Tag: Delaware teachers

Why Teacher Prep Report Cards are Vital to Progress

News, Partnerships, Policy and Practice

October 27th, 2015

Last week, the Delaware Department of Education released the first reports on educator preparation programs. As a reminder, the reports were put into place per Senate Bill 51, passed in 2013, requiring that “Education preparation programs administered by institutions of higher education shall collaborate with the Department to collect and...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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