Keywords: Education
Item 35228
Maine School of Practical Nursing Brochure, 1963
Contributed by: Kennebec Valley Community College Archive Date: 1963 Location: Waterville; Presque Isle Media: Ink on paper
Item 23885
Josiah Pierce on education, Bridgton, 1813
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1813 Location: Bridgton Media: Ink on paper
Item 151865
University of Maine at Machias, Machias, 1987
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1987 Location: Machias Client: University of Maine, Machias Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Item 151172
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1974–1975 Location: Lincoln Client: Town of Lincoln Architect: Wadsworth, Boston, Dimick, Mercer & Weatherill
Exhibit
Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women
Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.
Exhibit
Carlton P. Fogg, Advocate for Vocational Education
Carlton P. Fogg (1899-1972) was passionate about vocational and technical education. While teaching at the high school level in Waterville, Fogg's lobbying and letter-writing helped create the Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute in 1969.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education
"It was set up as an example of old-time education where students could visit and learn about education in the 19th century."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources
"Educator Resources X Resources and activities for educators that are tied to the following exhibits: Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass"…"
Story
Damian Bebell - Education Researcher
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project
Education innovations benefit from thoughtful reflection by everyone involved.
Story
Laura Richter - Educator
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project
Laura Richter was a Middle School Educator in Skowhegan, Maine as the MLTI began in 2002.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Daily Life in 1820
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to explore and analyze primary source documents from the years before, during, and immediately after Maine became the 23rd state in the Union. Through close looking at documents, objects, and art from Maine during and around 1820, students will ask questions and draw informed conclusions about life at the time of statehood.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Health Education & Physical Education, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to myriad communities in Maine, past and present, through the universal lens of sports and group activities. Students will explore and understand the history of many of Maine’s recreational pastimes, what makes Maine the ideal location for some outdoor sports, and how communities have come together through team activities throughout Maine’s history.
