[ELmaine] Leading Early Learning Series Opportunity for Elementary Administrators

[Madore, Nicole]

Greetings from the Maine Department of Education.  I’m sharing this opportunity that is currently open for applications to be sure you are aware of it.  The application period closes on July 10.  Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Leading Early Learning—
A Professional Learning Series for Elementary School Administrators
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“Participating in the series has helped me to look at the decisions we make about our instructional programming and school community through the lens of early learning and what is developmentally appropriate for our youngest learners.”  –Quote from Cohort 1 participant

As Maine elementary schools have added preschool programming and are promoting whole student approaches across the Pre-K -Grade 3 span, elementary principals have requested professional learning to support their work as educational leaders.  The Maine Department of Education (DOE) and several Maine educational organizations (listed below) have collaborated to design an exciting professional learning series to address identified needs and support professional growth.  The Leading Early Learning series has supported cohorts during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.  We are pleased to announce the third cohort for this series will launch during the 2023-24 school year.

The series will not only provide participants with opportunity to deepen their knowledge of early learning pedagogy and best practices related to supporting students and teachers across Pre-K-3, but it will also provide a professional learning network, opportunity to design a concept for an implementation project, and be supported through facilitated discussions.  Participants will engage in a variety of modes of learning, from asynchronous modules to professional learning communities to attendance at a statewide early learning conference.

If this opportunity interests you, please review the details for the series in the informational guide<https://www.maine.gov/doe/sites/maine.gov.doe/files/inline-files/Leading%20Early%20Learning%20Informational%20Sheet%202023-24_0.pdf>.  A link to apply for the series is included in the informational guide.  The series will support up to 30 participants.  Applications will be received through July 10, 2023. Once spaces are filled, a waiting list will be generated.

For additional information, please contact Lee Anne Larsen, Director of Early Learning at Maine DOE, leeann.larsen at maine.gov<mailto:leeann.larsen at maine.gov>.

Leading Early Learning Partner Organizations
·        Maine Department of Education
·        Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network
·        Maine Association for the Education of Young Children
·        UMaine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Lee Anne Larsen
Director of Early Learning
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
207-446-3629 (cell)
leeann.larsen at maine.gov<mailto:leeann.larsen at maine.gov>

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