“How is your school different?”
Recently, the Rodel Teacher Council members visited several schools in New York City that are exemplars for personalized learning. Tricia Dallas, a teacher at Richardson Park Learning Center in the Red Clay School District, contributed this guest blog post about her experiences on the site visit.
“How is your school different?” one of our...
“The Future of Learning” for Delaware
About a week ago, we co-hosted a public event with 2Revolutions, "The Future of Learning: How Delaware can personalize education to catalyze further innovation and excellence." This interactive workshop, which took place in both Wilmington and Dover, featured promising national models and lessons learned-and how they apply here in our state. The...
Grant Awarded to Expand Delaware’s Early Learning Data Systems
Last week, the Delaware Department of Education announced that Delaware received a $1.5 million grant from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to expand the state’s Education Data Warehouse and Insight Dashboard to include data on children from birth through pre-kindergarten. This grant will be a valuable tool for helping to link the extensive...
Focusing on Student-Centered Learning Experiences
Earlier in the week, I wrote a blog about the kick-off of Digital Learning Day. I hope you were able to participate and I’m glad there’s a day to recognize the efforts of students, teachers, and school leaders who are spearheading innovation. Now that the official “Day” is over, it’s important to reflect on the work in this area...