Tag: Delaware teachers
Rodel Teacher Council Member Spotlight: Tim Brewer
News, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
October 14th, 2015
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall while a teacher explained the concept of “spaghettification” to a class full of teenagers, half of whom were listening raptly and the other half of whom were exploding with further questions? I got that chance a few weeks ago when I sat in on Rodel Teacher Council member Tim...VIEW ARTICLE
Recapping the 2015 NNSTOY National Conference
News, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
August 12th, 2015
Last month, two members of the Rodel Teacher Council, Melissa Tracy and Michele Johnson, presented the RTC’s Blueprint for Personalized Learning at the National Network of State Teachers of the Year National Conference (Transformers: Innovating Education) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read on for their reflections from the conference. The 2015...VIEW ARTICLE
Cage-Busting 201: Classroom Observation Case Study
News, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
May 12th, 2015
Welcome back to our cage-busting teacher series! With the release of Rick Hess’ book The Cage-Busting Teacher in April, we’re in the midst of a series spotlighting Rodel Teacher Council members’ reactions to the book. Council members Robyn Howton and Tim Brewer joined me to chat about cage-busting and what they want Delaware teachers to...VIEW ARTICLE
Deadline Approaching for Rodel Teacher Council Application
July 2nd, 2013
“Where would any of us be without teachers-- without people who had passion for their art or their science or their craft and they loved it right in front of us? What would any of us have done without teachers passing on to us what they knew was essential about life?” My hero, Mr. Fred Rogers, said that. Like Mr. Rogers, we all know that...VIEW ARTICLE