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Cage-Busting Teacher 101 – What is Cage-Busting?

April 28th, 2015

Author: Rachel Wiggans Chan

Today, education policy researcher Rick Hess releases his new book, The Cage-Busting Teacher. The book is a follow up to his Cage-Busting Leadership, and explores how teachers can break out of familiar constraints to influence classroom practice, education policy, and school reform. I’ll let Rick explain the...

Register for the PTA Youth Leadership Summit

April 17th, 2015

Author: Matt Amis

Registration is now open for the 2015 Annual Youth Leadership Summit. The 2015 Youth Leadership Summit will be held April 25th at Middletown High School from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This interactive leadership and advocacy training will prepare students to become active and engaged PTSA leaders in their schools and communities. Students will hone...

A Workshop for Teachers, By Teachers

April 14th, 2015

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[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on edSurge.] by Jennifer Hollstein and Robyn Howton When we talk to fellow educators about “personalized learning,” they often express that they don’t understand the term. So, back in November 2014, the Rodel Teacher Council hit upon a radical idea for sharing with other educators their...

Schoology: A Teacher’s Perspective

April 6th, 2015

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This blog post is a follow-up to our earlier post Cool for Schoology: Eight Things to Know. By Tim Brewer, science teacher, St. Georges High School I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the individuals involved with the Delaware Department of Education’s decision to make Schoology available throughout the state. Schoology is a...