14 Del. Admin. Code § 1511-2.0
The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning:
"Action Research" means a process by which educational issues and problems are identified and researched at either the school or the classroom level. By integrating current research into these settings and engaging the relevant educators in research activities, the findings can be applied immediately to solve the targeted problems more quickly.
"Activity Documentation Form" means the official form approved by the Department that includes specific details about the activity to be used for Continuing License renewal.
"Clock Hours" means actual time spent in Professional Development or Professional Learning, not credit hours.
"Comprehensive Educator Induction Program" means an educator induction program approved by the Department to provide mentoring, Professional Development, and Professional Learning for Educators.
"Content Area Standard Certificate" means any subject or area that is not a category Standard Certificate, including 14 DE Admin. Code 1571 Special Education Teacher of Students with Disabilities.
"Department" means the Delaware Department of Education.
"Educational Project" means an individual professional growth project of 15 or more Clock Hours, including a research project not related to a course for which credit is claimed, completed to enhance the individual's professional practice, with the development of a final product or report.
"Educator" means a person licensed and certified by the State under 14 Del.C. Ch. 12 to engage in the practice of instruction, administration or other related professional support services in Delaware public schools, including charter schools, pursuant to rules and regulations developed by the Standards Board, in consultation and cooperation with the Department, and approved by the State Board of Education. The term 'educator' does not include substitute teachers.
"Employing Authority" means any entity which employs educators, includes school districts, charter schools, boards of directors, and management companies.
"Immorality" means conduct which is inconsistent with the rules and principles of morality expected of an educator and may reasonably be found to impair an educator's effectiveness by reason of the educator's unfitness or otherwise.
"Micro-credential" means evidence-based Professional Learning activities that are competency-based, personalized, on-demand, and sharable.
"Professional Development" means structured learning opportunities with specific outcomes, including a combination of learning, practice, feedback, and reflection designed to enhance knowledge, skills, insights, and perspectives and ultimately result in improved professional practice.
"Professional Learning" means the process of ongoing growth and extends beyond Professional Development by including learning experiences that are sustained, intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, and data-driven.
"Standards Board" means the Professional Standards Board established pursuant to 14 Del.C. § 1201.
"State" means State of Delaware.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 1511-2.0
7 DE Reg. 197 (08/01/03)
10 DE Reg. 97 (07/01/06)
13 DE Reg. 1084 (02/01/10)
14 DE Reg. 295 (10/01/10)
22 DE Reg. 63 (7/1/2018)
23 DE Reg. 40 (7/1/2019)
25 DE Reg. 958 (4/1/2022)
28 DE Reg. 297 (10/1/2024) (Final)