January 25, 2017
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Grant brings promise of better jobs to Delawareans
State and federal officials say a $3.5 million grant is designed to help about 600 residents gain the experience they need to move into good-paying jobs. The America’s Promise Grant program was created by the U.S. Department of Labor to develop a pipeline of workers to fill jobs or attract overseas companies to tap into the local workforce.
Rodel Blog
5 reasons you should attend ECET2 Delaware
Blog post by Robyn Howton, teacher at Mount Pleasant High School
Over the 26 years I have been an educator, I have attended a wide range of professional development workshops, conferences, and seminars. In 2015, I was invited to attend the national Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers (ECET2) convening. Once I attended, I knew we needed to replicate the experience for Delaware teachers.
Technical.ly Delaware
Atnre Alleyne is now tackling the education system with DelawareCAN
What’s next for a “data geek” who cares about the future of Delaware’s education system enough to have started a nonprofit dedicated to empowering individual students? Apparently, it’s targeting the root issue of the education system itself.
National News
Chicago Tribune
Burbank elementary school part of personalized learning effort
The top educator at a Catholic elementary school in Burbank said part of a $1 million grant received by the Chicago Archdiocese will launch a game-changing literacy program at the educational institution. St. Albert The Great School is one of three elementary schools in the archdiocese that will benefit from the CME Group Foundation grant to launch a five-year personalized learning effort, officials said.
The 74
Parents at work: Has EdNavigator fixed school engagement by making it a job benefit?
Jovon Melrose sent the text message on a recent Friday: “Milton out for three days again. I’ll call you when I get off.” Melrose, a housekeeper at the New Orleans Marriott, was sharing the bad news that her 14-year-old son had been suspended, once more, for cutting class. Milton was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and struggled to adjust to high school.
The Hechinger Report
Making an environment where teachers can create bespoke lessons
In their transition to using more personalized learning, the Bristol-Warren Regional School District in Rhode Island made professional development a priority. Located southeast of Providence, this district of 3,500 students and about 300 teachers created a plan that included cooperation with other school districts to help prepare and train teachers in how to use digital tools to create custom-fit lessons for children.
Times Free Press
Project Inspire aims to put better teachers in schools with poor, minority students
Adrianne Cowan believes the best way to train teachers is by allowing them to learn from really good teachers. It’s how she learned to teach, spending a year in a classroom with a seasoned teacher before having a class of her own. “You’re not a perfect teacher from the beginning,” Cowan said. “You have to develop your craft.”