October 14, 2016
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Two Cape teachers take top math honors
Two Cape Henlopen School District teachers each received $10,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C., as winners of an annual presidential award given to math and science teachers. Kristin Gray, a math specialist for Shields Elementary who was Teacher of the Year for Cape in 2015, and Robin Corrozi, who teaches AP Calculus at Cape High, are two of four teachers chosen from Delaware for this year’s award.
Coastal Point
Students see first-hand that agriculture is more than seeds and soil
Millsboro Middle School is only a half-mile away from a major laboratory and vaccine manufacturer. But a small group of students experienced their very first trip inside the gates of Merck Animal Health facility for Manufacturing Day on Oct. 7. A handful of Future Farmers of America (FFA) members joined U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, USDA Under-Secretary Michael Scuse and other national leaders to learn that agriculture isn’t just growing plants or livestock.
Delaware 105.9
The way Delaware students learn science is about to change
Your child’s science education is about to get a lot more hands-on. For the third consecutive year the Next Generation Science Standards Teacher Leader Program returned to Delaware. The seminar program, which kicked off Thursday night in Lewes, guides teachers on how to align science instruction to NGSS standards.
Technical.ly Delaware
The state wants to sign up 2,000 STEM mentors for women and girls by 2019
here continues to be a push for STEM education and careers in the First State for girls and women. Now, Delaware state government is getting into the mix. The Delaware Health and Social Services Department has joined a national initiative called Million Women Mentors, which aims to sign up one million women to mentor girls and women in STEM fields, according to a release.
The News Journal
New approaches for teacher turnover
Opinion by John France, substitute teacher and retired finance professional
The News Journal’s recent article on Delaware teacher turnover was very informative. I was certified to teach 40 years ago but went into a different career. I recently entered the classroom as a substitute teacher. The opportunity to be in the school has been hugely enlightening. As a substitute teacher, my role in the classroom is different than a full-time teacher.
National News
Chalkbeat
How Denver’s school tax increase could help teacher aides become teachers and diversify the workforce
For years, Brandy Barhite heard the same thing: “You should be a teacher.” But the Denver Public Schools paraprofessional faced several obstacles. She was raising two kids. She’d never been to college. She couldn’t afford to cut her work hours to attend classes. And honestly, she said, she wasn’t sure she had time to do all the extras — grading papers, calling parents, planning lessons — that teachers do after the bell rings.
District Administration
High schools create career connections
Atlanta’s film industry has in recent years boomed to third place behind Los Angeles and New York City, and incoming studios noted a major skills gap when looking for videographers, scene constructors, prop creators and costume designers. Leaders of Fulton County Schools in Georgia responded. Three years ago, administrators met with studio executives to develop curriculum pathways that would align with industry needs.
Idaho Ed News
State Department of Education seeks feedback on compliance plan
State Department of Education officials are organizing a series of public forums as part of their efforts to comply with a new federal education law. As Idaho Education News reported last week, Idaho education officials are ramping up their efforts to comply with the Every Student Succeeds Act and face a March 2017 deadline to submit the state’s compliance plan to U.S. Department of Education.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post asked Clinton, Trump for their education vision. Here’s what they said.
The Washington Post asked the two major presidential candidates — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump — to respond to an identical series of questions about their vision and plans for public schools should they become president of the United States. Public education is one of the most important issues the country faces, but there has been little discussion about it during this campaign cycle.