<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear MLTI Schools,<div><br>Thank you for your continued support. Please make the following information available to your social studies teachers. Questions about this information may be directed to:<br><br>Jana Boody<br>Social Studies Specialist & Regional Representative<br>Maine Department of Education<br>23 State House Station<br>Augusta, Maine 04333<br>207 624-6828 (TEL)<br>207 215-4664 (CELL)<br><br>Thank You,<br>MLTI Team<div><br>==================<br><br>Dear Social Studies Teacher, please find two notices below that may be of interest to you:<br><br><b> Join the Maine Social Studies Updates listserv<br></b><br>You are invited to subscribe to a new listserv for Social Studies Teachers. Maine Social Studies Updates is a listserv designed to keep PK-12 Social Studies Teachers current on issues and information from the Maine Department of Education. This is a one-way, informational listserv. When you subscribe, your email will not be made public and providing your name is optional.<br><br>As we come to the end of the school year, I want to catch people before they begin summer break, knowing that some of you may have email changes. While a few messages may be sent over the summer, the listserv will officially be up and running for the 2008-2009 school year. You can expect no more than four messages each month. My goal is to improve communication and to ensure that you receive timely and accurate information.<br><br>Just click on the link below to subscribe.<br><a href="http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/mdoe_social_studies">http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/mdoe_social_studies</a></div><div><br><br><b> Your feedback is needed to help design training and support for 2008-2009<br></b><br>The Maine Department of Education would like to survey Social Studies Teachers to better understand their needs and provide support in implementing the 2007 Maine Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction for Social Studies. We ask that you complete this brief ten minute online survey to help target professional development and resources for the 2008-2009 school year.<br><br>Please click on the link below to access the survey using SurveyMonkey.com. If you know of other Social Studies Teachers who might be willing to contribute to this effort, please forward this email to them. The survey will be posted until June 27th. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.<br><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=C0NMoGnkxgCgb98y0XkoDg_3d_3d">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=C0NMoGnkxgCgb98y0XkoDg_3d_3d</a></div><div><br></div><div><br><br>Jana Boody<br>Social Studies Specialist & Regional Representative<br>Maine Department of Education<br>23 State House Station<br>Augusta, Maine 04333<br>207 624-6828 (TEL)<br>207 215-4664 (CELL)<br><a href="http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/ss/index.html">http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/ss/index.html</a><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><br></div></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></div></body></html>