Hello MEEOA, Our MEEOA Achiever, UB Alum, and Executive Director of Educate Maine, Jason Judd asked that I share this opportunity with the TRIO family. I have attended the Education Symposium the past few years and always find it to be a great gathering of educators. Here are more details about the virtual event taking place December 3-4. *Elyse* From Jason: This year we have expanded the event to include an extra pre-conference afternoon focused on social and emotional learning (SEL) and equity. In addition, we have partnered with the MELMAC Education Foundation to support the attendance of all of their grantees from Maine schools. In short, the event will be even larger this year with additional sessions to support the needs of educators, nonprofits, higher education faculty and staff, business leaders, and policymakers. Here are highlights of the two days: - An opening presentation at the pre-conference with state leaders from Delaware, Massachusetts, and Maine discussing statewide SEL and equity frameworks for supporting students - Inspiring keynote presentations from Mike Simonds, COO of Unum, and Rodney Robinson, the 2019 National Teacher of the Year - The award presentation honoring educators from across Maine including the presentation of the Weston L. Bonney Education Leadership Award to the University of Maine System with Chancellor Malloy accepting - Breakout sessions which include discussions from the Economic Recovery Committee, the future of higher education, college readiness for English language learners and multilingual students, supporting and retaining educators of color, and many more sessions focused on education, workforce development, policy, and partnerships You can find the full agenda and information on the sessions here <https://www.educatemaine.org/events/2020-annual-symposium> and register directly here <https://hopin.to/events/2020-maine-education-symposium>. *____________________________Elyse Pratt-Ronco* Assistant Director Upward Bound |University of Maine at Farmington 204 Franklin Hall 252 Main St. Farmington, ME 04938 T: 207.778.7293 |C: 617.838.8561 Toll Free: 1.888.237-1667 http://umfupwardbound.umf.maine.edu Pronouns: she|her|hers