CACE

CACE PD Team Meeting
2019-04-30 11:00 - 12:30, 2019-05-28 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | UMPI / CACE Office, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States

CACE Executive Committee Meeting
2019-05-07 08:30 - 10:00

Leader Connect!
2019-05-14 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
Monthly forum for building administrators to convene via Zoom, share issues and ideas, and hear a brief presentation from nationally recognized educational consultant, Kim Marshall, on a topic of interest to you – all without having to leave your school.
This event is open to all elementary, middle, and high school building administrators.

INFO Session: UMaine M.Ed. in Educational Leadership - A Partnership with CACE, TREE, and UMPI
2019-05-21 15:15 - 16:15
Join us online for this 1-hour info-sharing session–Tuesday, May 21st, 3:15-4:15pm–to learn more about UMaine’s new and improved M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, a program tailored to the needs of our Aroostook County educators. A few highlights:

Earn your M.Ed in Educational Leadership from your home or office
80% of classes will be offered through Zoom, 20% in-person weekend meetings at the Houlton Center
13 course experience with focus on issues in rural school leadership – 40 credits including internship experience
Cohort approach allows peer relationships to grow and deepen over time

Once you register, we will send you a link to this Zoom meeting.

Best Practices for Teaching & Learning with Zoom
2019-05-24 09:00 - 14:30
CACE, in conjunction with the UMPI Center for Teaching & Learning, is pleased to offer the workshop “Best Practices for Teaching & Learning with Zoom.” This workshop will focus on an introduction to the Zoom platform, as well as best practices and strategies for using this tool to support synchronous classes. Please bring a laptop or tablet with webcam capability (preferably the technology that participants will be using with Zoom).
The workshop will run 9:00am-2:30pm (with registration open at 8:30am) in the MMG Center on the UMPI campus with a thru the line option for lunch available in the UMPI cafeteria.
The workshop is open to educators interested in improving their skills delivering distance education via Zoom.

CACE Executive Team Meeting
2019-06-04 08:30 - 10:00

CACE Professional Development Team Meeting
2019-08-29 08:00 - 10:00, 2019-09-26 08:00 - 10:00, 2019-10-24 08:00 - 10:00, 2019-11-14 08:00 - 10:00, 2020-01-23 08:00 - 10:00, 2020-02-27 08:00 - 10:00 | UMPI / CACE Office, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States

CACE Executive Team Meeting
2019-09-03 08:30 - 10:00, 2019-10-01 08:30 - 10:00, 2019-11-05 08:30 - 10:00, 2019-12-03 08:30 - 10:00, 2020-01-07 08:30 - 10:00, 2020-02-04 08:30 - 10:00 | UMPI / CACE Office, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States

CACE Day 2019 Facilitator Training
2019-09-09 15:30 - 16:30 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Join Professor Wendi Malenfant and Dr. Alana Margeson for this 1-hr training for CACE Day 2019 content-area leads who will be facilitating an afternoon breakout session focused on a problem-of-practice or special topic. This session is designed for anyone interested in a protocol for small group discussions and process. This training is OPTIONAL, if you already have a process in mind for facilitating your session, no need to attend.
Thank you again for stepping up to be part of CACE Day 2019 – it’s going to be a great day!

CACE New Teacher Mentoring Program: Working Group
2019-09-11 08:00 - 14:00 | UMPI / CACE Office, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States

CACE Day 2019
2019-09-20 07:45 - 15:00 | Presque Isle High School, 16 Griffin Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
AGENDA [DRAFT]

7:45-8:20 am Registration
8:30-8:45 am Welcome
8:45-9:05 am Opening Remarks by Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine Department of Education
9:05-10:05 am Keynote by Dr. Marc Brackett, Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University – Permission to Feel
10:05-10:25 am BREAK
10:30-11:45 am Breakout Sessions’ A-B

Breakout Session A for Administrators: Dr. Marc Brackett – Practical Tools to Develop Emotional Intelligence
Breakout Session B1 for Teachers: Alex Kajitani, Speaker, Writer, Teacher – Owning It: Proven Strategies to Ace and Embrace Teaching
Breakout Session B2 for Nurses: Dr. Randall Himes – School Nurse Vision Screening

11:45-12:30 pm BROWN BAG LUNCH and BOOK SIGNING
12:45-1:45 pm Breakout Sessions’ C-H

Breakout Session C for Administrators: Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine DOE
Breakout Session D for Teachers: Wendy Ross, University of Maine at Presque Isle – Principles of Motivation and Creativity to Engage the Very Youngest Learners in ELA Tasks
Breakout Session E for Teachers: Brittany Ray, Director of TREE: Transforming Rural Experience in Education – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) 201:Power of The Pause
Breakout Session F for Teachers: Alex Kajitani – Interactive Teachers’ Roundtable
Breakout Session G for G9-12 Teachers: Mike McCartney, English and History Instructor, The Maine School of Science and Mathematics – Using 21st Century Technology to Teach 14th Century Skills
Breakout Session H for G4-8 Teachers: Maureen Connell, Innovation Center Director, Caribou Middle School – Integrating Maker Activities and Technology Into the Curriculum

2:00-2:55 pm Breakout Sessions’ I-V

Breakout Session I for Administrators: Alex Kajitani – Leadership Secrets the Work: From the Classroom to the Boardroom
Breakout Session J1 for “PK-6 Math” Teachers: Julie Conrad, MSAD 42 – Hitting Standards Without Overusing Worksheets!
Breakout Session J2 for “G7-12 Math” Teachers: Nicholas Blais, RSU 39 –Divergent Thinking for the Mathematics Classroom
Breakout Session K1 for “PK-6 ELA” Teachers: Lori McQuade and Tammey White, Easton School District – Speaking Students’ Language in Language Arts Class: Differentiation, Motivation, and Engagement
Breakout Session K2 for “G7-12 ELA” Teachers: Morgan Dunton, Maine Department of Education – Clarifying the Difference Between Knowledge of Writing and Ability to Compose
Breakout Session L1 for “PK-6 Science” Teachers: Patty Smith, MSAD 20 – STREAM activities – Integrating Reading, Writing, and Art with Science
Breakout Session L2 for “G7-12 Science” Teachers: Laurie Spooner, MSAD 24 – Next Generation Science Standards Round-Up
Breakout Session M1 for “G6-8 Social Studies” Teachers: Samantha Drost and Jerusha Benn, MSAD 42 – Disciplinary Literacy
Breakout Session M2 for “G9-12 Social Studies” Teachers: Zachary Powers, MSAD 1 and Darren West, Easton School District – Part I: Implementing a Civics Course in Your Curriculum, and Part II: Legislative Updates / Special Social Studies Topics
Breakout Session N for “G7-12 World Languages” Teachers: Jonna Boure, RSU 39 – Preparing Students to Earn The Seal of Biliteracy
Breakout Session O for “Music” Teachers: Pat Bragdon, MSAD 1 – Motivate Students to Practice and Attend Performances
Breakout Session P for “Art” Teachers: Jessica Goodwin, RSU 39 – Going Digital in the Art Room
Breakout Session Q for “Physical Education / Health” Teachers: Bryan Shaw, Easton School District and Evan Graves, RSU 39 – The State of PE/HE: PE Literacy, Latest PE Resources, and Update on Kids Heart Challenge
Breakout Session R for “Nurses”: Emily Poland, Maine School Nurse Consultant – School Nurse Updates
Breakout Session S1 for “PK-6 Special Education” Teachers: Gail Lyford, RSU 39 and Kara Bouchard, RSU 39 – Including Students with Special Needs in Regular Education Settings
Breakout Session S2 for “G7-12 Special Education” Teachers: Lori Scovil, RSU 39 –Including Students with Special Needs in Regular Education Settings
Breakout Session T for “Guidance”: Sadie Shaw, MSAD 42 and Andrea Hallett, MSAD 1 – Counselor Roundtable
Breakout Session U for “PreK” Teachers: Cindy Albert, RSU 39 and Paige Huston, MSAD 20 – Pre-K in Central Aroostook
Breakout Session V for “CTE” Teachers: Ralph Conroy, RSU 39 and Tim Prescott, MSAD 1 – Middle School CTE Initiative

2:55 – 3:00 pm Closing Remarks

CACE Leader Connect!
2019-10-08 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
Join us for this monthly forum where building administrators convene with colleagues to hear a presentation on a special topic of interest and discuss current issues and ideas, all without having to leave their school. Facilitated by nationally recognized educational consultant, Kim Marshall, building administrators at all grade levels are welcome to Zoom into this informal and information-rich session.
8:30-8:35am, Welcome and introductions
8:35-9:00am, Presentation on topic of interest / Q&A
9:00-9:20am, Current issues and ideas
9:20-9:30am, Closing remarks
Once you have registered a Zoom invitation will be e-mailed to you in advance of the event. Should you have questions, feel free to contact Scott Harrison, CACE Executive Director at scott.harrison@maine.edu.

New Teacher Mentor Training
2019-10-30 08:00 - 15:00
Long-time and highly regarded Central Aroostook County educator, Lois Brewer, will lead this training for teachers who are currently mentors and need a refresher as well as newly assigned mentors who have not yet been formally trained.
The need for trained mentors is key to the well-being of our newly hired teachers. Maine Department of Education has provided us with updated research-based materials and information that will be used in this training.
This training will be held at the UMPI Campus Center, St. John Room. Lunch will be provided through the cafeteria.

Beyond the Mandate: Resources for Incorporating Native American History and Culture into the Classroom
2019-11-02 09:00 - 10:30 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
Saturday, November 2, 9-10:30am in Room 118, UMPI Campus Center.
Join Starr Kelly, Curator of Education at the Abbe Museum, for a rich and engaging presentation on incorporating Maine Native American history and culture into elementary and secondary schools – a requirement of Maine statute LD291. Starr leads the museum’s education and public programs work, including program development and delivery, teacher training, and educational resource development. She is a member of the Algonquin First Nation of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg in Quebec. Starr has been a middle and high school social studies teacher, and is a social justice oriented educator, developing what she refers to as a “curriculum for dignity.” Her lessons and pedagogical approach put theory into practice by honoring those she teaches about while simultaneously creating an environment which is responsive to the needs of her learners and dignifies her students’ lived experiences.
Aroostook County educators at all grade levels are welcome to attend this free event (contact hours available through CACE).

Special Education Workshop
2019-11-08 09:00 - 12:00 | UMPI Campus Center, 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME, 04769, United States
This Maine DOE-led workshop will cover the required paperwork for special education with a special focus on reviewing what is needed to comply with state and federal law. Best practices will be discussed as well. The session runs from 9am-noon in the Alagash Room at the Campus Center, University of Maine at Presque Isle. Lunch to be provided “through the line” in the cafeteria.

To register for this event, contact Megan Stanley at stanleym@sad1.org.

CACE Leader Connect!
2019-11-12 08:30 - 09:30, 2019-12-10 08:30 - 09:30, 2020-01-14 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual (A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to you in advance.)
Join us for this monthly forum where building administrators convene with colleagues to hear a presentation on a special topic of interest and discuss current issues and ideas, all without having to leave the school. Facilitated by nationally recognized educational consultant, Kim Marshall, building administrators at all grade levels are welcome to Zoom into this informal and information-rich session.
8:30-8:35am, Welcome and introductions
8:35-9:00am, Presentation on topic of interest / Q&A
9:00-9:20am, Current issues and ideas
9:20-9:30am, Closing remarks
Once you have registered a Zoom invitation will be e-mailed to you in advance of the event. Should you have questions, feel free to contact Scott Harrison, CACE Executive Director at scott.harrison@maine.edu.

Engaging in Immunity to Change Exercise: A Tool for Professional and Personal Growth
2020-02-27 16:00 - 20:00 | University of Maine at Orono, 160 College Ave, Orono, ME, 04473, United States
Ellie Drago-Severson, College of Education and Human Development Shibles Distinguished Visiting Professor, will offer four institute-style workshops.
Drago-Severson is a professor of educational leadership and adult education and learning at Teachers College, Columbia University. A developmental psychologist, she teaches, conducts research and consults for school and district leaders, teacher leaders, and other organizations on professional and personal growth and learning.
Her work focuses on supporting leadership development for principals, teachers and schools, as well as coaching and mentoring in PreK–12 schools, university settings and other adult education contexts. She is inspired by the idea that schools should be places where adults and children can grow, and she is dedicated to creating conditions to achieve this and to help leaders and educators of all kinds do the same on behalf of supporting adults and youth.
Drago-Severson has written several books, including “Helping Teachers Learn: Principal Leadership for Adult Growth and Development”; “Leading Adult Learning: Supporting Adult Development in Our Schools”; “Becoming Adult Learners: Principles and Practices for Effective Development”; and “Helping Educators Grow: Practices and Strategies for Supporting Leadership Development.” She also has co-authored “Learning for Leadership; Learning Designs”; “Tell Me So I Can Hear You”; and “Leading Change Together.”
This workshop is one of four free, public institutes that will be held in the McIntire Room at University of Maine at Orono, Buchanan Alumni House. Seating is limited to 100 participants.
