You must attend one of the following Student Teaching Placement Information Meetings:
| Wednesday, April 26, 2019 | 10:00 – 11:00 am |
| Wednesday, April 26, 2019 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm |
| Thursday, April 26, 2019 | 4:00 – 5:00 pm |
You must choose one of these meetings to attend. You do not need to notify us of your choice, unless you are unable to attend any of the specified times because of conflicts with your class schedule. In that case, contact Wendy Kennedy wendyk@maine.edu to make alternative arrangements.
During spring semester, the College of Education, Health and Rehabilitation is sponsoring a series of events about Bullying and School Violence. These are issues that directly impacted many UMF students during their P-12 years and continue to affect them today.
To kick of the series, the documentary BULLY will be shown on Monday February 4th at 6:00 p.m. in Preble 117. This film is deeply moving, and students will find it relatable and thought-provoking. According to http://www.thebullyproject.com/about_film,
“Over 13 million American kids will be bullied this year, making it the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation. The documentary film BULLY brings human scale to this startling statistic, offering an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying has touched five kids and their families.”
After the viewing, Dr. Christopher Strople, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education, will facilitate a discussion about bullying and its long term impact.
You must attend one of the following Student Teaching Interview Information Meetings:
| Wednesday, January 30, 2019 | 9:30 – 10:30 am |
| Wednesday, January 30, 2019 | 11:45 – 12:45 pm |
| Thursday, January 31, 2019 | 4:00 – 5:00 pm |
You must choose one of these meetings to attend. You do not need to notify us of your choice, unless you are unable to attend any of the specified times because of conflicts with your class schedule. In that case, contact Wendy Kennedy wendyk@maine.edu to make alternative arrangements.
Students from Dr. Swallow’s EDU 302: Technology in K-8 Education class facilitated four stations (Osmos, Wonder Robot, Scratch Jr, Ozobots) at the first ever Math and Computer Science night at Kingfield Elementary School in November. In addition to Dr. Swallow and EDU 302 students, Dr. Good and Eliza Hopkins came with 3d printers and laptops for doing tinkercad design work, and Dr. Lee came to join the conversation.
EDU 302 students felt the students, teachers and parents were extremely receptive of the new technology tools and the UMF pre-service teachers. The pre-service teachers also felt they were able to engage deeply with a new technology tool that they might not have otherwise.
A pre-service teacher shared her thoughts about the experience, “I fully believe that this experience enhanced my learning. I was able to use a hands-on approach to learn about something incredible and then determine a way to teach it to others in a fun, interactive way. I also feel that being a part of an event that included not only teachers and students, but parents as well was very beneficial. I feel that experiences like these are important and beneficial for every pre-service teacher.”
The evening was designed to engage elementary students and families in computer science activities and hosted during the Hour of Code week. The evening was very successful and the teachers loved seeing new ideas for integration into their classrooms!
All Fall 2019 applications need to be completed and returned to Room 238F, Education Center, by Friday, December 14, 2018.
The Learning Commons will be holding multiple review sessions for education majors to prepare for the PRAXIS Core exam. The following sessions will be held from 7:00-8:30 PM in Ed Center 110:
MATH
Tuesday, 11/27: Geometry I, Functions and Algebra
Wednesday, 12/5: Geometry II, Stats and Probability
WRITING
Wednesday, 11/28: Multiple Choice I, Informative Essay
Tuesday, 12/4: Multiple Choice II, Argument Essay
The College of Education, Health, and Rehabilitation is hosting a free film screening sponsored by Maine Association for the Education of Young Children (Maine AEYC). It’s open to students, staff, faculty, and community members.
Film Screening: No Small Matter
Thursday, December 6, 2018
6:30-8:30pm
University of Maine at Farmington
Lincoln Auditorium (in Roberts Learning Center)
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Go to the event page to reserve your FREE seat:
https://www.maineaeyc.org/registration/no-small-matter-umf
No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.
Visit www.nosmallmatter.com or https://youtu.be/Shm-KRh4LFg to watch the trailer and learn more!
Founded in 1864 as the state’s first publicly funded teacher college and named the Western State Normal School, the school merged into the University of Maine system in 1968, and became known as the University of Maine at Farmington in 1971.
Since 2006, seven UMF Education graduates have been named Maine Teacher of the Year
Since 2014, three UMF Education graduates have been named Maine Elementary Principal of the Year
UMF has been ranked among the top schools in the liberal arts and comprehensive college categories by U.S. News & World Report 21 times since 1998.
Learn more about our national reputation at http://bit.ly/nationalreputation
There are 1,673 full-time undergraduate students at UMF with a student to faculty ratio of 13-to-1. Creating an environment where you work closely with your professors who will know you by name, and receive their full attention in a supportive, but intellectually challenging one on one environment. UMF offers small class sizes with 64% of classes having fewer than 20 students allowing for individualized attention.
81% of students enrolled at UMF are from Maine, however 18% of students are from out of state and 1% of students are from international countries!
UMF offers a variety of academic programs to study including Art, Business, Education, Rehabilitation Services, Sciences, International and Global Studies, and Pre-Professional Degrees and over 30 minors.
UMF has so much to offer both on and off campus! With over 60 clubs and organizations to choose from; UMF offers it all! For more information about what is offered, click here.
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During pre-registration you picked up a Fall 2019 student teaching application but before completing the application, you must attend one of the following Student Teaching Application Information Meetings:
| Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | 12:00-1:00pm |
| Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | 11:45am-12:45pm |
| Thursday, November 15, 2018 | 4:00-5:00pm |
You must choose one of these meetings to attend. You do not need to notify us of your choice, unless you are unable to attend any of the specified times because of conflicts with your class schedule. In that case, contact Wendy Kennedy wendyk@maine.edu to make alternative arrangements.
