In Today’s News

 Mark Manduca – Old Orchard Beach High School Music Teacher

From the Journal Tribune, written by Cierra Albert. Read about 17 year veteran music teacher Mark Manduca who said: “I’ve always viewed my job as more than just teaching music. I think that my main purpose is to build good citizens,” he said. “Music is a vehicle that I use to help teach those values, but no one subject rules the roost”. Read the entire article by CLICKING HERE.

CIE Summer Institute

Thomas College professional development

Bring a team from your school to the Center for Innovation in Education Summer Institute at Thomas College, June 27-29. Great opportunity to collaborate on planning for your students!

Docudrama, song writing, invasive European green crabs, and an all hands-on deck problem solving challenge—what a combination! Only at the Center for Innovation in Education’s Summer Institute: Weaving a Tapestry of Learning this June will you get to explore the connections among these activities and create powerful metaphors for learning related to the role the Arts play in STEAM curriculum and instruction.

For more information CLICK HERE.

• PreK-12 participants are encouraged to come in teams to work on projects specific to your school.

• Grants are available to defray registration costs for up to 5 people on a team.

• Format: Nationally known speakers, concurrent sessions by outstanding Maine educators, and team time with a coach to work on individual projects.

• Interactive, reflective, & practical

• CEUs available

• Graduate credit available (must pay the Thomas graduate course fee)

Of special interest to Arts educators:

• Brooke Haycock from the Education Trust uses a docudrama format to stimulate participants’ thinking: “…transform research into performance, exposing the stories behind the data and driving straight to the heart of debate around equity in schools.” https://edtrust.org/team/brooke-haycock/
• Members of the EXPLO organization will lead us through a hands-on, interactive challenge that integrates the arts into the problem solving necessary to meet the challenge. https://www.explo.org/our-history/

Coaches include:

• Lindsay Pinchbeck from Sweet Tree Arts http://sweettreearts.org/teachers.htm
• Monte Selby, Education’s Songwriter https://www.monteselby.com/