Tag: Delaware education
Roger Weissberg, A Gentle Giant in the SEL World
News, Student-Centered Learning
September 15th, 2021
On September 5, Dr. Roger Weissberg, one of the founders of CASEL (the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning), the leading research and practice organization in the nation on Social and Emotional Learning, passed away at the age of 69. As Delaware’s Secretary of Education, the state’s leader on SEL and the head of...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Makes National Headlines for High-Quality Instructional Materials
Educator Support and Development, News
July 28th, 2021
Four Delaware Districts Become National Stars Four local districts—Seaford, Cape Henlopen, Brandywine, and Red Clay—received some national kudos this summer. Knowledge Matters, a nationwide issue campaign, is spotlighting districts across the country they consider superstars when it comes to high-quality instructional materials...VIEW ARTICLE
How Will Stimulus Dollars Change the Early Learning Landscape? Ideas Begin to Take Shape
July 22nd, 2021
The federal government has provided states with an unprecedented amount of money spread across three different stimulus packages: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) in December 2020, and the American Rescue Plan Act...VIEW ARTICLE
‘Collegiate’ Hubs for Teachers-in-Training Coming to Delaware Campuses
Educator Support and Development
July 21st, 2021
Delaware continues to grapple with two historic challenges when it comes to its teacher workforce. First, there are simply not enough teachers to keep pace with projected student growth. And second, the teachers that are in the classrooms and educator prep programs do not look like the students they serve. Teacher diversity, or the lack...VIEW ARTICLE