School Classroom: Lori McQuade, Easton School Department Grades 4-6 Teacher and Tammey White, Easton School Department: Learn tried and true instructional tactics and tools for teaching reading in our elementary classrooms.

Instructional Techniques and Tactics in Music: Jenn Holmes, Union 122 Music Teacher: This session gives music teachers an opportunity to create new lesson ideas for students grades K-12 with a student-centered approach.

Using Chat GPT/AI in Instruction: Dr. Jennifer Bourassa, SAD 1 Curriculum Director: In this session, Dr. Bourassa will present brand new instructional techniques making use of this new technology to help your students excel in your classroom.

Yearbooks and Publications: Marcie Young, SAD 1 ELA Teacher, Yearbook Advisor and PIHS Anchor Advisor: Take a deep dive into what makes SAD 1’s award winning yearbooks and publications tick, and apply those ideas to your school’s own publications!

NAMI-Maine: Libby Write, Associate Director of Youth Education: Libby will present suicide awareness and gatekeeper training available to schools by National Alliance of Mental Illness-Maine.

Outdoor Learning: Hogan Marquis, Easton School Department MS Science Teacher-Learn the many benefits of outdoor learning provides for your students, school and community from one of the founding members of Limestone Community School’s outdoor education program!

All breakout sessions are first come, first serve via online registration, so don’t wait!
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Mindbridge Community Conversation
2023-05-18 18:00 - 20:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Join the University of Maine at Presque Isle on May 18 from 6pm-8pm for an important community conversation!
UMPI Community Conversation Description
We often think of our society as a place where everyone has the same (or close to the same) opportunity to succeed and thrive. However, historical patterns of sorting/ranking each other (by race, religion, gender, language, and orientation) still have powerful effects on how we relate to one another today. Forms of bias and structural inequity negatively impact the health and well-being of marginalized populations and stall our collective ability to thrive. This community conversation will provide an initial introduction to implicit bias and how increasing our awareness and understanding of bias directly relates to advancing greater equity of opportunity, experience, and outcomes in our local institutions and communities. Here we invite community members to join Mindbridge Executive Director Laura Ligouri, in exploring our experience with bias and opportunities to collectively advance opportunities within our communities.
About Mindbridge
Mindbridge is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the impact of local, national and international human rights work by integrating psychological and neurobiological applied science. Mindbridge uses neuroscience and psychology to assess the values, beliefs, motivations, and drivers of violence in order to develop more effective interventions and propel change. We partner with government and community-based organizations to co-develop a holistic approach to societal transformation. It is ultimately through our understanding of how the brain gives rise to the mind that we no longer work to simply combat human rights abuses in an endless cycle of violence, but guide the psyche towards the strengthening of society built upon the tenets of human rights itself. Here neurobiological and psychological sciences propel data-driven intervention and program design, giving human rights defenders access to the hearts and minds they need to connect to most. For more information visit: www.mindbridgecenter.org
About Laura Ligouri
Laura Ligouri is the Executive Director and Founder of Mindbridge. Her interest in the intersection of neuroscience and human rights emerged while at the Saxelab Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at MIT, where neurobiological research often sought to understand the biological underpinnings of implicit bias, inter-ethnic social conflict, violence and conversely collective empowerment and change. Laura’s interests lie at the intersection of how neurobiological processes, culture and societal influences converge to give rise to and perpetuate bias, discrimination and violence within and among groups. Laura teaches the Neuropsychology of Social Justice at the University of Southern Maine and is currently spearheading efforts to develop a national guideline for psychologists’ involvement with domestic counterterrorism efforts. Laura will present with the American Psychological Association on public psychology and its role in countering hate at the 2022 Science, Technology and Human Rights Conference hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Laura is currently completing her PhD in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in neuropsychological research.
Register Here!

Leader Connect with Kim Marshall
2023-04-12 08:30 - 09:30 | ME
Join fellow administrators from around central Aroostook County on April 12, 8:30am-9:30am for this year’s final session of Kim Marshall’s Leader Connect. Participate in a wide range of discussion, including supporting classroom management, school culture, and leadership philosophies. A meeting link will be sent with your registration. Hope to see you there!

How We Learn: 5 Essential Practices for Successful Learning with Dr. John Almarode
2023-04-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
The Central Aroostook Council on Education is proud to present John Almarode and How We Learn: 5 Essential Practices for Successful Learning.
“I don’t know” and “I don’t remember” are phrases that haunt every classroom teacher and learner. How do we create experiences that lead to better learning for all students so that they will “know” and “remember”? Over the past fifteen years, the science of learning has provided many insights into how we think. Furthermore, these promising principles provide a starting point for inspired and passionate teachers to build the capacity in learners to see themselves as their own teachers. This workshop shows you how! The body of research on how we learn provides well established principles and practices that enhance the learning outcomes for each of our students. Moving beyond performance on a test, this workshop links these essential principles to the everyday instructional decisions you make in your classroom.
Practicing what we preach, you will take part in an edge-of-your-seat learning experience that translates these principles to practices across multiple content areas and grade-levels. You will leave with strategies that will make learning stronger for all of your students.
Dr. John Almarode, a bestselling author, has worked with schools, classrooms, and teachers all over the world. He has presented locally, nationally, and internationally on the application of the science of learning to the classroom, school, and home environments. He has worked with hundreds of school districts and thousands of teachers in Australia, Canada, England, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Korea, and Thailand.
In addition to devoting his time to PreK – 12 schools and classrooms, he is an Associate Professor at James Madison University in the College of Education. In 2015, John was awarded the inaugural Sarah Miller Luck Endowed Professorship. He continues to work with pre‑service teachers and actively pursues his research interests including the science of learning, the design and measurement of classroom environments that promote student engagement and learning.
The work of John and his colleagues has been presented to the United States Congress, Virginia Senate, at the United States Department of Education as well as the Office of Science and Technology Policy at The White House.
John began his career in Augusta County, Virginia, teaching mathematics and science to a wide‑range of students. Since then, John has authored multiple articles, reports, book chapters, and eleven books including Captivate, Activate, and Invigorate the Student Brain in Science and Math, Grades 6 – 12 (Corwin Press, 2013), From Snorkelers to Scuba Divers (Corwin Press, 2018), both with Ann Miller, and Visible Learning for Science, with Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie (Corwin Press, 2018). He recently finished a book focusing on clarity, Clarity for Learning, with Kara Vandas (Corwin Press, 2019), as well as Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 6 – 8, and Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 9 – 12 both with Doug Fisher, Joseph Assof, Sara Moore, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie (Corwin, 2019), all with Corwin Press. Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades K – 2 and Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 3 – 5 with the same author team plus Kateri Thunder hit the shelves in March of 2019. He is also the past co-editor of the Teacher Educator’s Journal.
Most recently, John and his colleagues have developed a new framework for developing, implementing, and sustaining professional learning communities: PLC+. Focusing on sustained change in teacher practice, the PLC+ framework builds capacity within teacher-led teams to maximize student learning. The books, PLC+ Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design, The PLC+ Playbook, Grades K – 12, The PLC+ Activator’s Guide will support this work in schools and classrooms.

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
2023-03-24 08:30 - 12:30 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Join educators from around Central Aroostook County on March 24th at 8:30am at the University of Maine at Presque Isle for a morning of PBIS instruction, discussions and steps for implementation.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based framework for promoting a positive school climate and supporting students’ social, emotional and behavioral learning. PBIS is a Multi-Tiered System of Support recognized by IDEA (see PBIS.org).
PBIS establishes, aligns, and integrates data, systems and practices in order to achieve district and school goals. In this training, educators Brittany Morrison and Courtney Angelosante will provide an overview of the basics of PBIS and where to begin with your school’s readiness.
As a team you will have time to discuss your questions and develop a plan to start your PBIS journey!
We hope to see you there!

Leader Connect with Kim Marshall
2023-03-08 08:30 - 09:30 | ME
Join fellow administrators from around central Aroostook County on March 8, 8:30am-9:30am for this year’s 5th session of Kim Marshall’s Leader Connect. Participate in a wide range of discussion, including supporting classroom management, school culture, and leadership philosophies. A meeting link will be sent with your registration. Hope to see you there!

Leader Connect with Kim Marshall
2023-02-08 08:30 - 09:30 | ME
Join us on February 8 from 8:30-9:30 for the 5th edition of Leader Connect with Kim Marshall. Regional building administrators gather to discuss ways to improve our schools through innovative and creative solutions. Meeting link will be sent in the confirmation email.

Leader Connect with Kim Marshall
2023-01-18 08:45 - 09:45 | ME
CACE proudly presents Session 3 of Kim Marshall’s Leader Connect. Join administrators from around Central Aroostook County on January 18 at 8:45 am to discuss a variety of issues and solutions that face schools right now. Meeting link will be sent with confirmation email.

Leader Connect with Kim Marshall
2022-12-14 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
CACE is proud to present the continuation of Leader Connect with Kim Marshall! Join us and fellow administrators from around the region on Wednesday, December 14th at 8:30am for a discussion on how to best serve our schools. We will be reviewing topics such as differentiation, school morale and culture, managing behaviors and more. This is an exciting chance to combine Kim’s expertise with discussion amongst regional administrators to tackle real problems in our schools. A link to the event will be sent in your confirmation email.

Future of Aroostook County Educators Symposium: FACES of Education
2022-11-17 16:30 - 20:00 | Caribou Community School, 24 Bennett Drive, Caribou, ME, 04736, United States
Teachers, educational technicians, pre-service teachers, administrators and high school students, and anyone interested in joining the field of public education is invited to an event to bring all stakeholders together to:

Describe and provide a framework for the critical need of new teachers, and importance of retaining current teachers in the profession.
Provide structure and support for multiple teacher recruitment and retention stakeholders to listen, learn, collaborate, connect, and reflect.
Identify critical issues impacting teacher recruitment and retention in Aroostook County.
Identify strategies and targeted action steps for teacher recruitment and retention.
Share pathways and opportunities for recruitment, certification, and employment.
Share stories of teachers’ collective impact and the critical “why” of the profession, in order to underscore the compelling importance of the profession and potential to positively shape lives.

Participants will be provided light, catered refreshments, have the opportunity to engage in conversation at various content-specific “table talks”, and hear from several keynote speakers, including Superintendent Benjamin Sirois, and Educate Maine’s Kaitlin Young, all focused on the topic of recruitment and retention of educators.

Leader Connect with Kim Marshall
2022-11-15 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
CACE is proud to present the continuation of Leader Connect with Kim Marshall! Join us and fellow administrators from around the region on Tuesday, November 15 at 8:30am for a discussion on how to best serve our schools as we come out of the pandemic and to a new normal. A link to the event will be sent in your confirmation email.

Taking Time to B.R.E.A.T.H.E. with Dr. Joelle Hood
2020-10-29 17:30 - 20:00 | ME
Taking Time To B.R.E.A.T.H.E.
Strategies for Strengthening Personal and Professional Resilience

Session 1: Thursday, October 29, 2020, 5:30-8pm
Session 2: Thursday, November 5, 2020, 5:30-8pm
Session 3: Thursday, November 12, 2020, 5:30-8pm

Zoom information will be emailed to you before the event. Participants are encouraged to join this virtual workshop from their own device.
Let’s face it. Life is full of change and uncertainty and is pretty stressful right now for most of us. When students and staff experience chronic stress, it can negatively impact their motivation, performance, and well-being, which can then affect the morale and climate of the home, the classroom, the staff room, the organization, and the community. There couldn’t be a more important time to focus on strengthening our well-being and resilience than right now.
Participants in this engaging workshop will walk away with simple research-based practices from the fields of Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, and Social Psychology, that they can utilize with themselves, their teams, and their students to reduce stress and anxiety, improve attention and performance, and strengthen overall physical and psychological well-being. This transformational learning session provides an easy framework to give staff the understanding, motivation, and practices needed to work on becoming better humans, better educators, better leaders and better organizations.
B = Build Belonging & Cultivate Connection
R = Reflect on Purpose
E = Engage in Self-Compassion
A = Amplify Attention, Awareness, & Awe
T = Tap Into Thankfulness And Appreciation
H = Harness Your Thoughts
E = Empower Empathy Everyday

Taking Time to B.R.E.A.T.H.E. with Dr. Joelle Hood
2020-10-29 14:30 - 17:00 | ME
Taking Time To B.R.E.A.T.H.E.
Strategies for Strengthening Personal and Professional Resilience

Session 1: Thursday, October 29, 2020, 2:30-5pm
Session 2: Thursday, November 5, 2020, 2:30-5pm
Session 3: Thursday, November 12, 2020, 2:30-5pm

Zoom information will be emailed to you before the event! Participants are encouraged to join this virtual workshop from their own device.
Let’s face it. Life is full of change and uncertainty and is pretty stressful right now for most of us. When students and staff experience chronic stress, it can negatively impact their motivation, performance, and well-being, which can then affect the morale and climate of the home, the classroom, the staff room, the organization, and the community. There couldn’t be a more important time to focus on strengthening our well-being and resilience than right now.
Participants in this engaging workshop will walk away with simple research-based practices from the fields of Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, and Social Psychology, that they can utilize with themselves, their teams, and their students to reduce stress and anxiety, improve attention and performance, and strengthen overall physical and psychological well-being. This transformational learning session provides an easy framework to give staff the understanding, motivation, and practices needed to work on becoming better humans, better educators, better leaders and better organizations.
B = Build Belonging & Cultivate Connection
R = Reflect on Purpose
E = Engage in Self-Compassion
A = Amplify Attention, Awareness, & Awe
T = Tap Into Thankfulness And Appreciation
H = Harness Your Thoughts
E = Empower Empathy Everyday

CACE Day 2022
2022-09-16 08:00 - 14:30 | Caribou High School, 308 Sweden St, Caribou, ME, 04736, United States
The Central Aroostook Council on Education and Great Schools Partnership is proud to present CACE Day 2022!
After a 2-year hiatus from in-person professional development, CACE is excited to bring together educators from Central Aroostook County to strive to improve the art and science of educating the youth of Maine. CACE continues its commitment to providing opportunities for the school units of Central Aroostook County to collaborate, innovate, and together move education forward. September 16 will provide us all an opportunity to better our craft and fulfill our calling of providing a high quality education for all our students.

Keynote Speaker: Yellow Light Breen, President/CEO Maine Development Foundation. MDF is a non-partisan, statewide driver of sustainable economic growth in Maine. They connect people, decision-makers, and communities through trusted research, leadership development, and creative partnerships to stimulate new ideas, solve problems, and improve the lives of all Mainers.

Breakout Sessions provided by Great Schools Partnerships: Teaching practices that ensure and uphold equity in education. Great Schools Partnership is a nonprofit school-support organization working to redesign public education and improve learning for all students. They are a team of passionate, committed educators and school leaders who bring decades of collective service in public schools.

CACE Connect: Visual and Performing Arts
2022-05-25 15:00 - 16:15 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
This workshop invites Visual & Performing Arts teachers to join together to make professional connections across districts; share innovations and resources; pose scenarios for larger group problem solving; and brainstorm flexible opportunities for meeting the needs of learners throughout CACE districts.
A discussion protocol will be used to help organize the discussion and to offer the opportunity for all to share. Participation in this new model of CACE conversation and collaboration will also help determine the potential for similar workshops, moving forward.

CACE Connect: Secondary Math
2022-05-24 15:00 - 16:15 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
This workshop invites math teachers in grades 7-12 to join together to make professional connections across districts; share innovations and resources; pose scenarios for larger group problem solving; and brainstorm flexible opportunities for meeting the needs of learners throughout CACE districts.
A discussion protocol will be used to help organize the discussion and to offer the opportunity for all to share. Participation in this new model of CACE conversation and collaboration will also help determine the potential for similar workshops, moving forward.

CACE Connect: World Languages
2022-05-16 15:00 - 16:15 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
This workshop invites World Languages teachers to join together to make professional connections across districts; share innovations and resources; pose scenarios for larger group problem solving; and brainstorm flexible opportunities for meeting the needs of learners throughout CACE districts.
A discussion protocol will be used to help organize the discussion and to offer the opportunity for all to share. Participation in this new model of CACE conversation and collaboration will also help determine the potential for similar workshops, moving forward.
