Maine Center for Meaningful Engaged Learning

McMEL is dedicated to helping teachers find ways to motivate and engage every learner.

A project of the University of Maine at Farmington

Contacting MCMEL
McMEL's Partners
About MCMEL
Jump to the Director's Corner

Every One Learns
Pedagogy, Technology, Motivation (blog)

MCMEL's Projects

Workshops & Resources

Schools We Need Project

1-to-1 Stories Project

Doing 1to1 Right
Downloadable and online materials related to McMEL projects and from recent workshop conducted by MCMEL's Director, Mike Muir
Because the schools we have don't work for all students.

SWNP explores a range of schools that are successful reaching all students, but works primarily  with those created or supported by ResulTech.

Learn more here.
The 1-to-1 Stories Project gathers the stories and collective wisdom of 1-to-1 learning initiatives.
(beta version)

The 1-to-1 Stories Project
Implementing 1-to-1 learning with technology initiatives is much more complex than simply distributing computers to students and teachers. 

Explores the two critical components, and four necessary but supportive components of successful initiatives.
Motivating Underachieving Students

Integrating Technology

MaineLearns!

Maine Association for Middle Level Education

Learn about
Motivating Underachieving Students

Motivating Underachieving Students

Learn about
Integrating Technology

Technology Integration

Portal to information about the Maine Learning Technology Initiative providing middle schools enough laptops for every student and teacher

Maine Learns

Maine's premier organization for teachers of 10-14 year olds

MAMLE logo

Director's Corner

Story of the Eight Year Study

Other Projects

Courses taught by Mike Muir,
McMEL's director.

Dr. Muir's Faculty Website
Consulting
Vita (pdf)

Online publishing of this seminal study of Progressive Education - What workes in high schools?

8 Year Study logo

Research Projects

sponsored by McMEL

 

Student Projects

MCMEL provides undergraduates at UMF an opportunity to create multimedia projects of use to educators

MCMEL's Partners

University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine at Farmington
Host organization for MCMEL, supporting all aspects of MCMEL and its projects

ResulTech

Creating Alternative Schools, Charter Schools, and Magnet Schools to meet the needs of all students.
Maine Association for Middle Level Education
Maine Association for Middle Level Education
Partners in the creation of web-based resources of interest to middle level educators
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National Middle School Association
Partner in publishing The Story of the Eight Year Study on the Web
Institute for the Integration of Technology into Teaching and Learning
The Institute for the Integration of Technology into Teaching and Learning
University of North Texas
Partners in research on teaching with technology and evaluating the educational use of technology

Workshops & Resources
Schools We Need Project | Motivating Underachievers
Every One Learns
Doing 1to1 Right | 1to1 Stories Project | Technology Integration
Maine Association for Middle Level Education
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Maine Center for Meaningful Engaged Learning
Maine Center for Meaningful Engaged Learning
Mike Muir, Director
University of Maine at Farmington
186 High St.
Farmington, ME 04938
207-778-7179
mmuir@maine.edu

Last updated:
February 14, 2007
University of Maine at Farmingtong