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Staff Turnover Disappeared at New Castle Elementary. Their Secret? Teacher Residencies.
Educator Support and Development
December 16th, 2022
In her first year as principal of New Castle Elementary School, TeRay Ross wasn’t the only newcomer. In fact, on that first day in 2017, 12 of the 22 homeroom classes inside her cavernous school—a circa 1929 former high school nicknamed “the castle”—were helmed by teachers who were also new to the building. She later learned the...VIEW ARTICLE
A “Grow Your Own” Dream Job: Q&A with Teacher Melodie Miller
Educator Support and Development
November 14th, 2022
Philly native Melodie Miller knew since kindergarten that she wanted to be a teacher one day. “I had a phenomenal kindergarten teacher named Miss Ross,” she says. “She really inspired me because when I was in kindergarten I couldn't necessarily read yet, but she read ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ almost every day.” Melodie...VIEW ARTICLE
“I’m Proof That it Works.” Talking Teacher Residencies with Tameka Wingo
Educator Support and Development
June 2nd, 2021
It took a lot of soul searching for Tameka Wingo to make the decision to change careers. But the former marketing professional knew that her true calling was teaching. So Wingo enrolled in the RELAY Graduate School of Delaware’s alternate route certification program, which provided her an immersive teacher residency at Thomas Edison Charter...VIEW ARTICLE
Teacher Residencies Get a Legislative Push
Educator Support and Development
May 10th, 2021
Teacher residencies continue to build major momentum in Delaware. Teacher residencies—a teacher preparation model where a district or school partners with a university to provide coursework and real-life teaching experience to pre-service teachers—now have an official bill in Legislative Hall. The bill looks to more heavily...VIEW ARTICLE