Ware to Receive SOE Second Mile Award

March 03, 2012

Melva Ware has been chosen as the School of Education’s recipient of the Second Mile Award, a prize for distinguishing contributions to Delaware schools. Dr. Ware is the director of the Academic Support Program Inspiring Renaissance Educators (ASPIRE).
Please mark your calendar to join the SOE’s Celebration of Excellence award ceremony on May 11^th, 1:30—3, in Bayard Sharp.

National Teacher of the Year

March 03, 2012

The UCTE- and ING-sponsored National Teacher of the Year event  will be held on May 7 from 5:00 – 7:00 in the Trabant Multipurpose Rooms A and B.  Michelle Shearer, a high school chemistry teacher in Frederick, Maryland, is the 61^st National Teacher of the Year.    UD teacher education students receiving UCTE awards for their excellence will also be honored at this event.  While this is a special event for all teacher education student teachers, if you would like to bring your class to this event, you are welcome to do so.  Please let Marie Senff (senff@udel.edu) know the number of students you will bring with you so that we can accommodate everyone.  Please follow this link for an event flyer.

Teach in Delaware & Project Search

March 03, 2012

TEACH IN DELAWARE DAY will be held from 10:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center at the University of Delaware.

PROJECT SEARCH will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center at the University of Delaware.

Please go to UD Career Services Center for more information.

Praxis I Math Review Sessions

March 03, 2012

Review for the mathematics portion of the Praxis 1 Pre-Professional Skills Test will be held for 5- 6 weeks during the fall and spring semesters.  Mike McClay in the Center for Academic Success Success and University Studies (CASUS) is arranging the tutoring.  Students should register for the service by signing up via the tutoring request notebook provided in the CASUS office.  There is no cost to students.

The group sessions will occur by schedule at the Center for Academic Success & University Studies (CASUS), at 148-158 South College Avenue.   Each session will last up to 2 hours.  The sessions will focus on the four content categories tested in the mathematics portion of the Praxis 1 exam.  Follow this link or more information.

Delaware Transition to Teaching Partnership

January 01, 2012

Delaware Transition to Teaching Partnership (DT3P) is a five-year federal grant to help recruit Science, Technology, English, and Math secondary education teachers for high-needs schools in Delaware.  Using the Alternative Routes to Certification (ARTC) (http://www.artc.udel.edu) model , candidates take courses during their first two years to acquire certification.  Under the DT3P program they also have the use of a personal coach for the first year, specialized workshops, scholarships towards tuition, and financial help with Praxis I and II tests.  We are currently recruiting our first cohort of 15 students to begin this fall.  Anyone interested can visit our website, www.dt3p.udel.edu, or email the project coordinator, Rob Grey, rgrey@udel.edu.