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BYOT*, and Other Educational Terms to Know
June 10th, 2011
The term "blended learning" seems to be getting a whole lot of attention right now- from the Khan Academy on “The Daily Show with John Stewart” to incorporating Wikipedia into course instruction at Virginia Tech. Soon, at education conferences and among wonks, it will be part of our standard jargon, just as "growth model" and "extended...VIEW ARTICLE
Graduation Rate Inches Up in Delaware
June 9th, 2011
Delaware’s graduation rate inched up to 67.6%* in 2008, up from 65.0% in 2007, according to Education Week’s recently released Diploma’s Count 2011 – behind the national average of 71.7%. Over the past ten years, Delaware has seen its graduation rate climb 8.8 percentage points, which is surpassed by only six states (Tennessee had the...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Still Leading the Way on Teacher Evaluation
June 8th, 2011
After months of work across the state, committees of over 500 educators and school leaders have submitted their recommendations around the multiple measures of student growth to the Department of Education – which are now subject to review and final approval by the Secretary of Education by June 30th. These recommendations will serve as the...VIEW ARTICLE