Maine ASCD

The Journal of Maine Education (JME) serves as an exchange of professional information, a forum for stimulating thinking about education practices and policies, a place for publishing the writing of Maine educators, and a visible medium for Maine ASCD.

The JME is published annually and provided to Maine ASCD members as part of their members' benefits. If you wish to read any of these articles, we encourage you to become a Maine ASCD member today.

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Latest issue - Winter 2008

Challenges and Opportunities of Technology's Role in Schools

The Role of Teacher Educators in Preparing Teachers for a Changing Technological Environment
JANICE M. REY
Teacher educators should model the use of classroom technology in college classes and require their students to use technological applications in their assignments.

Ensuring Equality in the Brave New World: The Challenge of Education,
Accessibility and Information Technology
JOHN E. BRANDT
As new and exciting technologies are integrated into our schools and
classrooms, educators must be vigilant to ensure that students with
disabilities do not face discrimination.

Reaching Through the Din: How Technology Raises the Volume of
Emerging Writers’ Voices
DAVE BOARDMAN
A young high school student expresses himself and develops a writing
voice through a video project.

Word Processing vs. Traditional Composition: Implication for Producing
Higher Quality Writing
THOMAS M. BURBY
A school-based study addresses the question of whether students who use word processors produce writing that is rated more highly than writing that is completed with paper and pencil.

Mt. Ararat High School Project Pilot: Networking Toward a Culture of Prosperity
STEPHEN C. SPAETH, MAYA TEPLER, SALLY LOUGHLIN AND CRAIG KING
A network of students, teachers, administrators and community members develop a service-learning model program.

From Bitmaps to Vector Graphics: Today’s Multiliteracies
ANITA CHARLES
Multiple literacy texts are instruments, not just of conformity, but of
creativity and liberation.

Providing Teachers with Quality Professional Development
RANDY DEHETRE
A technology integrator offers professional development in the
form of clinics.

Technology Today and Tomorrow: Teachers Teaching Teachers to
Cultivate Great Ideas
ALICE BARR AND JENIFER VAN DEUSEN
The authors collaborated via a wiki to present their model of teachers
teaching teachers to use technology in their practice.

Racing to Catch Up: Preparing School Staff for Teaching in
Today’s Learning Environment
DAVID FOURNIER
A technology coordinator considers how teachers can maximize their use of technology in the classroom.

Maximizing Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
MICHAEL F. BEAUDOIN
Administrative support and professional development related to effective pedagogy for online environments are necessary for successful distance learning programs.

PERSONAL ESSAYS

From Panda Watching: New Ideas about Technology for Teachers and Students
ANNE WESCOTT DODD
The essayist reveals her passion for pandas and makes a connection for teaching and learning.

Take a Deep Breath: On Not Losing the Turtle in the Technology
MARILYN R. PUKKILA
Understanding media messages and selecting worthwhile sources of
information require the ability to analyze and deconstruct messages.

E-Learning in a Multi-tasking Society
ANITA KARAUSKI
The essayist offers her experience as a student in an online teacher
education program.

An Educator’s Reflection on Technology
MARYANN MINARD, PHD
A curriculum coordinator comes to grip with using technology resources.

Professional Development Design for Teachers Who Struggle with Computers
PAUL FROST
Thoughtful and respectful professional development is needed for
computer challenged teachers.

BOOK REVIEW

Uncovering Teacher Leadership: Essays and Voices from the Field
Richard H. Ackerman and Sarah V. Mackenzie, eds.
ANNE W. DODD 

Past Issues of the Journal of Maine Education

Past issues of the Journal of Maine Education may be purchased for $15.00 (includes S/H). Please contact the Maine ASCD office via e-mail, or via phone (207-729-6652) and make a request. Please make sure to indicate which year/volume you are seeking. Libraries may also order past issues (please use the Library Order Form).

The Journal of Maine Education has been recognized for excellence in affiliate publications by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001. ASCD discontinued this award in 2003.

Here are the titles of some of the recent volumes

• Winter 2007/Volume XXIII - BEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES: Who Decides—or Should Decide—What Schools and Students Should Do? 
• Winter 2006/Volume XXII - Opening Doors - Closing Doors: What Are We Preparing Students For?
• Winter 2005/Volume XXI - Politics in Education: Problems, Paradoxes and Possibilities
• Winter 2004/Volume XX - Challenging the Norms: Opening Education to New Ideas
• Winter 2003/Volume XIX - Standards-Based Learning After Columbine and 9-11: How Can Schools Make Room for the Three C's
• Winter 2002/Volume XVIII - Meeting Challenges and Fulfilling Promises: Learning and Leadership for the New Century
• Winter 2001/Volume XVII - Toward More Inclusive Schools: Educating At and Beyond the Margins
• Winter 2000/Volume XVI - Altering the Look of Education: Challenge and Change in 21st Century Schools
• Winter 1999/Volume XV - Exploring The Public of Public Schools

The following issues/volume are out of print:

• Celebrating and Exploring Teaching
  Winter 1998/Volume XIV
• Crossing Boundaries, Overcoming Barriers: Creating 21st Century Schools Where All Children Will Learn
  Winter 1997/Volume XIII
• Reconciling Contradictions: Beliefs, Practices, Policies, and Perspectives
  Winter 1996/Volume XII
• Sharing Stories about Change
  Winter 1995/Volume XI
• Exploring Power and Relationship in the Midst of Change
  Winter 1994/Volume X