{"id":2520,"date":"2020-09-16T17:49:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T17:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2025-02-10T14:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:01:04","slug":"top-teachers-how-wilmus-college-of-education-delivers-excellence-to-delawares-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/16\/top-teachers-how-wilmus-college-of-education-delivers-excellence-to-delawares-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Teachers: How WilmU&#8217;s College of Education Delivers Excellence to Delaware&#8217;s Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2520_47fa2f-4b dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-10-of-the-last-12-years-the-delaware-department-of-educations-teacher-of-the-year-has-been-a-graduate-of-wilmington-university-its-not-hard-to-see-why\">For 10 of the last 12 years, the Delaware Department of Education\u2019s Teacher of the Year has been a graduate of Wilmington University. It\u2019s not hard to see why.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne reason is that we provide so many of the teachers to Delaware\u2019s classrooms!\u201d remarks Alfred DiEmedio, director of teacher preparation programs in WilmU\u2019s College of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, more than 3,500 of the state\u2019s elementary school teachers earned their bachelor\u2019s or master\u2019s degrees here. What\u2019s more, about half of Delaware\u2019s principals and assistant principals have studied at WilmU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at our coursework and you\u2019ll find more reasons. Our bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree teacher preparation programs combine theory and practice to train students for elementary and middle school, secondary school, special education, or career\/technical instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKnowledge-based courses are taken in conjunction with clinical coursework, such as classroom placements,\u201d says DiEmedio, \u201callowing students to use the teaching skills they\u2019ve developed in multiple hands-on opportunities to practice the trade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On any given school day WilmU sees about 1,000 of its teacher candidates learning on the job in classrooms throughout the region. This fieldwork includes our immersive Year-Long Residency program, the only course of its kind in Delaware and one of only a handful nationwide, through which student teachers spend an entire school year working alongside mentor teachers in select partner schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At both the bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s level, these teacher preparation degree programs satisfy the Delaware Department of Education\u2019s content knowledge requirements and can establish students\u2019 eligibility for licensure and certification as educators in Delaware\u2019s public schools, pending the successful completion of state-mandated performance assessment testing and application for credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"graduates-of-the-college-of-educations-licensure-programs-have-totaled-up-a-100-success-rate-in-earning-their-teaching-licenses-and-once-employed-theyre-rated-by-their-principals-and-supervisors-as-uniquely-prepared-to-design-and-deliver-effective-learning-experiences-to-diverse-student-populations\">Graduates of the College of Education\u2019s licensure programs have totaled up a 100% success rate in earning their teaching licenses and, once employed, they\u2019re rated by their principals and supervisors as uniquely prepared to design and deliver effective learning experiences to diverse student populations.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>WilmU also offers master\u2019s degrees and graduate certificates that focus on specialized areas of education, including counseling, reading, teaching English to speakers of other languages, educational technology, and gifted and talented students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Master of Education in Special Education even enables college graduates who earned their bachelor\u2019s degree in a field other than education, and thus haven\u2019t completed the academic and fieldwork requirements for state licensing, to qualify for public school teaching jobs in Delaware through an alternative route to teacher certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, all of our teacher preparation students enjoy the factors that have long made WilmU the choice of working adults: an affordable education, flexible schedules, and experienced faculty, all available right where they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe quality of the instructors and the leadership from the school has been top-notch,\u201d says Wendy Turner, Delaware\u2019s 2017 Teacher of the Year and a 2010 graduate of WilmU\u2019s Master of Education in Elementary Studies program. \u201cThe accessibility of the programs means the instructors and students are there because they want to be. Everyone genuinely wants to work hard to help you succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandra Hall, 2016\u2019s Teacher of the Year, earned her master\u2019s in Elementary Studies in 2007. \u201cWilmU works for me because it changed my life,\u201d she says. \u201cI was able to raise my family, work, and go to school. The seven-week blocks allowed me to graduate in a timely manner without overloading my coursework.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d been in teaching for about 15 years when I decided to go back and get my master\u2019s,\u201d says Lea Wainwright, who studied applied technology in education at WilmU four years before she was named 2014 Teacher of the Year. \u201cI needed to be smarter about technology if I wanted my students to be smarter about the world. Why Wilmington University? Because the scheduling is so flexible for teachers. They totally get teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add it all up and it\u2019s clear that WilmU provides excellence in educators to schools in Delaware and throughout the region. \u201cWe have shown that we can help people who want to be teachers to achieve their goals, regardless of their backgrounds or career<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>paths,\u201d says Dr. John Gray, dean of the College of Education. \u201cThat\u2019s our true mission, and why we\u2019re so committed to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about WilmU\u2019s College of Education and its teacher preparation programs, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/wilmu.edu\/Education\">wilmu.edu\/Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 10 of the last 12 years, the Delaware Department of Education\u2019s Teacher of the Year has been a graduate of Wilmington University. 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