The Partnership for Public Education is pleased to announce a new initiative to foster collaboration with the University and support educators statewide to increase the use of research-informed programs and practices. The Partner-in-Practice Fellowship program offers paid opportunities for educators to:
- Inform the work of UD researchers
- Co-design research-informed resources
- Support the implementation and evaluation of collaboratively designed programs and practices.
Visit our website for more information.
Partner-in-Practice Fellowship Spotlight: Taria Pritchett
Taria Pritchett is a transformational Speaker, award-nominated Author, Confidence Coach for Women, and beloved English teacher who was recognized as one of Delaware Today Magazine’s Top Teachers in 2020. Pritchett serves as the advisor for Girls Empowered and Black Student Union while leading as Equity Liaison for her school building. She is a fierce advocate for educational equity, literacy, and women empowerment, especially educational outcomes for African American girls. Pritchett is a University of Delaware alumni who has been featured in the Huffington Post, Sheen Magazine, NBC 10 Philadelphia, FOX 29, and on the TED x Wilmington stage.
More about Taria’s experience as a Partner-in-Practice Fellow
“It was a pleasure to work on developing the EquityQTS with university staff, my own former professors, and colleagues! This experience allowed me to strengthen my collaboration skills and share about how I select and use meaningful text in my own English classroom. This was also a great opportunity to encourage professional development amongst my peers and the text used in their classes. It was great to bounce ideas between one another and create a tool that will benefit teachers and students that fosters equitable education practices.”
Take a Look at Taria’s Fellowship Projects!
This FREE resource, co-developed between UD faculty Dr. William Lewis and Dr. Jill Flynn and Delaware educators Taria Pritchett and Casey Montigney, is an excellent resource for teachers in Delaware seeking to teach equity and social justice topics in the ELA classroom through the texts they are already using.
Also, don’t forget to listen to the E4E podcast episode featuring Taria and the other designers of this resource!