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To Differentiate or To Track?
A discussion of the benefits and shortcomings of two highly discussed practices in education. Those of us in education often forget that while nearly everybody is involved in education through their children, many aren’t familiar with the jargon we so often throw around. Two such pieces of jargon are differentiation and tracking, and they provide an effective means of identifying and discussing one’s attitude on education.
National teacher residency program approved to launch in Indianapolis
Today, the Indiana State Board of Education approved Relay Graduate School of Education, a nonprofit accredited institution of higher education, to prepare aspiring teachers for Indiana certification through its Teaching Residency program in Indianapolis. The Relay Teaching Residency is one of the largest and most diverse educator residency programs in the country.
Relay Recruiter Spotlight: Aaliyah Rainey
WE’D LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU - TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOURSELF.
My name is Aaliyah Rainey. I was born, raised, and currently live in Newark, NJ (Brick City!!!). I am a proud graduate of Howard University with a degree in Communications. I coach high school girls basketball, love to travel (I have a yearly goal to visit 5 new places every year), and I have a podcast with two of my friends from middle and high school.
Relay Advanced Certificate Teacher Spotlight: Colleen Coburn
How did the advance certificate (adv cert) program impact your practice?
The Advance Certificate (Adv Cert) Special Education program impacted my practice by equipping me with tools and resources to meet the needs of all learners. I learned how to implement and write IEP’s, use interventions that rapidly catch students up to grade level, spoke with families about how to support their child at home and their rights in this system, and advocated for the students in my classroom and around the school as a whole.
Relay Resident Spotlight: Delisa Hamichand
PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
I was born in Guyana and moved to New York at 12 years old. I grew up with both of my parents and three older siblings. With everything my siblings and I have done, my parents have always made sure that education was first and foremost in our lives. My mom was a teacher in Guyana for over 20 years and because of her love for learning, her children developed the same love and passion for learning.
Relay AmeriCorps Member Spotlight: Nakiya Douglas
What is your motivation for serving in AmeriCorps?
My background wasn’t in education. I wanted to learn more about the teaching profession and have the opportunity to practice and perfect a craft that I didn't have. I wanted to be able to learn while also teaching others to learn.
Relay AmeriCorps Member Spotlight: Alicia Wells
What is your motivation for serving in AmeriCorps?
I find inner peace in doing for others. I always think about how every summer my grandmother made me, my siblings, cousins, and other neighborhood children pick up trash from the side of the road in her neighborhood.
Teaching Black Students Love in a System That Doesn’t Always Love Them Back
Dr. Cornel West said we have a history that is “inseparable from though not reducible to victimization.” This is just as essential as it is difficult to keep in mind when white high school dropouts own more wealth than black and Latino college graduates. Black children in America today are constantly being told that they do not belong and they are not enough.
Relay Recruiter Spotlight: Pamela Garza
WE’D LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU - TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOURSELF.
Growing up in the bi-lingual/bi-cultural area of the U.S.-Mexico border city called Edinburg, as well as having the opportunity to visit other areas and experience other cultures; I have been exposed to many different beliefs and customs. Although I do not have an undergraduate degree in education, I do have a lifetime’s worth of experience being the child of educators. In high school, I was awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship, providing a full ride to any US institution of my choice.
Relay Resident Spotlight: Cris Margaret Gonzalez
PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
I immigrated from the Dominican Republic to the Bronx with my mother and sister when I was 5 years old. My mother always put an emphasis on schooling and made sure we had all that we needed to be successful in the classroom. This passion for education helped me become the first person in my family to graduate from college in May 2016. In 2020, I will be the first to graduate from graduate school. All my life I knew I wanted to give back to the community and country that was able to offer me and my family so much.
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