Tag: teacher prep
Why Teacher Residencies Are Becoming the Next Big Thing in Teacher Prep
Partnerships, Policy and Practice
January 27th, 2021
Just as doctors-in-training spend intensive, immersive time training as a hospital resident; some of our future teachers are trading in shorter stints in schools for a full year inside a classroom, serving as co-teachers alongside veteran educators while receiving a paid stipend. While institutions like Wilmington University and...VIEW ARTICLE
How Delaware is Prioritizing Teacher Diversity
December 16th, 2020
The notion that a more diverse teacher workforce increases student wellbeing and academic success is not a new idea. Research has shown that a more diverse teacher workforce leads to better student outcomes, increases access to advanced coursework, and builds strong social-emotional support for students. Yet, across Delaware and the nation...VIEW ARTICLE
Why Teacher Prep Report Cards are Vital to Progress
News, Partnerships, Policy and Practice
October 27th, 2015
Last week, the Delaware Department of Education released the first reports on educator preparation programs. As a reminder, the reports were put into place per Senate Bill 51, passed in 2013, requiring that “Education preparation programs administered by institutions of higher education shall collaborate with the Department to collect and...VIEW ARTICLE
October 23, 2013
Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success
October 23rd, 2013
Local News The News Journal Delaware's College Night draws crowd of parents, students A throng of college-bound students and their parents swarmed the Bob Carpenter Center at the University of Delaware on Tuesday night to gather information from officials and participating institutions. “The goal is to give our students as many choices and...VIEW ARTICLE