Tag: professional development

Let’s Not Leave Teachers’ Effectiveness to Chance

Policy and Practice

April 30th, 2013

As a new teacher, we all understand – the first year inside a classroom is hard. Really hard. It’s a time when we go from imagining what our classroom might look like to the reality of getting it done day in and day out. However, when we look at our schools today, it’s clear that very few people, if any, give it the attention it deserves...

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April 22, 2013

Policy and Practice

April 22nd, 2013

Local News Delaware Today Delaware’s new writing standards seek to improve lagging skills in K-12 students Common Core standards are a clear set of shared goals and expectations that determine what knowledge and skills will help students succeed. Local teachers, principals, superintendents and others will decide how the standards are to be met...

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Painting a Portrait of Delaware’s Teachers

Policy and Practice

April 19th, 2013

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Yesterday, a portrait of Delaware’s teacher workforce was unveiled as part of Harvard’s Strategic Data Project[1] - and the preliminary results show both the value of data and areas of improvement here in The First State. The report, titled “Delaware Educator Diagnostic: An Analysis of The...

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March 7, 2013

Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice

March 7th, 2013

Local News Middletown Transcript Governor tips his hat to Middletown robotics team Gov. Jack Markell recently made a visit to Appoquinimink High School to learn the ins and outs of Middletown Robotics Team 1370 "Thermogenesis." The club is made up of students from M.O.T. and its surrounding areas, who all have an interest in science, technology...

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