Tag: Teacher Effectiveness
Delaware Still Leading the Way on Teacher Evaluation
June 8th, 2011
After months of work across the state, committees of over 500 educators and school leaders have submitted their recommendations around the multiple measures of student growth to the Department of Education – which are now subject to review and final approval by the Secretary of Education by June 30th. These recommendations will serve as the...VIEW ARTICLE
Incentives Matter
June 6th, 2011
Five Delaware teachers received National Board certification in 2010 –a decrease of over 90% from 2006, when 51 educators received certification – following the 2007 discontinuation of additional compensation for receiving certification, which equated to approximately 5% of their salary. These astounding results demonstrate something that...VIEW ARTICLE
What Teacher Preparation Programs Make the Grade?
June 3rd, 2011
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has partnered with U.S News and World Report to conduct an in depth analysis of teacher preparation programs throughout the United States in order to provide the public information on each program’s ability to produce effective educators. In Delaware (and other states), the study will assess...VIEW ARTICLE
Hope Street Teaching Fellows Announced
May 9th, 2011
Hope Street Group announced its first class of Teaching Fellows last week – which will empower three Delaware educators (along with ten others from Colorado, Ohio, Louisiana, California, Maryland, Tennessee, New York, and Texas) to serve as national spokespeople around teacher quality issues – with Delaware Fellows focusing on our DPAS II...VIEW ARTICLE