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Shalimar Poulin

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    Jay Collier posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Learning Support 2 months, 2 weeks ago

    Folks-

    Later this month, I’ll be leaving the DOE in order to join Educate Maine as project director for a new initiative called Project Login. That means my last day supporting MaineLearning.net will be Friday, March 15.

    Since my federally-funded contract was already nearing completion, I’ve been working with David Connerty-Marin and Jeff Mao…[Read more]

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    Jay Collier posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Learning Support 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Friends-

    MaineLearning.net will be offline for 15-30 minutes between 12 and 1 pm today (Tuesday, February 26) as we continue to make improvements. No big changes, just keeping everything up to date and secure.

    Please wrap up your work. During the maintenance time, you’ll see a notification screen. We’ll go live again as soon as we’re done, and…[Read more]

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    Leah Olson posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 3 months, 1 week ago

    So much to think about arts education…..especially after today involving MAAI Phase III planning. All the best in one room! So thankful to be involved with a bunch of like minded, driven, creative, thoughtful and SMART people….quite inspiring! The journey, habits of mind, collaboration. standards and talk of what is the best for student learning…[Read more]

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    Jay Collier posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Learning Support 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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    MaineLearning.net will be offline for 15-30 minutes between 1 and 2 pm today (Tuesday, January 29) as we continue to make improvements. No big changes, just keeping everything up to date and secure.

    Please wrap up your work. During the maintenance time, you’ll see a notification screen. We’ll go live again as soon as we’re done, and…[Read more]

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    Linda McVety replied to the discussion topic VPA-Literate in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Music literacy is already a given in what we teach. The goal to for children to see the connection between the “arts literacy” and “classroom literacy”. We can use the same vocabulary, expand on tons of […]

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    Linda McVety joined the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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    Charlie Johnson replied to the discussion topic VPA-Literate in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 4 months ago

    Shannon, you are right on in so many ways. I have said for decades that the ARTS should not be considered “just” an enrichment discipline. I am now, after reading a brief article from one of Argy Nestor’s New […]

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    Leah Olson posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 4 months, 1 week ago

    I just went to a 3 day training in Customized Learning! What are your thoughts about gaining proficiency anywhere – anytime?

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      Suzanne Goulet replied 3 months, 1 week ago

      In an ideal world……………I have noticed many students struggling with doing more than required……….so…what do we require?…….the minimum?……middle?……..Who determines the needs are met?…..and when?……and how is that person determined to have met a standard? (sports official?)

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        Leah Olson replied 3 months, 1 week ago

        My approach is that If I provide different ways of reaching proficiency in a standard, then, most students will achieve it. I’m designing some ”mini assessments” that could help build students achieve proficiency gradually. This will take a long time though! One thought is to have blind scoring done by art teachers other than myself to provide…[Read more]

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    Susan Jennings posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Learning Support 4 months, 2 weeks ago

    Greetings, all – Resource
    The 2013 Engineering Expo/Celebration of Engineers Week will be Saturday, March 2. Saturday, March 2, 2013 • 9 am – 2 pm
    University of Southern Maine, Gorham Campus
    $2 per person donation at the door suggested
    For more details visit: http://www.EngineeringME.com
    Maine Engineering Promotional Council

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      Jay Collier replied 4 months, 2 weeks ago

      Hi, Susan! I added this to the events list:

      http://mainelearning.net/events/

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    Jay Collier posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Learning Support 5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Friends-

    MaineLearning.net will be offline for 10-15 minutes between 2 and 3 pm today (Wednesday, November 28) as we continue to make improvements. No big changes, just keeping everything up to date and secure.

    Please wrap up your work by 2 pm. During the maintenance time, you’ll see a notification screen. We’ll go live again as soon as we’re…[Read more]

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    Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic VPA-Literate in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 5 months, 4 weeks ago

    Im glad that this question is on someone else’s mind. We recently had 2 workshop days highly devoted to developing essential standards for all of the content areas. It is very clear that the administration […]

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    Leah Olson replied to the discussion topic VPA-Literate in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 5 months, 4 weeks ago

    Here is a link I found helpful for grades 7 – 12!
    Scholastic Art will help teachers in grades 7–12 meet the English Language Arts Common
    Core State Standards. The authentic texts and nonfiction content support […]

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    Leah Olson replied to the discussion topic VPA-Literate in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 5 months, 4 weeks ago

    Great question Jen! Reading about the arts? Writing about the arts? Sure! The arts help with the ability to communicate in a variety of ways. Project based learning recognizes the notion that literacy can be […]

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    Suzanne Goulet replied to the discussion topic VPA-Literate in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 6 months ago

    Comes down to a shared vision…..and if there is one.
    Sharing requires an investment of tact, trust and movement…….hmmmm, sounds like a dance!

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    Jen Nash started the discussion topic VPA-Literate in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 6 months ago

    Literacy for the arts, or arts for literacy? What do you think?
    Are we, arts educators, to become literacy specialists for the purpose of student achievement in literacy? Or is it the other way around? […]

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    Jay Collier posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Learning Support 6 months, 4 weeks ago

    Folks-

    MaineLearning.net, will be offline for a few minutes between 2 and 3 pm today as we continue to make improvements. No big changes, today, just keeping everything up to date and secure.

    As always, please send me suggestions at jay.collier@thecompass.com as we’ll continue to make MLN easier to use.

    -Jay

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    Jay Collier wrote a new blog post British Columbia government lends support to open textbooks in the group Group logoMember Support Forum: 7 months ago

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    The government of British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province, has announced its support for the creation of open textbooks for the 40 most popular first- and second-year courses in […]

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    Leah Olson replied to the discussion topic The Arts and Proficiency Based Graduation in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 7 months, 4 weeks ago

    Shannon – I see that you have to copy and paste the link into your browser to see the Drawing Scope and Sequence. I have one for Painting, 3-D, Printmaking and 2-D also if you are interested! I am certainly […]

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    Leah Olson replied to the discussion topic The Arts and Proficiency Based Graduation in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 7 months, 4 weeks ago

    Shannon – I have always been a fan of benchmarks in the curriculum. The art curriculum is so big and our talents – many and discrepancies of how long a student may have art are great. So I think that benchmarks […]

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    Suzanne Goulet posted an update in the group Group logoMaine Arts Education Leaders 7 months, 4 weeks ago

    Digital portfolios have been a lot fun and a great resource for student and teacher. Remember those Sony Mavica cameras?…..what were they….one megapixel? hah! With modern laptops, notebooks, photocopiers that scan and personal phones…….students are capturing images of their work daily.

    More capturing equals more sharing. Students are…[Read more]

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