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Yale National Initiative Fellows for 2025
Since 2005, teachers from New Castle County in Delaware have participated in the Yale National Initiative, which promotes the establishment of new Teachers Institutes based on a partnership between a high-need school district and a local college or university to improve teachers’ content knowledge. Six teachers from Delaware have been named Yale National Fellows for 2025.
UD faculty invited to lead Delaware Teachers Institute seminar
University of Delaware faculty members have an exciting opportunity to shape the future of K-12 education by applying to lead a seminar for the Delaware Teachers Institute (DTI) for the 2024-2025 academic year.
DTI Seminar Leaders Announced
Three UD professors—from left, Yafei Ren, Carla Guerrón Montero and Matt Kinservik—will lead seminars for K-12 teachers through the Delaware Teachers Institute.
Featured Fellows
Nancy Ventresca
Fellow
School: Thurgood Marshall Elementary
District: Christina School District
Reflecting on the DTI experience:
“Being part of DTI has really helped me grow personally and professionally. It has given me opportunities to meet like-minded colleagues, professors and just amazing educators! it is challenging and rewarding and has definitely made me a better teacher.
My favorite unit so far is about the Horseshoe crab, created while participating in a seminar with Jack Bartley. I was able to secure grant funding to take my students to the Delaware Bay for a mock crab count and to participate in some awesome scientific inquiry. One of my students gained international recognition for her artwork submitted to a contest at the end of the unit.”