Tag: Education Technology

January 30, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

January 30th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Indian River School District voters OK new spending Voters gave a broad endorsement to new spending proposed by the Indian River School District, allowing the district to raise $6.2 million to build new classrooms, add kindergarten offerings and raise taxes, based on preliminary results.  Superintendent Susan Bunting...

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A Teacher’s Take on Technology in the Classroom

News

January 29th, 2013

This guest blog post was written by Ashley Sorenson, a teacher at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware. As part of our blog series on education technology for Digital Learning Day, this piece speaks to the role of technology to support personalized learning. To learn more about Howard's iPad initiative and watch a video of...

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January 28, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

January 28th, 2013

Local News WHYY Markell budget proposal preserves some '09 Delaware tax increases Delaware Governor Jack Markell revealed his $3.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2014. The spending plan represents a 3.49 percent increase over the 2013 budget, which translates to $154 million. Markell was quick to point out that a minuscule amount of that increase...

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January 17, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

January 17th, 2013

Local News Sussex County Post Superintendent casting shadow for students’ perspective John D. Ewald wants to know more about life in the day of Laurel students. So Laurel School District’s fi rst-year superintendent is “shadowing” students. “I feel it is very important for any leader, especially a superintendent, to see and hear and...

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