Tag: Coursera
July 19, 2013
July 19th, 2013
Local News The News Journal State student test scores flatten out in latest report A year after double-digit gains on the standardized test, statewide scores fell slightly or plateaued this year. State education officials on Thursday unveiled the results of the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System, or DCAS, the computerized test all public...VIEW ARTICLE
June 7, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success, Student-Centered Learning
June 7th, 2013
Local News Education Commission of the States Delaware Receives 2013 ECS Frank Newman Award for State Innovation The Education Commission of the States (ECS) will honor the state of Delaware with the prestigious Frank Newman Award for State Innovation at the 2013 National Forum on Education Policy in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 26. The award...VIEW ARTICLE
May 31, 2013
Early Childhood Education, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
May 31st, 2013
Local News The Cape Gazette Cape area residents take aim at Common Core A national program to align public school education across the country is under fire by a group opposed to the latest federal initiative. Locally, the group has set its sights on Cape Henlopen school district. "My hope is that we can defund this thing," said Karen Gritton of...VIEW ARTICLE
Moore’s Law Coming to a Classroom Near You
Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
May 16th, 2013
Moore’s Law is pretty straightforward – technology capacity doubles almost every two years. Looking back, it’s clear that the theory has been uncannily accurate, with all of us scrambling just to keep up with the pace of technology’s development and applicability to our daily lives. As covered previously, it seemed like technology has yet...VIEW ARTICLE