Tag: Delaware
Delaware’s 2015 NAEP Results: 5 Data Takeaways
November 3rd, 2015
Last week, the country received some not-so-great news as state scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) went down or remained flat. Similarly, Delaware scores and proficiency slipped. We took a slightly deeper look at the data, and rostered our 5 Data Takeaway’s from Delaware 2015 NAEP results. 1. Delaware scores and...VIEW ARTICLE
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...VIEW ARTICLE
Rodel Teacher Council Member Spotlight: Shani Benson
News, Student-Centered Learning
October 21st, 2015
If you haven’t heard of Flocabulary yet, you should check them out immediately. Rodel Teacher Council member Shani Benson first introduced me to Flocabulary--sort of a "Schoolhouse Rock!" for the modern era--when we rocked out to “Three Branches of Government” during a visit to Shani's class at South Dover Elementary School last week...VIEW ARTICLE
Project-Based Success in “Most Likely to Succeed”
Partnerships, Student-Centered Learning
October 19th, 2015
About 20 years ago, I was teaching in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and met Larry Rosenstock, a really creative vocational education teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin high school. Larry saw the power in letting kids drive their own learning process by developing large-scale projects, to which they could apply what they had learned in class...VIEW ARTICLE