Events+&+Conferences

NEED TO UPDATE-THIS IS LAST SEMESTER-ADD NATIVE AMERICAN...This is where we will post events and workshops that come up in class. There are a lot of great opportunities to take advantage of on and off campus!!

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Dear Colleagues, Many of you had wanted to attend today's Faculty Forum--Out of the Classroom and Into the Woods--but were unable to be there. Rebecca Berger and I, along with students Shawn Menard and Kelsey Ottman, talked about ways that we, as educators and students, have made use of this wonderful community resource located in Temple, ME, about 20 minutes from campus. Chris Knapp, long-time educator and Koviashuvik founder, also shared information about an environmental science class he and Grace Eason are planning for May Term, and stories about Koviashuvik's mission and goals. The talking went on against the backdrop of a fabulous slide show of images taken by Shawn Menard, who, along with Kelsey Ottman, has been documenting life at Koviashuvik as part of his work study job with the Sustainable Campus Coalition. It was a great forum, and the acorn cookies were fabulous. I've attached a handout that includes some information about courses that might be appropriate for the Koviashuvik connection (although, as Shawn pointed out, ANY UMF course would fit that bill). If you have any questions please let me or Becky Berger know. Best, Gretchen Legler.



=__November Events:__=

__Off Campus:__

 * < ======Maine Council for the Social Studies to Offer Blended Conference in Fall 2010 -======

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Online & Face-to-FaceOn **__November 12, 2010,__** the Maine Council of Social Studies (MCSS) will be seeking to change the course of history as they offer Social Studies Teachers from K-12 schools across the state of Maine a new form of professional conference. The MCSS Fall Conference entitled “Teaching Social Studies with the New Media: Digital Approaches that Make the Grade,” will be a blended format of face-to-face and online learning. There will be space for approximately 200 participants who will gather at five campuses within the University System - in Presque Isle, Portland, Lewiston, Orono and Augusta.======

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Conference planners have come together from the MCSS, the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI), the Maine State Archives, the University of Maine System, Maine Humanities Council, and other organizations to design this new way of professional learning. With the distribution of technology across the state through the MLTI, access to digital resources and tools to support deeper learning has become a reality, making it critical that Maine educators are supported in improving their use of the resources to become more effective in their instruction.======

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Kelly Schrum, the Director of Educational Projects at Center for History and New Media will keynote the conference, bringing a national and international perspective on the use of new digital technologies and how they are changing the ways schools and communities interact with their own histories as well as histories from around the world.======

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In addition, three other digitally distributed sessions will be led by Maine educators who are actively using digital technology and resources to transform teaching and learning in their classrooms. In the local settings, MCSS-identified Social Studies Teacher Leaders will collaborate with MLTI staff to support participants face-to-face as they engage in activities inspired by the digitally distributed presentations.======

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The presence of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative has helped Maine become uniquely prepared to engage educators from across the state in this bold new type of professional development. There are 70,000 plus Apple MacBooks distributed across Maine schools in Grades 7 - 12 in the third and current iteration of the MLTI, making Maine a prime destination for educators from around the globe seeking to learn more about how 1:1 access to current technology can transform teaching and learning.====== || **November 2nd, 2010**  Dear all: At 8:30AM on the morning of November 3rd, Veterans For Peace  will be launching a seven day walk for peace that will traverse a good  chunk of rural Maine (participants will be walking through 43 towns)  and end up in Portland on Veterans Day. At each point of the walk,  communities will host the walkers (see attached flyer for the  itinerary), house them, and wish them well the next morning. We are  encouraging local participation and will provide shuttle vans for  people interested in just going part of the way. Although this is not  an officially sanctioned UMF event, UMF students have volunteered to  help with the planning and some will be joining the walk.

 Would you or any of your students be interested in helping us "host"  this event in Farmington? I have reserved the Old South Church for a  "kick off" pot luck supper that will begin at 6:00pm on November 2nd  and end no later than 8:00pm. Part of the supper events include an  exclusive half hour Ruth Hill performance and a few words from the <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Buddhist monks and nuns leading the walk. Would you be willing to <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> provide a dish for the supper? Would you be willing to encourage your <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> students to attend the supper (and maybe even part of the walk)? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Would you be willing to house a few walkers if necessary? Please let <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> me know. Best, Doug Rawlings

=__October Events:__=

__On Campus__
I would like to encourage you to attend the Diversity Conference which is being held on Friday, October 22nd. The opening session will be held in Lincoln Auditorium during Common Time and additional sessions will be offered in the afternoon. I hope you will consider sharing information about the conference with your students. There are many exciting presenters and the entire conference is free. We hope you will join us in learning about teaching and working in our diverse world! Conference link: http://teachereducation.umf. maine.edu/diversity- conference/2010-2011/ If you are interested in being on the UMF Diversity Committee to help plan events for this upcoming year let Beth know!!!

=__September Events:__=

__On Campus:__
<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Dear Faculty and Staff: <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> An early heads up. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> A week from Friday, that would be **__September 17__**, UMF, along with colleges and universities across the country, will be celebrating Constitution Day. Professor Jim Melcher will be delivering his 4th Annual Supreme Court Preview and Review. I cannot overstate how fabulous the previous three have been. Jim is a scholar and a charismatic, entertaining presenter. He compellingly demonstrates why the Supreme Court matters in our day-to-day lives. Recent changes in the Court and the upcoming election season make this presentation very timely.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Please come yourself. Even more important, please encourage students to attend. Here are the details: <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Friday, September 17 <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 11:45-1:00 <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> C-23 in Roberts Learning Center

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Jim will likely be drawing on the following material:

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> **Upcoming cases:** <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 1. //Arizona Christian School v. Winn// (tax credits for donations to religious schools) <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 2. //Skinner v. Switzer//: DNA testing and court cases <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 3. //Schwarzenegger v. EMA//: 1st amendment and access by minors to violent video games <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 4. //Brusewitz v. Wyeth//: Can parents sue vaccine makers? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 5. //Snyder v. Phelps//: Lawsuit against the Rev. Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> **Review of last term:** <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 1. //McDonald v. Chicago//: possibly most important 2nd Amendment gun case ever <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 2. //Citizens United v. FEC//: possibly most important ruling ever on campaign finance and corporations <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 3. //Christian Legal Society v. Martinez//: Intersection of religious freedom and gay rights in college group funding <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 4. //US v. Stevens:// Cruelty to animals and the 1st Amendment <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> 5. //US v. Comstock:// Can people the government finds to be sexual predators be incarcerated after their sentence is over?

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Hope to see you there.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Best, <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Allen H. Berger <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #114170; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> aberger@maine.edu <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Provost and VPAA <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> University of Maine at Farmington <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Tel.: 207-778-7279 <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> FAX: 207-778-8189

__Off Campus:__
Dear Educators: I am pleased to announce that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in cooperation with the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, is running a teacher workshop, “Perspectives on the Holocaust,” at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine on __**Saturday, September 25, 2010,**__ in Augusta, Maine. The workshop is aimed at reaching secondary level educators, and it is free of charge. Free books and other materials will be distributed. To register online, go to http://www.ushmm.org/ education/foreducators/prodev/ currentapplications/. Scroll down to find the information on this workshop, which provides a link for online registration. To learn about workshop details, please contact Doug Pelton, Regional Museum Educator, at dpelton2@twcny.rr.com, or at 607.351.0827. Participants will receive six hours of continuing education credits. Thanks, **<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Christina E. Chavarr ****<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">ía ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Program Coordinator 202.488.0466 ** United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ** National Institute for Holocaust Education 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington DC 20024-2126 Fax 202.314.7888 www.ushmm.org