Vision: Maine educators are learning facilitators who design classrooms with personalization, technology, and universal design principles and allow students to be active constructors and interpreters of knowledge, and where the knowledge is not bound by disciplines, but rather begins with students’ questions and is explored through engaging, relevant, real-world problems and active learning.
Mission: To develop, nurture, and foster educational innovation and new ideas in all levels of public-school organizations as we support educators, school leaders, and policymakers to advance pk-12 education through innovation in teaching and learning that improves education for all learners.
Early Learning
The Early Learning Team promotes the well-being of the whole child to support children’s learning opportunities from birth through the elementary grades.
Maine Online Open-Source Education (MOOSE)
MOOSE provides free, optional resources for PreK-12 educators aligned to the Maine Learning Results. Modules are created in topic areas and themes identified as areas of need by Maine educators.
Interdisciplinary Education
The Interdisciplinary Instruction team’s vision is to empower students with dispositions, conceptual understandings, skills, and knowledge to tackle current and future challenges. The II team believes this can be achieved through conceptual transfer across disciplines, engagement, connections with the community, authentic learning experiences, and a whole-child approach to learning.
Multilingual Learners
Maine is home to students and families who speak a multitude of different languages in their homes and communities. Multilingual Learners are bilingual and multilingual students who are in the process of learning English. We support public schools in providing high-quality, effective programs for multilingual learners.
Learning Through Technology
Equitable access to the technology and skill development needed to create and problem-solve with it are critical as we work to ensure students are prepared for the 21st Century. The Department supports both the acquisition of technology and professional learning related to its use for effective teaching and learning.
Math Pathways
Maine DOE, in collaboration with the Maine Community College System and the University of Maine System, is developing math pathways that emphasize a student-centered approach, alignment with career goals, and flexibility in course selection. We aim to enhance students' success in mathematics education, ensuring readiness for college and career endeavors.
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
MTSS is defined as a comprehensive framework designed to address the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of each student in the most inclusive and equitable learning environment.
Teacher Fellowship Program
The Teacher Leader Fellows provide educators across Maine with weekly updates on resources and materials, host monthly professional learning opportunities, and maintain webpages with rich and informative content.
Wabanaki Studies
Through a continuing collaborative effort between the Wabanaki nations, Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators, districts, and other organizations, we’ve created materials to support PK-12 educators in integrating Wabanaki Studies into existing curricula.
Contact
Beth Lambert
Chief Teaching & Learning Officer
Office of Teaching & Learning
Phone:
Email: Beth.Lambert@maine.gov