What Delaware is Doing to Connect Kids
As any parent who’s helped a kid navigate through the bendy digital world of Schoology, DreamBox, or Khan Academy can tell you, digital learning in 2020 is serious business.
Thanks to COVID-19, most Delaware public schools shifted to exclusively remote, online learning for students this spring. And while stakeholders are currently working...
MICROCREDENTIALS LAUNCH IN DELAWARE
This spring, the Delaware Department of Education launched a “microcredentials” pilot program for Delaware educators.
It’s an exciting step for teachers. Here’s why: All teachers must train and submit 90 hours of professional development over the course of five years (or 18 hours per year). Most PD courses are passed down from...
DELAWAREANS HAVE SPOKEN! NOW IS THE TIME FOR SEL
The Rodel Teacher Council are no strangers to social and emotional learning (SEL).
In 2017, they surveyed more than 200 educators spanning every school district in Delaware to better understand the beliefs and perceptions of educators on SEL. That work resulted in Educators Speak Up: Social and Emotional Learning in Delaware.
The...
Why SEL is Here to Stay
Thanks to an increased focus on social and emotional learning, we’re witnessing an interesting convergence among education, business, scientific, and local communities.
In the education world, SEL is about preparing our young people to go out into the world as healthy, caring, community-minded adults. It’s about creating safe...