Tag: Teacher Effectiveness
Now is the Time to Reimagine Teaching
June 18th, 2012
The Delaware Department of Education announced that eleven schools will participate in the Race to the Top teacher incentive program - providing highly-effective educators that demonstrate substantial growth with their students $10,000 dollars to continue teaching at their high-need schools. As someone who has firsthand experience as both an...VIEW ARTICLE
Bring Out the Game Film!
May 25th, 2012
A while back, I watched one of the sessions coach John Gruden conducted with then NFL quarterback prospect Andrew Luck in which they dissected game film and I got to thinking: Why don’t we do this as educators? For sports, this makes sense - we all know that football and basketball are games of inches where teams practice more than they play in...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s Teacher Quality Initiatives Continue to Rollout
May 17th, 2012
May 18 update: Districts and schools that meet the qualifying criteria are currently in the process of deciding whether to opt-in to the talent rentention/attraction initiative. For a list of eligible schools, click here. The Delaware Department of Education recently announced eligible school participants for the talent retention/attraction...VIEW ARTICLE
A Teacher Who Made A Difference: Representative Stephanie T. Bolden
May 8th, 2012
Henry Brooks Adams states, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”. Representative Stephanie T. Bolden influenced my success. As a teacher, she was caring and sensitive to the needs of students. She also knew when students needed a little push. I was always a strong average, well-mannered student, but Ms...VIEW ARTICLE