We talked to educators across the state about how we grow, strengthen and diversify Maine's educator workforce.
Here's what they had to say:
Educator Forum Report and Recommendations
We'd love to hear from you.
Contact us for more information or to set up an informational session. Let's build the Teach Maine Center together!
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An initiative of Educate Maine, the Teach Maine Center serves to advance, strengthen, and promote a vibrant educator workforce in Maine through innovative programming, professional learning, leadership development, community building, and advocacy developed by teachers and for teachers.
Learn more about the Teach Maine Center and Being a Teacher in Maine:
Be a Teacher in Maine Campaign
Maine's Educator Workforce Snapshot
Educate Maine Staff
Jodi Mezzanotte
Director, Educator Engagement
Jonathan Delorme
Program Manager, Educator Engagement
Educator Design Team
Eric Brown
Community and Civic Engagement Coordinator, Kennebec Valley Community College
Miranda Engstrom
Reading Recovery, Title I and Gifted and Talented Teacher, Lamoine Consolidated School
2023 Hancock Teacher of the Year
Melissa Guerrette 
Karen MacDonald
2014 Maine Teacher of the Year
Dawn McLaughlin
Elementary Health and Physical Education, Milo/Brownville/Marion C. Cook
2023 Piscataquis County Teacher of the Year
Connie Russell
NBCT
Pre-K Teacher, Geiger Elementary School, Lewiston
2018 Cumberland County Teacher of the Year
Heather Whitaker
Alternative Education Teacher, Gorham Middle School
2020 Maine Teacher of the Year
Dine & Discuss Series
The second Teach Maine Center Dine & Discuss Series, in partnership with USM, will be on January 15th from 4:30-6:30pm. Join Dr. Anita Stewart McCafferty for a highly- interactive Teacher Leadership: Mentoring Teachers workshop. Register Here
Free Teach Maine Center Professional Development Series
Wellbeing Through Play: Strengthening Educator-Student Connections
January 31, 9am-12pm
Harrington Elementarey School
Learn more and register here.
The Teach Maine Center Advisory Board is made up of Maine education, business, civic, and nonprofit leaders and exists to advise, support, and ensure the sustainability of the Teach Maine Center over time.
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