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Bullying Increases…. – Suicide rates – Childhood depression – Feelings of loneliness Bullying Decreases…. Self confidence – Student participation – Attendance – Bullying Happens…. – On the Bus – In the hallways – In cyberspace – Everywhere! It really does take a village to combat bullying! How do you create an anti-bullying environment: In your… Read more »

EDE 524 Critical and Creative Thinking: An ONLINE course March 7 – May 23, 2016 * Do you want your students to develop higher order thinking skills? * Would you like to incorporate strategies in your classroom to get students thinking more critically and more creatively? * Would you like to be able to help your students become… Read more »

Does your school have a bully-free culture? What pro-active strategies do you and your students use to create one? How would your school and students successfully address and accept the transition of a transgendered student like Lucy Tidd, an 8 year old at Lyseth Elementary School in Portland who’s parents and classmates have helped her to… Read more »

Are you grappling with the following questions: * How do I reach every student in my music classes? * How is it possible to assess every student in my ensemble? * What kind of assessments should I be using? * What does a proficiency-based music class look like? * How do I convert from grades to… Read more »

Leadership initiative moving forward “Several Maine Arts Leadership Initiative (MALI) Teacher Leaders are presenting workshops throughout the state. Many will be on the schedules for the Maine Art Education Association (MAEA) conference and the Maine Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-State conference. The MAEA conference will be on Saturday, April 9, Lewiston Middle School, 8:30 – 3:00…. Read more »

The New England Institute for Teacher Education is proud to announce the arrival of Holly’s brand new baby on November 27, 2015. Holly Eaton is our quintessential Communications Director, and many of you know her friendly voice on the phone, or through the many communications she has sent you on our behalf. Please join us… Read more »

Whether you are a teacher, an ed tech, a parent or a student, you know that bullying happens around the clock, 365 days a year, in person and on line… and not just in October (bullying awareness month).  The awareness that is brought to bullying during October is certainly helpful, but what happens in the… Read more »

The New England Institute joined other partners at Burlington College on October 20th to celebrate the announcement of the new Communiversity. “Today, alongside Mayor Miro Weinberger and its business partners, Burlington College announced The Communiversity at Burlington College. This formal initiative brings together education and training partners such as Vermont HITEC, Community Kitchen Academy, Oplerno,  New… Read more »

Holly Eaton, Communications for NEI, connected with Dr. Lyons to learn more about why she enjoys working for NEI, working with GT learners, and working with adults. Lyons has worked in education for over 14 years, with 9 of those years focused on GT education. “GT education makes sense to me … it is how I have… Read more »

Four Gifted & Talented Courses for Spring/Summer 2016 – Get your endorsement in 2016! EDE 527: Educating Gifted and Talented Learners: January 25 – April 11; Online This introductory course provides foundational information on gifted and talented education (i.e. history, laws, etc.), details characteristics of gifted students from various populations, describes how such students are identified… Read more »