Delaware Teachers Lead the Way on SEL: A Q&A with CASEL’s Linda Dusenbury
As a teacher, social and emotional learning is part of my daily life. Inside my classroom, we focus on developing students’ academic skills alongside holistic approaches to SEL.
This year, I was a member of the Rodel Teacher Council’s advocacy group that focused on social and emotional learning. Our goal: To kickstart a...
RTC Advances Efforts to Upgrade Broadband Infrastructure in Delaware Schools
As Delaware educators, we fully understand the value of technology in education. Technology pervades our daily lives and routines—especially for young people—and tech skills are increasingly in-demand in the workplace.
In our classrooms, we utilize digital tools and platforms like Schoology and Kahoot to deliver lessons, pop quizzes...
Why We Need to Dig Deep on Social-Emotional Learning Together
Close your eyes for a moment and think about one of your favorite teachers from grade school. What do you remember? Chances are, you remember as much about how they taught as what they taught. You remember that classroom’s environment and how that teacher made you feel. Inspired. Energized. Safe. Creative.
As we’ve...
Mastering the Art of Competency-Based Learning: Q&A with KnowledgeWorks
Virgel Hammonds and Abbie Forbus are two leaders behind KnowledgeWorks, a group that partners with national policymakers and local learning communities to redesign classrooms to become more learner-centered. The basic idea is progress and grading that's based on proficiency or mastery, rather than seat time and averaged...