CACE

Introduction to Quality Project Based Learning, Grades PK-5
2017-05-10 08:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
with Lee Anna Stirling, in the MPR Room
With concrete examples and using multiple resources such as hands-on activities, video of PK-5 challenge-solving projects, a Planning Guide, and other online and hard copy materials you develop an outline for a quality project based learning unit. Your students will be motivated and progress with academic standards and success proficiencies.
In Introduction to Quality Project Based Learning you:

Learn quality project based learning’s features
Select an actual or role-played real-life challenge your students will work to solve
Outline your students’ products and possible product choices
Learn about student presentation formats
Identify content standards and one or more success proficiencies your unit forwards

About the Presenter:
Lee Anna Stirling, Ed.D. (Teachers College, Columbia) has been a teacher, administrator, and instructional coach, works in schools, research, and presents workshops on Quality Project Based Learning, Supporting Students’ Inquiry and Educators’ Peer Coaching. Lee Anna has provided deeper learning for elementary, middle school, high school, college, and graduate students and she writes about deeper learning topics in her blog.

NMEC Board Meeting
2017-05-09 13:00 - 14:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Allagash Room. EDC Presentation at 2:00 pm.

Grouping & Regrouping with Teachers Sharing the Load, MCCL Training
2017-05-09 08:30 - 15:00 | Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
Our summit participants will explore the different methods for grouping and regrouping learners in ways that allow teachers to share the responsibilities for meeting every learner’s needs without creating a traditional ability tracking system. We will share the successes and challenges that schools have experienced in their efforts to create a culture focused on learning in a proficiency-based, customized learning system.
More information and registration at MCCL website

Generational Poverty PM Workshop
2017-04-11 12:00 - 15:30 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Afternoon session description
(for faculty, administrators, and community agencies)
Held at the UMPI Campus Center, MPR Room
Dr. Donna M. Beegle grew up in generational, migrant labor poverty. Today she will share an insider perspective on how educators and social service professionals can improve outcomes for children and families living in the crisis of poverty. A child born into poverty today is less likely to gain an education than a child born into privilege. Dr. Beegle will illuminate practical strategies for changing statistics and improving lives of children and families in poverty in meaningful, repeatable, and systemic ways. Her school programs and Opportunity Community Model have been implemented in multiple communities across the United States, including K-12 districts as well as at the college level.
For more information about Dr. Donna Beegle and her work, please visit www.combarriers.com.

Registration deadline: Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
Books will be available for $25.00 at the session.
See Poverty… Be the Difference by Dr. Donna M. Beegle

SLO 2.5: Follow-Up Session
2017-04-10 08:30 - 14:30 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
SLO Trainings for SAUs
Maine DOE is once again proud to offer Student Learning Objective (SLO) training to school administrative units (SAUs) to help support of the development of Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth (PEPG) systems. These regional trainings will be available in Presque Isle this April. Student Learning Objectives are a part of the newly required PEPG systems for educators.
For the 2016-2017 school year, Maine DOE has continued its partnership with the Northeast Comprehensive Center to offer training and support to effectively implement these important measures of student learning and growth. Two concurrent sessions will be offered: One introducing participants to an SLO process, the second one delving deeply into the SLO process focusing on data, quality assessments and target setting.
SAU teams and other key staff who lead and support SLO work as a part of PEPG systems can expect to receive:

Research-based approaches to SLO implementation
Turn-key activities to facilitate with your SAU
Electronic resources to support districts in their SLO implementation

Level 2.5: Follow-Up Session*
Focus: The follow-up session will go deeper into the SLO process, with a focus on data, quality assessments, and target setting.

Reviewing assessments to determine levels of quality (see note below).
Setting student growth targets
Leveraging data obtained in an SLO process

*Note: Those attending Level 2.5 training should bring, if available, 1 to 3 SLOs and assessments in either hard copy or electronic copy format to review.

SLO Level 2.5
I. Opening and Welcome
II. Calibrating SLO Quality
III. Analyzing Assessments
IV. Setting Growth Targets
V. Selecting Student Population
VI. Leveraging SLO Results
VII. Exploring Evaluation Prompts for Principals
VIII. Closing and Next Steps

Please sign up ASAP as space is limited.
You are encouraged to bring a small team that could disseminate information back to district. Questions? Contact Terry Wood at Terry.Wood@maine.edu or Peggy Pisini at Peggy.Pisini@maine.gov . Peggy is the Acting Educator Effectiveness Coordinator for the Maine Department of Education.

SLO 1.5: Introductory Session
2017-04-10 08:30 - 14:30 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
SLO Trainings for SAUs
Maine DOE is once again proud to offer Student Learning Objective (SLO) training to school administrative units (SAUs) to help support of the development of Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth (PEPG) systems. These regional trainings will be available in Presque Isle this April. Student Learning Objectives are a part of the newly required PEPG systems for educators.
For the 2016-2017 school year, Maine DOE has continued its partnership with the Northeast Comprehensive Center to offer training and support to effectively implement these important measures of student learning and growth. Two concurrent sessions will be offered: One introducing participants to an SLO process, the second one delving deeply into the SLO process focusing on data, quality assessments and target setting.
SAU teams and other key staff who lead and support SLO work as a part of PEPG systems can expect to receive:

Research-based approaches to SLO implementation
Turn-key activities to facilitate with your SAU
Electronic resources to support districts in their SLO implementation

Level 1.5: Introductory Session
Focus: The introductory session will provide a comprehensive overview of SLOs for district teams to take back to their districts.

Understanding the research behind SLOs
Analyzing what makes a quality SLO and an effective process
Connecting SLOs to professional practice

*Note: Those attending Level 2.5 training should bring, if available, 1 to 3 SLOs and assessments in either hard copy or electronic copy format to review.

SLO Level 1.5:
I. Opening and Welcome
II. Analyzing SLO Quality
III. Deciding on Learning Content
IV. Planning Instructional Strategies
V. Connecting Teacher Practice in the SLO Process
VI. Making District Decisions
VII. Addressing Challenges to SLO Implementation
VIII. Closing and Next Steps

Please sign up ASAP as space is limited.
You are encouraged to bring a small team that could disseminate information back to district. Questions? Contact Terry Wood at Terry.Wood@maine.edu or Peggy Pisini at Peggy.Pisini@maine.gov . Peggy is the Acting Educator Effectiveness Coordinator for the Maine Department of Education.

GEARUP
2017-04-04 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
St. John & Aroostook Rooms

Intrinsic Motivation, MCCL Training
2017-03-29 08:30 - 15:00 | Thomas College, 180 West River Road, Waterville, ME, 04901, United States
There is much research on how to create the conditions for learners to be intrinsically motivated to learn. In this summit we will consider a variety of theories on motivation and identify what practices and structures support our ability to apply this research.
More information and registration: MCCL website

WLT Workshop on Teaching the Travel Thematic Unit
2017-03-24 08:00 - 15:00 | Caribou High School, 308 Sweden St, Caribou, ME, 04736, United States
Workshop Presenter: Daniel Fishman
The focus of this World Languages teachers’ workshop is to explain specifically how one might teach a 6-week thematic unit on travel in either French or Spanish. The curriculum includes:

vocabulary lists with accompanying formative assessments
multiple links to and/or documents of authentic resources (videos, readings, recordings, and infographics
personal tools and techniques for teaching interpretive reading and listening
classroom scenarios for practicing interpersonal speaking
suggestions for teaching presentational writing skills
ready-to-use summative assessments measuring the three communication modes.
models of scoring checklists and grading systems
suggestions for aligning the standards-based 1-4 scale with traditional averages.
sample recordings of student interpersonal speaking assessments.

The entire file will be available for sharing on Google Docs
The day’s agenda will follow the above sequence, step-by-step, with short breaks as needed and a 45-minute lunch break at a convenient time.

Regional Visual & Performing Arts Workshop
2017-03-22 08:15 - 15:00 | Easton High School, 173 Center Road, Easton, ME, 04740, United States
Held in Easton, ME. Sponsored by CACE.
Schedule

8:30 a.m. Registration begins
9:00 a.m. Opening and Morning Sessions
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. Breakout Session I
10:30 – 10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 – 11:55 a.m. Breakout Session II
11:55 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch, participants on their own
12:45 – 1:20 p.m. Artist Showcase
1:25 – 2:40 p.m. Session III Maine Arts Education Census Survey
2:40 – 3:00 p.m. Closing

NMEC Board Meeting
2017-03-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-12-13 13:00 - 14:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Allagash Room

ELA Formative Assessment
2017-03-02 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
With Lee Anne Larsen & Morgan Dunton, MDOE, in the MPR Room. Storm date 3/6.

Principals' Academy
2017-03-01 08:30 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Agenda (pdf format)

Principals' Academy II
2017-03-01 08:30 - 11:30 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
MPR Room, C-118, C-112. Storm date 3/22.
Agenda (pdf format)

NMEC Board Meeting
2017-02-14 13:00 - 14:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
C-112

Educational Technology to Support Teaching & Learning
2017-02-10 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
MPR Room
Description: In the fall ‘16 semester, students in UMPI’s EDU 261 experienced many new tools of educational technology as part of a redesigned course. As a result of their learning and enthusiasm, several students and their instructors (Leigh Belair and Alana Margeson) are offering a hands-on workshop day for CACE. This day will feature choices of sessions and will incorporate demonstration and time for hands-on exploration of technology tools. A variety of tools will be presented for use PK-12 and across content areas.
Session topics will include digital tools for communication, creating visuals, interactive video and image tools, creating digital lessons, and technology for communication and collaboration. Specific technology will include Google Classroom; Class Dojo; Classcraft; Remind; Canva; Adobe Spark; S’more; Ed Puzzle; Thing Link; Hyper Docs; Explain Everything; Google Hangout.
Participants will end the day exploring in depth one tool of technology to create a usable product for classroom use; those willing to share with the audience will be entered for door prizes! Please bring your charged device of choice- laptop or tablet- to this offering.
Agenda:
8:00-8:30 Registration (Coffee, tea & water will be available)
8:30-9:00 Welcome, “Homeroom”, Padlet, Lunch, Table Items, Background, Intros, Agenda
9:00-10:00 Breakout Session #1
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Breakout Session #2
11:15-11:30 Homeroom- share
11:30-12:30 Lunch (on your own)
12:30-1:30 Breakout Session #3
1:30-2:15 Homeroom- “Tell a Colleague” Template; Create a Takeaway Product, Volunteers
2:15-2:45 Names Drawn- Win a Door prize! (Share an Idea in Development), Evaluations

Parking Permit (pdf format)

ELA Formative Assessment
2017-02-01 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
With Lee Anne Larsen & Morgan Dunton, MDOE, in MPR Room. Storm date 2/1.

NMEC/ GEAR UP
2017-01-18 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
MPR Room. Storm date 1/19/16. More information will be posted soon.

NMEC Board Meeting
2017-01-10 13:00 - 14:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Allagash Room. John Caesar/EMPOWER at 2:00 pm

HoM/Guiding Principles Work
2016-12-13 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
with Lois Brewer, Part II, Room 118

EMPOWER Training, Advanced
2016-12-08 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Allagash Room
*Attendees, please bring your laptops.
AGENDA
In this workshop learners will learn how to navigate the new features as part of the 2.3 Empower Learning Management System update. In addition, participants will learn various scoring tools and create playlists as courses and score. Reporting tools will be reviewed as well as ways to identify student need by using various tools embedded in the Empower program.
8:30 – 10:00 AM
1. New Features in Empower 2.3
2. Various Scoring Tools and Options
10:00 – 10:15 AM (Break)
10:15 – 11:30 AM
1. Quiz Creation
2. Playlist Creation
3. Necessary Components to Creating a Transcript – Marking Graduation Requirements
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (On your own)
12:30 – 1:30
1. Progress Reports & Report Cards
2. Identifying Student Needs
1:30 – 3:00
1. Independent Work – Action Plan to Implement Empower
EMPOWER TRAINING
After today’s training, you should be able to do the following:
1. Be familiar with the 2.3 Empower Update features
2. Create quizzes, activities, and playlists and score
3. Be familiar with components that are needed to create a transcript report, progress report and report cards
4. Identify student needs based on student proficiency
5. Plan effective ways to implement Empower within your district
Empower Intermediate Training (.pages format)

EMPOWER Training, Beginner
2016-12-07 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Allagash Room
AM WORKSHOP: 8:30 – 11:30 AM (Session 1)
PM WORKSHOP: 12:00 – 3:00 PM (Session 2)
*Attendees, please bring your laptops.
AGENDA
Learners will be able to navigate the Empower LMS site and be able to build and create student friendly content. This content will then be scored and used to determine student proficiency toward identified standards within the Empower program.
8:30 – 10:00 AM
1. Introduction
2. Navigation Tools on Home Page
3. Navigation Tools Specific to Classes
10:00 – 10:15 AM (Break)
10:15 – 11:30 AM
1. Create a Group Instruction
a. Individual Work – Create a Group and Assign Students
2. Create an Activity and Assign to Group
a. Independent Work – Building an Activity
3. Score Activity – Activity Gradebook Tools Instruction
AM EMPOWER TRAINING
After today’s training, you should be able to do the following:
1. Login to the Empower site
2. Locate my profile and make profile changes if needed
3. Know the basic icons and function tools of the home page
4. Identify the Curriculum loaded into Empower (Target Browser)
a. Browse measurement topics, targets, scoring rubrics, taxonomy and resources
b. Identify particular student needs by group or individual
5. Know the basic navigation tools specific to a class
a. Rosters and student information
b. Report card comments, task grade book, grading spreadsheet
6. Create a Group
7. Create an Activity and Score
Lunch (On your own)

GEAR UP
2016-12-01 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Alumni Room (changed from 12/5/16)

HoM/Guiding Principles Work, Part I
2016-11-14 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
with Lois Brewer in the Alumni Room

NMEC Board Meeeting
2016-11-08 13:00 - 14:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States

GEAR UP
2016-11-07 08:00 - 15:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
UMPI Campus Center Room 118
