Project Search 2013

The 2013 Project Search, the education job fair sponsored by the University of Delaware BoA Career Services Center and the University Council on Teacher Education (UCTE) will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Bob Carpenter Sports Convocation Center at the University of Delaware. For more information about the 2013 event, please follow this LINK.

NCATE Accreditation

In April, the University of Delaware’s professional education unit was granted accreditation for their initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation levels through the NCATE national accreditation process. This accreditation indicates the professional education unit was once again able to meet the rigorous standards set forth by the professional education community. Read more…

Delaware Transition to Teaching Partnership

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.

Center on Instruction Update

The Center on Instruction (COI)  has added a new resource to the website :
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics – Appendix A: Designing High School Mathematics Courses Based on the Common Core State Standards
Appendix A of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) document helps states think about how the high school CCSS might be organized into four Model Course Pathways in Mathematics that provide college and career readiness.
This resource pertains to the following categories:

  • Mathematics
  • STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
  • Research: Meta-analyses and Summaries
  • Practitioner Guides
  • Tools
  • Instruction
  • SIG

·  Math Instruction and Intervention

For More Information: Click on the link below to access these resource materials at the Center on Instruction website!
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics – Appendix A: Designing High School Mathematics Courses Based on the Common Core State Standards