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Yearlong Teaching Residents Go to the Front of the Class

October 18, 2021
Delaware’s new law supporting Yearlong Teacher Residency Programs allows yearlong teacher interns across the state to receive a stipend of up to $25,000 for their work in partner school districts. Wilmington University’s year-long residency option, an immersive, 200-plus-day alternative to the traditional 80-day student-teaching program, enables College of Education students to spend an entire…
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Future Teacher Earns WilmU Scholarship

August 9, 2021
A full scholarship to Wilmington University and its College of Education marks the next step in Angelie Ross-Jimenez’s journey toward becoming an elementary school teacher in the Appoquinimink School District, where she learned to love teaching. At Appoquinimink High…
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Future Teacher Meets U.S. Secretary of Education

June 15, 2021
In her Practicum II program, Camrynn McTeer is preparing for a future as an elementary school teacher. During a recent day in the classroom, however, she also got to meet and have a conversation with the nation’s highest-ranking education official. U.S. Secretary of…
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Training Today's Educators to Prepare Tomorrow's Teachers

May 6, 2021
The next generation of public school teachers depends on the quality — and the availability — of mentor teachers who will show them the way. Wilmington University (WilmU) has joined two local school districts, three other teaching colleges, and the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) in an effort to ensure that today’s student teachers have role models to follow as they enter and…
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Mentoring the Teachers of Tomorrow

April 20, 2021
Wilmington University is part of a new state collaborative that will develop and pilot an approach to recruiting, selecting, training and retaining highly effective mentor teachers who will help to prepare future educators. Participants include two Delaware school…
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Wilmington University Leads Delaware Team in National Study of Teacher Certification Requirements

April 1, 2021
Delaware will join a national consortium to study how teacher certification and licensure requirements can better attract teacher candidates. Wilmington University has been designated to lead the Delaware team, with Dr. Michele Brewer, Chair of the Office of Technology, Assessment, and Compliance in the University’s College of Education as the state team’s chairperson. “Everyone involved in…
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A New Adjunct Coordinator in the College of Education

February 18, 2021
Dr. Heather Horowitz is now the adjunct program coordinator for the M.Ed. in Higher Education, a degree program first offered in 2019. She was a member of the team of five Wilmington University doctoral students who worked with Dr. Nina Buchanan, chair of the Higher…
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Alumna Brings Experience as Graduate Program Coordinator

December 9, 2020
Dr. Jennifer Palmer, a longtime educator and administrator who earned her doctorate at Wilmington University, has returned as an adjunct graduate program coordinator in the College of Education. She earned her EdD in Education Leadership and Innovation in 2012, when she also…
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Serving the Educational Community 

October 21, 2020
Faculty and staff in the College of Education are sharing their time and expertise to benefit the educational community throughout the state. Nina Buchanan, associate professor, was recently named chair of the Wilmington branch of the Scholarship Committee of the American Association of University Women. The committee awards scholarships to women in New Castle County attending college programs…
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