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Check
out more information in the Nov/Dec issue of ACTION! which hit the post
office today
Tribute to ESP members, reminder of DSEA ESP Conference May 1 at Dover
Sheraton
News about unique Response to Intervention (RTI) Conference we’re
sponsoring on Feb. 6
Human and Civil Rights contests for HCR Awardees plus writing, art and
computer graphics contests for students
Student Read Across America video contest
Winter Advocacy Retreat Feb. 26-28
Pre-retirement workshops Feb. 27 and March 20
More Defensive Driving courses in February, March and April
DSEA Representative Assembly April 16, 17
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Best wishes for a peaceful, restful
holiday break that recharges your physical and spiritual batteries
From your DSEA Leadership Team and staff:
Diane Donohue, president
Mike Hoffmann, vice president
Karen Crouse, treasurer
Mary Jo Faust, NEA director
Howard Weinberg, executive director
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• YOUR ASSOCIATION •
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Now is the time to prepare to run for DSEA office
The deadline to submit your nomination form (which includes
a photo, a statement of why you are running, and signatures of members
attesting that they want to see your name on the spring ballot) is
January 8, 5:00pm.
Positions are open for NEA Director, DSEA Exec. Board members from each
county, and DSEA state delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly for
the next two years. For full information and to print out the nomination
form, go to www.dsea.org,
log in, and then go to About DSEA, DSEA Elections.
Watch for news about the possibility of online voting as DSEA goes green.
Federal Race to
the Top application application deadline is January 19: Where are we?
Will DSEA and its locals sign/endorse Delaware’s application for federal
Race to the Top funds which could total $72 million over five years? We
expect so, which will mean we have been successful in adding to the
positive changes we’ve been able to make in DoE’s Strategic Plan,
including assurances in the “sign-off” document that were suggested by
Kent and Sussex local association leadership teams at a meeting with DSEA
leadership and Sec. Lillian Lowery this past Wednesday.
DSEA President Diane Donohue meets with the New Castle County presidents
Monday, December 21. Also present will be DoE Secretary Lillian Lowery.
For the latest news on RTTT in Delaware, click here.
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and then click on “Become a Fan.” Start discussing issues with other
teachers, specialists and support staff in Delaware. See photos, updates,
the latest news and benefits information.
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• YOUR PROFESSION •
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Bridging the gap between research and practice
The
Regional Educational Laboratory is sponsoring a professional development
day Tuesday,
January 19, 2010 at Delaware State University in Dover
focusing on a What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide called
"Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning:
Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice."
DSEA has agreed to help promote this event, recognizing that most
teachers will have a hard time taking off that day.
One of the guide's co-authors, Dr. Hal Pashler from Univ. Cal. at San
Diego, will present the guide's recommendations and explain the rigorous
research that led to those recommendations. The participants will be
asked to think about how they might best act on those recommendations
back at their schools/districts.
Also coming to Delaware State on Monday,
February 8, 2010, focusing on another WWC Practice Guide,
is "Encouraging Girls in Math and Science." That too will
feature one of the co-authors of the guide, Dr. Joshua Aronson from NYU,
and will invite participants to articulate how they might best act on the
guide's recommendations back at their own schools/districts.
Both days are free and include lunch.
Can’t get off work? Print out a free download of the
practice guides here. .
If you’d like to register, click here and complete and send
in the form.
For additional information, contact Frank Livoy, Lab Extension
Specialist at REL Mid-Atlantic, at rucaliv@verizon.net or at
856-889-9793.
Registration for
eLearning Delaware Winter 2010 is now open
WINTER 2010 Session Course Offerings from eLearning Delaware (eLDE)
includes ten online professional development courses running from
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 to Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
There is no cost associated with the eLDE online courses. The
only"cost" is one's time and effort. The courses are designed
to take 4-5 hours per week or 30 hours total to complete and is done
entirely online (no face-to-face sessions). Each course runs for seven
weeks with an orientation week followed by 6 weeks of content. Upon
successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate for
30 clock hours that can be applied toward the 90 hour re-licensure
requirement. Participants also will be given a
"goodie bag" (compliments of WHYY) worth approximately $50
which consists of a large cloth bag, USB flash drive, USB hub,
stickie pad, pen, and calculator.
Registration for eLearning
Delaware courses is here. It closes at 8:00am on
Monday, January 11.
When teaching the
right answers is the wrong direction
Check out a teacher’s thoughts on lesson planning for critical
thinking on the Edutopia web site.
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