FARMINGTON – A recent survey conducted by the University of Maine at Farmington showed that teachers in western and central Maine face an educational obstacle.
The K-12 teachers have had to travel to Orono or Portland for graduate-level courses to advance their professional skills or meet teacher certification requirements. Nothing has been offered closer to home.
Until now. To meet the need, the University of Maine at Farmington will offer 12 graduate-level courses this summer. Classes begin in June and July with none running later than the first week of August.
Course topics include technology in the classroom, authentic assessment and middle school theory and practice. A collaboration with University of Southern Maine will enable two of the offerings to meet nearly half the credits required for a master’s degree in special education.
UMF was selected to be one of the first regional teacher development centers to be established in Maine as a result of a collaboration between the University of Maine system and the state Department of Education. An advisory council of superintendents, principals, teachers and university personnel are working to establish programs and regional priorities.
Potential summer program students should register soon as classes with low enrollment will be canceled by June 15. To register, contact Pam Wilson at 778-7186.
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