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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dr. Stephen York, Academic Dean and Co-Founder of The New England Institute for Teacher Education. Dr. York’s profound impact on our institution and the broader community will forever be remembered and cherished. Dr. York’s unwavering dedication to fostering a nurturing and innovative learning environment… Read more »

Have you wondered how to more deeply engage your students in learning? Are you ready to explore new ways, ideas, and strategies from your professor and colleagues from Maine and internationally? In the online course, EDAR 529: Encountering the Arts: Choice, Voice and Creativity, Drama, Movement, Music, Poetry, Storytelling, and Visual Arts will be explored… Read more »

Have a blast this Summer with this dynamic duo team and be ready this fall to transform your classroom into a joyful, learning environment for every student. Allison Richards and Meghan Rivis are fabulous Maine educators who expertly manage their classrooms with respect and excitement for learning. Find out how they do it. Join them… Read more »

It’s time. With the world turned upside down with the pandemic, the civil outrage over police brutality of African Americans, and our current political climate in an election year, we have plenty to contemplate and worry about. George Floyd’s death, captured by technology for everyone to see, will not allow us to shove this one,… Read more »

Join us for a winter course! The New England Institute is offering courses on many important topics in education.  If you follow my friend, Argy’s advice, which she includes with her signature on any correspondence, you will “Make it a great day!” So why not make it a great winter season to catch up on… Read more »

WHEN TRAUMA COMES TO SCHOOL Dr. Elena Perrello brings her passion and experience as a former School Counselor to offer a new course for teachers: EDPO 579: When Trauma Comes to School. If you are an educator who would like to learn more, please join us for our online course, EDPO 579: When Trauma Comes to… Read more »

This is an article in Education First about one of our wonderful instructors, Grace Jacobs. Look at what she’s doing with her Gifted and Talented kids! Better yet, you can take her online course this summer: Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners. https://newenglandinstitute.org/…/ede-529-social-emotional…/Starts July 9th. http://equator.eftours.com/global-citizenship/service-learning/dedication-to-service-learning  

There’s been such an assault on our sense of safety in our classrooms and schools in recent times with mass shootings – and a cacophany of opinions about what to do.  What do we do?  What would you do in this situation? Arm the teachers!  No, Only some of them!   Don’t take away our 2nd amendment! … Read more »

Course Description: This course will help educators, parents and professionals understand the complex challenges that poverty imposes on children’s capacity to learn and provides strategies for differentiating classroom instruction and providing opportunities to inspire and engage these students. Our schools are becoming more and more diverse, and educators are faced with economic, cultural and linguistic… Read more »

New Hybrid Courses! The pendulum has swung in the direction of online courses in recent years, even for the New England Institute.  After all, online courses offer more opportunity to more teachers who don’t have to travel to a specific location. There are pros and cons to learning online, and at the New England Institute,… Read more »