Tag: Learning Focused Strategies
Common Core Contributes to Howard High’s Success
October 12th, 2012
This blog post was written by Julia Webster, Assistant Principal at Howard High School of Technology. She will be a panelist at the Vision 2015 Conference of October 17, 2012. To read more guest blog posts written by conference participants, click here. There’s a lot of excitement about changes going on at Howard High School of Technology in...VIEW ARTICLE
Perkins Act Offers Opportunities for Delaware Schools
May 15th, 2012
Last reauthorized in 2006, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act is the federal government’s largest investment in career training and the primary channel through which USED funds career and technical education (CTE) at the secondary and undergraduate levels. Recently, Secretary Duncan unveiled the Administration’s blueprint...VIEW ARTICLE
Rethinking Professional Development
August 25th, 2011
I’ll be honest—during my teacher tenure I didn’t always pay attention in professional development sessions. I either lesson planned, graded papers, or focused my efforts on the million and a half other things I needed to do yesterday. That’s why I had to pause when I saw several million dollars of Race to the Top funding going towards...VIEW ARTICLE
A New Way of Teaching and Learning in Delaware?
August 16th, 2011
Districts will work with non- and for-profit partner organizations—up to 22 in each district—as part of their Race to the Top plans to use federal funds to improve education. These partners will work with districts to implement various portions of their plan, from curriculum alignment to community engagement efforts. A significant...VIEW ARTICLE