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Historical Items

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Item 55223

Classroom, Fairfield, ca. 1930

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1930 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 64268

Model classroom, Farmington State Normal School, 1870s

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1870 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 61022

Classroom, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 76024

Assessor's Record, 716-730 Stevens Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Westbrook College Use: Dormitory & Classrooms

Online Exhibits

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Back to School

Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.

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"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.

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We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time The school system in Scarborough has seen many changes over the past 352 years."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Extra Curricular Danielle, grade 6 Scarborough High School Track Team, 1921Scarborough Historical…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"Back then, there were multiple books in each classroom, for a while there was only one. The first book introduced to classrooms was the Bible."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Classroom Time Capsule
by Anna Bennett

On March 12, 2020, I left my classroom not knowing I wouldn't return again for months.

Story

Debbie Jamieson - Initial research re: MLTI impact
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Debbie Jamieson recounts how an education researcher impacted her and her classroom.

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Vincent Vanier - Technology Coordinator in Madawaska, ME
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Vincent Vanier describes what worked well in the initial MLTI laptop training model.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: Using Source Documents in the Classroom

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan introduces teachers how to use a source document and the Maine Memory Network in classrooms. It can be used in any grade and will require one or more source documents, which can be found by searching the Maine Memory Network for the topic of your choice.

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Bicentennial Lesson Plan

How Do Communities Represent Themselves

Grade Level: K-2 Content Area: Social Studies
Students learn about historical and current flags of Maine and work in small groups to create flags to represent their classroom/school communities.

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Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Sporting Maine

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.