Tag Archives: teaching

The Joy of Teaching: Sedia Dennis, L&T’13

By Marin Jorgensen 05/13/2013 09:42 am | 7 Comments

Sedia Dennis leaves the Learning and Teaching Program determined to continue to create positive learning environments for her students. Read More…

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SDP Previews Findings on Delaware Teaching Force

By newseditor 04/23/2013 10:56 am | Add a Comment

Findings released by researchers at Harvard University have policy and practice implications for Delaware public school staffing. Read More…

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Askwith Forum: Semper Teaching

By newseditor 04/05/2013 12:37 pm | Add a Comment

Former Marines, who now work full-time in public schools, will discuss how lessons learned in the Marine Corps might help improve our schools. The event and live stream start at 5 p.m. Read More…

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Raising the Bar for Teaching

By Jal Mehta and Joe Doctor 03/27/2013 09:54 am | 1 Comment

Assistant Professor Jal Mehta and Ed.L.D. candidate Joe Doctor write about the standards for entering the teaching profession in “Phi Delta Kappan.” Read More…

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Do the Math!

By David McKay Wilson 01/18/2013 04:49 pm | 2 Comments

Reforming how education is taught and learned is once again taking center stage in he United States due to the common Core Standards. (From “Ed.” magazine.) Read More…

ED. Magazine

Teachers Need Help, Too

By David McKay Wilson 01/18/2013 04:44 pm | Add a Comment

Professor Heather Hill sees much commonality among teachers teaching math and those instructing students in other disciplines. But math is also a discipline with very specific practices needed to develop an aptitude for quantitative reasoning. Read More…

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Technology Education and Literacy in Schools

By Rachael Apfel 12/18/2012 12:42 pm | 1 Comment

After identifying a need in high schools for well qualified computer science teachers, Kevin Wang, Ed.M.’06, founded TEALS, a grassroots, employee-driven program that recruits, mentors, and places high-tech professionals into high school classes as part-time teachers. Read More…

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Scaling Up: Ed.L.D. Candidate Kelly Kovacic

By Rachael Apfel 12/04/2012 09:50 am | 1 Comment

Ed.L.D. candidate Kelly Kovacic makes it her goal as an educator to create equitable learning conditions that successfully support a culture of academic risk taking, intellectual curiosity, and development of both scholars and citizens. Read More…

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Doug Lemov: Teach Like a Champion

By newseditor 11/13/2012 11:55 am | Add a Comment

At the Askwith Forum, Doug Lemov, author and managing director at Uncommon Schools, will reflect on what makes for effective teaching, how teaching can and should be the centerpiece of school reform, and how teaching skills can be effectively developed. Read More…

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Watch the Doug Lemov Askwith Forum Live

By newseditor 11/13/2012 11:18 am | 2 Comments

Doug Lemov, author and managing director at Uncommon Schools, will reflect on effective teaching, effective development of teaching skills, and teaching as the centerpiece of school reform. Live streaming begins at 5:30 p.m. Read More…

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