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Project Login team interviews each other on this week's episode

March 22, 2023

The Project Login Podcast episode this week features some familiar Project Login team members! Program Specialist Shelby Bryant and Outreach & Communications Intern Reilly Moncrief interview each other and we learn a bit more about the team, upcoming events, programs and what the culture is like as well as their favorite places in Maine! Listen online anywhere you get your favorite podcasts or here: https://the-project-login-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/educate-maine READ MORE

Tech Night Program and session descriptions released!!

March 14, 2023

This year's workshops will include: Physics in Minecraft, Scratch, Get Cyber Fit!, Programming with Micro:bits, and more. This event is for middle school students and runs from 4:30 pm-7 pm with a pizza dinner served at 6 pm. Please bring your own tablet, iPad or laptop to this event. If you do not have access to a laptop, email Shelby Bryant (shelby@educatemaine.org). Thank you to our volunteers and presenters from MMSA, Maine State Library, Fields Pond Audubon Center, University of Southern… READ MORE

Data Science Career Exploration & Networking event at IDEXX

March 07, 2023

Project>Login and Maine Career Catalyst will cohost an event on March 28th at IDEXX to explore Data Science careers and offer a networking opportunity.

Register early for the Maine Space Conference

February 28, 2023

We are sharing this on behalf of our partners at The Maine Space Grant Consortium: The Maine Space Grant Consortium is proud to announce the Maine Space Conference November 5-7, 2023 Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland, Maine Early Registration Open through September 1st, 2023 In April 2022, the Maine Legislature enacted and the Governor signed into law a bill to establish the Maine Space Corporation, a quasi-state body to manage the… READ MORE

Join Maine's breakout session at CSK5!

February 17, 2023 · Elementary Principals & Educators: Maine will offer a 30-minute Breakout Session for Elementary Principals, district staff, and educators at CSK5, the National Summit for Elementary Computer Science Education.

Register now to attend the 2 hour virtual conference with 30-minute MAINE breakout session: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FMWczSuPTvasMSCGAu0asw

Thomas Cup 2023

February 09, 2023

The Thomas Cup is officially back for the 8th annual event! Join us at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine for an all-nighter March 31-April 1, 2023.The Thomas Cup is a free event for Maine high schoolers in which teams of five students compete in science, technology, engineering, and innovation competitions to see their names on the Thomas Cup and win scholarships worth up to $10,000 over four years. Competition areas include cyber defense, esports, computer science, and crime scene… READ MORE

Maine App Challenge deadline is fast approaching!

February 07, 2023 · Maine students age 13+ must submit apps by March 31st.

This year's Maine App Challenge deadline is March 31, 2023. In cooperation with University of Maine and Educate Maine Project>Login, Tyler’s Maine App Challenge provides the opportunity for Maine students to explore the world of software design and development. Created in 2015, this annual Challenge provides Maine students the chance to show off their skills and creativity by building a mobile application. Not only is this a unique way to develop abilities, but participants also have the… READ MORE

Register to attend Tech Night on March 24!

January 19, 2023 · our event for middle school students during the Maine Science Festival

Registration is now open for Tech Night! Join us Friday March 24 during the Maine Science Festival when we take over the Maine Discovery Museum in Downtown Bangor! Geared towards middle school students, this event is for pre-teens and teens to come explore cutting-edge hands-on technology and cool tech tools, computing devices, and sweet gear. Make your 3D printed dreams come true, try our AR/VR or code some robots to run a make or maybe even try some programming. Pre-register on Eventbrite to… READ MORE

2023 TI Codes Contest - Submissions due by 2/15/23

January 12, 2023

TI Codes Contest is back with a new theme and all-new challenge! Gather a team of thinkers, tinkerers, inventors and coders to engineer a solution that leads to a happy planet. The challenge is to combine TI technology and your team’s skills to design and build a working prototype of your idea for a chance to win the grand prize. Apply today! READ MORE

CSTA / Infosys Foundation USA Computer Science Teaching Excellence Award Applications Are Open!

January 09, 2023

The CS Teaching Excellence Awards are designed to recognize outstanding teaching by K–12 computer science teachers. Winners excel in inspiring students to explore the computer science field, engaging students in learning rigorous standards-aligned computer science content, and broadening the participation of underrepresented students in computing. CSTA will select at least three K-5 CS teachers and three 6-8 teachers of the fifteen national winners. These awards were made possible by a grant… READ MORE