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An Immersive Education for Student Teachers

March 11, 2019
Thirty-two students from Wilmington University’s College of Education have spent the entire school year as full-time teachers. Story by David Bernard Photos by Susan L. Gregg Thirty-two students from Wilmington University’s College of Education have spent the entire school year as full-time teachers. This in-depth, on-the-job learning has been an extraordinary opportunity for them, but this…
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WilmU Alum is Maryland Superintendent of the Year

January 11, 2019
Dr. John B. Gaddis, superintendent of Somerset County Public Schools, has been named Maryland Superintendent of the Year. Image courtesy Somerset County Public Schools/Joey Gardner He has served in public education for 30 years and earned his Ed.D. from Wilmington University…
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Another Alumna in School Leadership Role

October 16, 2018
Dr. Taryn Fletcher is the new deputy superintendent of schools for Camden, New Jersey. As the second in command, she is overseeing academic programming for the city’s public schools. Dr. Fletcher has deep roots at Wilmington University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in…
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Delaware Counselor of the Year: A Game Changer

August 9, 2018
Laura Malmstrom, a Wilmington University alumna and adjunct faculty member, is the 2018 Delaware Counselor of the Year. For the past 12 years, she has served as school counselor at Sarah Pyle Academy in Wilmington, a designated breakthrough school which focuses on the needs of students who have not succeeded in traditional educational settings and are in danger of dropping out. SPA combines…
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Teaching Art From the Heart

May 24, 2018
WilmU master’s candidate named Delaware Art Educator of 2018 Art is an opportunity, says Elizabeth Eggleston, a teacher who’s studying toward a Master’s degree in Education at Wilmington University.”As an art educator, I want to open up new worlds for…
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Education Expertise in Excellence

April 25, 2018
A nationally recognized expert in curriculum and assessment has worked with Wilmington University’s Special Education Program Review and Development group, as part of WilmU’s commitment to revising and improving special education programs. Dr. June Robinson is an…
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Dr. Curtiss at Harvard

January 11, 2018
Dr. Pam Curtiss spent two weeks at Harvard working with a group of professors and practitioners in a major study that uses videotaping to improve teacher performance in the classroom. “Deliberate teaching is the only way to impact student achievement,” says Dr. Curtiss, a professor in the College of Education. “Teachers can’t get a sense of what they are doing until they see it.” The…
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WilmU Doctoral Student Leads New Education Office

November 17, 2017
When Delaware Gov. John Carney created the Delaware Department of Education’s new Office of Improvement and Innovation, he appointed WilmU doctoral candidate Dorrell Green to run it. Dorrell Green Governor Carney announces Selection to lead Department of Education’s…
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The Educator: Margie Lopez-Waite

November 16, 2017
This alumna is Head of School at Las Américas ASPIRA Academy. “As long as I’m head of this school, there will be a dress code.” Margie Lopez-Waite’s naturally cheerful mien hardens a touch when she speaks those words. Her stance on uniforms evolved from painful…
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From Pageant to Ph.D.

October 27, 2017
Brittany Lee Lewis, a former Wilmington University graduate student and faculty member, has been crowned Miss Black America in Philadelphia. She earned a master’s in Secondary Teaching from WilmU, where she graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. During her studies at WilmU, she participated in the Teach for America corps and completed her teacher prep residency/internship at the Prestige…
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