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What's hot Labor Day: Join us! ach year there seem to be more and more people lining King Street on Labor Day . We invite all DSEA members to join in the fun. If you have a Great Schools t-shirt, we urge you to wear it. If you don't, we'll have plenty . E WHEN: Labor Day, September 2, 2013; gather at 9:15am; parade kicks off at 10am. WHERE: Corner of 15th and King Sts., Wilmington. Parking is plentiful around 15th and King; or you might want to take advantage of free garage parking at the bottom of King St., walk back up to 15th, so THE MASTER TEACHER PROJ T MASTER TEACHER PROJECT JEC JOIN US TO CREATE A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AROUND EFFECTIVE TEACHING And they're off! Along the parade route we give out apples and Great Schools pencils. With the red wagon here are Val and Mike Hoffmann. Val is a DSEA UniServ director serving Kent County locals, and Mike is a paraprofessional at Southern Elementary School in Colonial and DSEA's current NEA director (representing members on the NEA Board of Directors). that your car is at the end of the parade route instead of at the beginning. FAMILY FAIR: You are invited to Common Core Aligned Courses Common Core Aligned Courses We invite all DSEA families to walk together in the AFL-CIO-sponsored Labor Day Parade in Wilmington CREATED B Y TEACHERS CR E AT E D BY T E ACHE R S FOR TEACHERS T E ACHE R S join other families at Harriett Tubman Park at the bottom of King St. for a family fair, organized by Delaware's AFL-CIO. Questions? Contact Mike Hoffmann, DSEA's NEA director, mydogsrbossK9@yahoo.com. T Nichols has won many awards for DSEA at the annual SEE Conference, including nine Best Newspaper awards for the small states (the 15 Associations with less than 15,000 members), including this year in Atlanta. She also won Awards of Merit in Photography and Page Layout this year. In 2001, at NEA's P.R. Council Conference, she was named PR Person of the Year, given annually by the officers of that organization (employees who do public relations work for their state Associations). Common Common Core Core Teacher Learning Learning Master Teachers will capture the Master Teachers will capture the "how" (instructional strategies, classroom "how" (instructional strategies, classroom management) as well as the "what" (curriculum) management) as well as the "what" (curriculum) behind their successful teaching. behind their successful teaching. With the help of coaches, Master Teachers will With the help of coaches, Master Teachers will design and share their Common Core aligned design and share their Common Core aligned curriculum - sharing hints, tips, and reflections curriculum sharing hints, tips, and reflections along the way. along the way. All content will be freely shared with the All content will be freely shared with the expansive BetterLesson.com and NEA expansive BetterLesson.com and NEA communities communities to allow dialogue around best allow dialogue around best practices. practices. Who is a Master Teacher? Master You're an exceptional math • You're an exceptional math or ELA teacher, currently teaching in grades K-5 teacher, currently teaching in grades K(math) and K-12 (ELA). (math) and K-12 (ELA). You have proven track record of • You have a proven track record of supporting student learning, and you'r supporting student learning, and you're a talented lesson architect. talented lesson architect. You're dedicated self-reflection and • You're dedicated to self-reflection and collaborative teacher learning. collaborative teacher learning. MTs will receive a $15,000 stipend. will receive stipend. July 22, 013 Application deadline is 7/15/2013. Application deadline 7/15/22013.. Nichols wins Editor of the Year Award he George Badner Award for Excellence in Editing is awarded annually by the State Education Editors (SEE) of NEA. This year it went to Pam Nichols, DSEA's director of communications, and editor of this publication since December of 1985. "The most important thing I do for our members - bar none - is this publication," says Nichols. "It's an honor to be given this privilege," she says, "and it's very humbling to be able to bring the NEA spotlight to Delaware." Master Master Teachers Are you ready for a unique professional opportunity with powerful reach? APPLY HERE or email us at mtp@betterlesson.com. www.betterlesson.com and www.nea.org www.betterlesson.com and www.nea.org State awarding grants for innovative, teacher-led projects Deadline is July 26! he Delaware Department of Education is encouraging districts and charter schools to apply for state grants to develop and/or implement promising innovative improvement practices and projects that support increased academic student growth. T Ramsey reaches 20-year milestone The purpose of the program is to provide opportunity for: W • Innovative and promising teacher-led projects that drive improved student outcomes e congratulate Peggy Ramsey who has been working at DSEA for twenty years. Formerly an employee with the State of Delaware, Div. of Purchasing, she began at DSEA as a UniServ secretary/receptionist, then assistant to the president, and now assistant in the business office. In 1994 the DSEA Exec. Board instituted a staff recognition program for reaching employment milestones. www.dsea.org • Innovative and promising projects for strong Common Core implementation and assessment Peggy Ramsey is part of DSEA's threeperson business office which keeps DSEA running smoothly. • Innovative and promising projects around student supports and dramatically improved school climate; and/or The grants, funded from department school improvement money, will be for the 2013-2014 school year. Grant recipients will be expected to provide information on the outcome of the practice or initiative to other districts and charter schools. All districts and schools are eligible to apply A district must submit . on behalf of any of its schools. The maximum grant request is $150,000 per initiative; however, the state expects most applications to range between $5,000 and $50,000. The deadline for applications is July 26, 2013, with awards announced in mid to late August. Interested districts and charter schools should contact John Hulse at John.Hulse@doe.k12.de.us or (302) 857-3320 for more information, including applications. • Innovative and promising strategies to accelerate underachieving groups of students. July 2013 DSEA ACTION! 3