Did you attend the Northeast ASCD Conference in Boston? If you did, then you heard Heidi Hayes Jacobs challenge you to "Choose your century!" by using technology as a means of effective communication, teaching, and learning.

Visit Maine ASCD on Facebook to give your response to the conference. Or, find us on Twitter (@maineascd) to share a comment about the conference.

Because of the overwhelming demand after our fall conference, Maine ASCD is proud to announce a special Winter Conference on FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 at Jeff's Event Center in Brewer. (Snow Date January 30.) It will once again focus on the Common Core State Standards. The conference will present the national overview of the standards and breakout sessions on Maine's work with ELA and Math standards. Click on tab at the top of the screen to read more!

As a follow-up to our Fall Conference on the Common Core State Standards, here are a few links to support your continued learning about and implementation of the standards:

The Official CCSS Website

www.corestandards.org

Resources from ASCD

www.ascd.org/public-policy/common-core.aspx

Webinars from ASCD

www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/common-core-webinars.aspx

Maine DOE Resources

www.maine.gov/education/Ires/commoncore

Join Maine ASCD for the annual Fall conference on October 24 at the Ramada Conference Center in Lewiston and explore the COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS with ASCD Director of Public Policy David Griffith and Maine Department of Education Literacy Specialists Lee Anne Larsen and Patsy Dutton. ASCD is a leading voice in the CCSS. David will share up to the moment information regarding national implementation, and Lee Anne and Patsy will discuss what's going on in Maine since it adopted the standards last winter. Click on the tab at the top of the page for conference details and to download a registration form to mail.

See you in Lewiston on October 24!