Tag: Teacher Effectiveness
September 26, 2012
September 26th, 2012
Local News The News Journal Five earn inaugural iEducate Del. awards The iEducate Delaware awards are an initiative of the Rodel Foundation of Delaware to recognize the “unsung heroes” of public education. Each winner gets $2,000 to support their work. The winners are: Audrey Carey, an administrator at the Indian River School District;...VIEW ARTICLE
September 21, 2012
September 21st, 2012
Local News DFM News State sets new framework for monitoring state charter schools State education leaders and Governor Jack Markell today unveiled a new set of standards to monitor the performance of charter schools authorized by the State Board of Education. The “performance framework,” as the standards are known, “provides a consistent...VIEW ARTICLE
September 19, 2012
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
September 19th, 2012
Local News Delaware State News Sussex Tech receives Platinum award Sussex Technical High School is one of the 16 high schools in the nation to receive the High Schools That Work Platinum High Achievement Award. Presented by the Southern Regional Education Board, this designation is given to schools that exemplify the progress that can be made when...VIEW ARTICLE
The Classroom of the Future
September 18th, 2012
My colleague Sarah and I were up in New York City (and Newark, New Jersey) for an event focused on the role and potential of technology to drive student learning. We went on a site visit to Merit Prep Newark which is a recently opened school that provides a glimpse into what this might look like in the years ahead. The first thing that stood out...VIEW ARTICLE