Professional Opportunities
Summer Institute in Restorative Practices
June 28-30, Augusta Civic Center
This Summer Institute introduces restorative school practices and restorative discipline. Within a whole school approach, these practices build caring school communities that support students, staff and administrators in feeling connected and respected, which enhances learning outcomes.
Cost: $300 (USD) per person for the
3 days, includes materials, lunches and
snacks. CEUs: 2.0 CEUs from UMaine.
Registration Deadline: June 4, 2010.
Space is limited so register early!
FMI: Website: http://www.umaine.edu/
Retired educators can help Families And Children Together (FACT)
is looking for individuals in Maine, such as retired educators, interested in volunteering with our Maine Kids-Kin Program. The Maine Kids-Kin Program serves families where grandparents, aunts, uncles or other relatives have stepped in to raise the children.
They are currently seeking volunteers for our new court navigator program. These volunteers will support clients who are going to court to ensure that their children are living in a safe home. Volunteers will provide clients with emotional support, help them to understand the court process, and may even accompany clients to court.
Volunteers will receive training, support from FACT staff, and reimbursement for expenses. For more information, please contact Anna Libby at 207-941-2347 or alibby@mainekids-kin.org.
Dealing with job-related stress?
The American Psychological Association (APA) has developed a free brochure to help inform the friends and family of new teachers about the signs of job-related stress. This downloadable brochure, Teaching is Fundamental: Ideas for Friends and Spouses Supporting Teachers' Early Career Challenges http://www.apa.org/ed/schools/cpse/, includes strategies for recognizing signs of teacher stress, ideas to help reduce teacher stress, and insights into the particular times during the school year when stress is likely to increase. It aims to inform those close to teachers about what to expect during their loved one's first year in the classroom, and how they can offer support and encouragement.
FMI: APA Center for Psychology in
Schools and Education (CPSE) website:
http://www.apa.org/ed/schools/cpse/
Bookshare for print disabilities
A non-profit, federally-funded resource for K-12 schools, Bookshare (www.bookshare.org) is the world's largest online accessible library for individuals with print disabilities, such as blindness, low vision, a physical disability or a severe learning disability that affects reading. It is free to qualified U.S. schools and students
Bookshare offers two, free online webinars being scheduled from March through May 2010 for individuals or groups. Webinars last about 1 hour and are delivered through an easy-to-use and safe web conferencing tool; ReadyTalk. Bookshare also offers pre- recorded webinars.
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