Professional Learning Schedule

Celebrating Rural Maine Community Civics & Place-Based Inquiry

This three-part professional learning series aims to engage rural teachers in a deep examination of Maine’s history. Using history as a foundation, the profession development takes an interdisciplinary approach as it connects teachers with the Library of Congress’s rural interdisciplinary collections and other supporting organizations and supports teachers in designing and implementing works of public value that connect rural students to their community.

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* Interdisciplinary Instruction - Professional Learning Schedule Literacy and Numeracy Summer Institute 5.2.2025*

2025 Literacy and Numeracy Summer Institute

July 14-16 at College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine

The Maine Department of Education invites educators to apply for the 2025 Literacy and Numeracy Summer Institute, a three-day, in-person professional learning experience taking place July 14–16 at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. This immersive institute is open to teachers, instructional coaches, administrators, and specialists across all grade levels and content areas. Participants will:

• Engage with real-world environments like community gardens, the Farrand Gardens, and the Dorr Museum of Natural History
• Collaborate with colleagues, explore current research, and create learning tasks that integrate literacy or numeracy
• Pilot the tasks in the 2025–26 school year
• Receive $400 for completing the learning task
• Have the opportunity for additional compensation for piloting the task and providing feedback
• Applications are open until May 27. Space is limited

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Integrated Literacy Office Hour: Literacy in Space

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Join the conversation as we explore ways to embed Literacy in all aspects of learning. This week's focus will be on using literacy to explore space.

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Integrated Literacy Office Hour: 6-8

Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Join the Interdisciplinary Instruction team's Integrated Literacy Specialist, Heather Martin, for a discussion on promoting literacy in all classrooms through evidence-based research and pedagogy. 

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Numeracy Across the Curriculum Office Hours

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM through Zoom

This office hour will focus on Climate Change and will provide educators with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how mathematical thinking supports learning across the curriculum.

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Numeracy Across the Curriculum Office Hours

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM through Zoom

This office hour will focus on Fast Fashion and will provide educators with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how mathematical thinking supports learning across the curriculum.

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Numeracy Across the Curriculum Office Hours

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM through Zoom

This office hour will focus on Food Waste and will provide educators with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how mathematical thinking supports learning across the curriculum.

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Numeracy Across the Curriculum Office Hours

Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM through Zoom

This office hour will focus on Plastic Pollution and will provide educators with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how mathematical thinking supports learning across the curriculum.

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Numeracy Across the Curriculum Office Hours

Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM through Zoom

This office hour will focus on Water Quality and Numeracy Resources. It will provide educators with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how mathematical thinking supports learning across the curriculum.

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