PROP LINKS: Maine-Specific Banner ProPEOPLE.org Helping People. Changing Lives. Southern maine Area Agency on Aging (York and Cumberland Counties) Sections on Senior http://www.propeople.org/links/maine.htm
Maine State HIV/AIDS Resources Agency, maine Department of Human Services HIV/STD Program. Phone, 207-287-3747 Email, info@peabodycenter.org. Mail, PO Box 5305 Portland, maine 04101 http://www.projinf.org/org/Regionrsrc/ME.html
Extractions: Care and Treatment resource guide The list below includes community based organizations, medical services, government and other organizations that provide a range of services including access information and referrals to local services in your area. We hope you find this information helpful. Note: To report any problems with links or contact information, or to let us know of appropriate services you would like to recommend being listed, either fill out this form , or email web@projectinform.org Agency Maine State AIDS Hotline Phone 800-851-AIDS (2437) (in ME)
COOL TEACHING LESSONS AND UNITS Learning with Webquests by education students taught by Dr. Patricia StohrHuntin Science Curricula from letus.org has wonderful examples of engaged http://www.coollessons.org/coolunits.htm
Extractions: COOL TEACHING LESSONS AND UNITS ALONG WITH RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Short Cuts: WEBQUEST UNITS RESEARCH MODULES ONLINE PROJECTS READY MADE UNITS ... STUDENT RESOURCES Some personal notes about this web page: It is designed as a resource for teachers K-12 who wish to find quality ready-made units and lessons for all subjects, or who wish to develop their own units. This page emphasizes engaged learning models such as WebQuests, Research Modules and Project-Based Learning, but links include other forms of lessons and tutorials. Included also are sites to help you build your own units as well as some examples of sources to help students do research. Some of these units depend on the ability of students to do interactive work with others using technology. However, even if you have one or no computer in your classroom, most of the units linked at this site can be of much help. They are great learning experiences not only because of technology, but because they also involve students in activities that challenge them to solve problems by doing quality research, analyzing information, synthesizing possibilities, making judgments and then creating interesting products in order to communicate their results. Technology can be used as tools in making these exciting learning experiences even deeper, richer and more motivating.
NCEF Resource List: Library And Media Center Design--K-12 http//www.alastore.ala.org/. maine School Library Facilities Handbook. TO ORDER Educational Research Service http//www.ers.org Show/Hide Abstracts http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/libraries.cfm
Welcome To Coordinated School Health Programs These web sites, one from maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and one maine School Health education Coalition is a voluntary organization that http://www.mainecshp.com/resources.html
Maine Parent Federation/SPIN PAT certified parent educators offer parents practical ways to encourage agency (the Division of Family Health within the Bureau of Health, maine http://www.mpf.org/
Extractions: We are a private non-profit organization that provides information, support and training to parents and professionals through numerous grant funded projects. In existence since 1984, MPF is physically located in Manchester, Maine, (for directions , click here) but assistance is available on a statewide basis. Through its projects, individuals can receive information about: specific disabilities, parenting issues, education, services, support groups and other resources available to assist families and professionals within the home, school and community. MPF services are offered at no cost to parents and professionals. Regular office hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. If you are unable to call during this time, please call and leave a message or email us and someone will get back to you. All contact information are listed at the bottom of the page. SPIN The Statewide Parent Information Network (SPIN) is the oldest and best known project of Maine Parent Federation. SPIN is the federally funded Parent Training and Information Center for Maine under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Through SPIN, parents of children with disabilities and the professionals who work with children and families are provided information, referral, support and training.
Extractions: Be cautious about opening unsolicited e-mail. HOME OFFICE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE 58 Pleasant St. Houlton ME 04730 277 Congress St. Portland ME 04101 REGIONAL OFFICES 306 Congress St. Portland ME 04101 181 State St. Bangor ME 04401 400 Commonwealth Ave. Boston MA 02215 MAPS is accepting donations to help disaster survivors in India. Special new project for China's special needs orphans MAPS is a leading non-profit international adoption agency that has placed over 4,000 children since 1977. MAPS provides exceptional programs run by an experienced, professional staff for both domestic and international adoptions. MAPS was the first U.S. adoption agency to be invited into Russia to do international adoptions. MAPS has also developed programs in China Guatemala India Kazakstan ... Sierra Leone , the Ukraine and Vietnam . Country coordinators and adoption caseworkers maintain constant communication with MAPS foreign staff and work closely with adoptive families.
Educational Interpreters Educational Interpreters have always been an important part of the mission and programs maine maine s licensing requirements. MICHIGAN Educational http://www.rid.org/eduterp.html
Extractions: Many documents referenced on this page are available in the Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). The documents will automatically download and open for you to read, print, or save. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader plug-in installed than "click" on this link: Get the Adobe Acrobat Reader . Most RID documents are also available from fax-on-demand Join RID today! Educational Interpreters have always been an important part of the mission and programs of RID. However, over the years, we have gotten feedback that some of you feel overlooked by the majority of publications, VIEWS articles, conference workshops, etc. So we have rolled up our sleeves and are working to improve our outreach, advocacy, and resource development efforts for YOU!! Minnesota Setting the Standard for Other States to Follow Check RID's Searchable Databases for RID Approved Workshops Here are various states' resources and requirements for their educational interpreters: CALIFORNIA Educational Interpreters proposed standards FLORIDA GEORGIA Georgia School System Establishes Equitable Salary Scale KANSAS KENTUCKY Educational Interpreter Role (scroll to page 59) MAINE Maine's licensing requirements MINNESOTA NEW YORK ... TEXAS Contact Jennifer Howell, Program Specialist Texas Education Agency
Maine Resource Guides, National Mental Health Information Center General information resources in maine. Each State has a protection and advocacy agency that receives funding from the Federal Center for Mental Health http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/stateresourceguides/maine01.asp
Extractions: Each State has a protection and advocacy agency that receives funding from the Federal Center for Mental Health Services. Agencies are mandated to protect and advocate for the rights of people with mental illnesses and to investigate reports of abuse and neglect in facilities that care for or treat individuals with mental illnesses. These facilities, which may be public or private, include hospitals, nursing homes, community facilities, board and care homes, homeless shelters, jails, and prisons. Agencies provide advocacy services or conduct investigations to address issues that arise during transportation or admission to such facilities, during residency in them, or within 90 days after discharge from them. Contact: Disability Rights Center
ICI-Publications Making Experiential education Accessible for Students with Disabilities State Agency Systems Collaboration at the Local Level Gluing the Puzzle http://www.communityinclusion.org/publications/pub.php?page=newpubs
Resources -- Maine Center On Aging www.seniorsplus.org. o Southern maine Area Agency on Aging The major educational outreach program of the University of maine, with offices statewide. http://www.umaine.edu/mainecenteronaging/resources.htm
Extractions: AccessMaine.org contains a wide variety of resources and links to useful information for children, adults, and seniors with disabilities. Find information on community organizations, parent and family resources, transition planning, state-based services, health information, and national resources. There is also a dictionary of terms and a guide to using the internet.
Extractions: The following organizations maintain databases with information about State prekindergarten initiatives. The first section lists national organizations with information on all 50 States and the District of Columbia. The second section lists national organizations with information on prekindergarten initiatives in selected States. Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative The ECAP Collaborative is home to more than a dozen projects that focus on educating and raising young children. A major emphasis is the importance of social-emotional development, and its relationship to school readiness. ECAP supports research, technical assistance, and service projects. In addition, ECAP collects and describes the literature on elementary and early education, care, and child development. The Prekindergarten Research in Progress database provides descriptions of ongoing or recently completed studies of State-funded prekindergarten programs, or studies that use State-funded prekindergarten programs as one of several settings for research. Two examples are (1) The National Survey of Lead Teachers in State-Funded Prekindergarten Programs (also known as the National Prekindergarten Study), and (2) a study of parent involvement in rural Illinois state-funded prekindergarten programs conducted by Dr. Brent McBride at the University of Illinois. Project staff plan to add several records to the database each month.
Consumer World: Consumer Agencies Gov info from federal agencies for senior citizens new 5/2004 Ireland Consumerline.org consumer advice, links, publications Ireland (Northern) http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/agencies.htm
Extractions: Invitation for Other State Agencies to Join IMERC IMERC invites additional states to become members of the Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC). The states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont created IMERC in 2001 to help them implement laws and programs aimed at getting mercury out of consumer products, the waste stream, and the environment. The State of Washington joined IMERC in 2003, and the State of Illinois joined in December 2004. IMERC is a program of the Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA). When NEWMOA created IMERC they modified the Association's by-laws to authorize membership for non-NEWMOA member state government agencies that wish to join. IMERC provides: NEWMOA's staff provides logistical, facilitation, and technical support for the activities of IMERC. IMERC facilitates deliberations that provide advice and assistance to the individual states for their decision-making.
American Association Of School Administrators - State Associations Missouri Department of Elementary Secondary education Montana Office of Public Instruction Texas education Agency Utah State Office of education http://www.aasa.org/state_associations/education_departments.htm
Maine Mental Health Resources maine. State Mental Health Agency For more information about admission, care, For example, the education office might have information about help for http://mentalhealth.about.com/library/us/blmaine.htm
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Educational Technology Cooperative More information is available at www.edtechleaders.org. Tennessee Department of education. Jerry Bates. Texas education Agency. Kate Loughrey http://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/onlineprofdev/msopdoverview.asp
Extractions: Overview Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) and the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), two long-established and high regarded non-profit organizations, are collaborating with State Education Agencies (SEAs) and two of the Regional Technology in Education Consortia (SEIRTEC and NEIRTEC) on a large-scale program that will enable SEAs to make effective use of online professional education to improve teacher quality, administrator quality, and student achievement, thereby helping them meet the primary goals of NCLB. This initiative includes the following inter-related and synergistic components. 1. The EdTech Leaders® Online program, The EdTech Leaders® Online program, developed by EDC, offers a comprehensive package of training, technical assistance, and resources to enable educational organizations to develop their capacity to offer effective online professional development. More than 700 individuals, from more than 60 SEAs, school districts and other organizations in 26 states, have participated in this program since its inception in 1999, and they, in turn, have provided online professional development workshops to more than 10,000 educators. More information is available at www.edtechleaders.org. 2. The Multi-State Online Professional Development Consortium
Extractions: To advance state policies and support the local implementation of priority school health policies and programs that are consistent with the school health guidelines, state and local agencies can develop and implement a plan for providing technical assistance and resources to school districts and schools. State education and health agencies must develop the capacity to help schools improve their school health programs and provide school personnel with the tools they need to help reduce tobacco use, increase physical activity, and support healthy eating patterns among students. State and local health and education agency leaders can
Extractions: NAEPDC Executive Committee The Executive Committee serves as the Board of Directors for the National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium. NAEPDC Committees National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium committee lists (standing and ad hoc), special interest groups and state leadership collaboratives. General Membership List, by Region
