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The Classroom of the Future

September 18th, 2012

Author: Brett Turner

My colleague Sarah and I were up in New York City (and Newark, New Jersey) for an event focused on the role and potential of technology to drive student learning. We went on a site visit to Merit Prep Newark which is a recently opened school that provides a glimpse into what this might look like in the years ahead. The first thing that stood out...

September 18, 2012

September 18th, 2012

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Local News The News Journal Veteran school administrator to take state post The state Department of Education named a veteran school administrator to become the next deputy secretary of education. David Blowman, the Brandywine School District’s chief financial officer for 10 years, will replace Dan Cruce, who recently accepted a leadership role...

September 17, 2012

September 17th, 2012

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Local News The News Journal STEM lessons come to life through robotics Call it robotic serendipity. When Taylor Webb transferred to John Dickinson High School in Pike Creek last year, the principal signed her up for the school’s new Robotics I class. “I was actually more interested in computers and everything, but when I took it, I fell in...

September 14, 2012

September 14th, 2012

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Local News Parents Magazine Honor-roll schools Ten schools were featured which have an innovative approach to excellence and “buzz-worthy ideas.” Delaware’s Odyssey Charter School in Wilmington was selected as one of the honor-roll schools due to its emphasis on content-based foreign language instruction. Delaware Department of...