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The number of college students enrolled in online degree programs continues to grow. According to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education, one-in-six students are now enrolled in online-only programs, and nearly one-in-three will take at least one online course before graduation. Yet, faculty and administrators often lack evidence-based …

Shaping minds is a big responsibility, one that teachers in classrooms across America embrace every day. With the introduction of Common Core or state standards in math, science and English, teachers are tasked with delivering rigorous material in ways that students can easily understand, retain and explain. This can be …

The Center for Disabilities Studies, in partnership with other education centers at the University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE), will offer the state’s first special education-specific leadership training program starting in 2020. Called the Special Education Administrative Leadership (SEAL) program, it will be supported by a five-year, $1 …

Dr. Allison Karpyn, Senior Associate Director of the Center for Research and Education and Social Policy (CRESP) and Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, was recently interviewed on the Delaware-CTR ACCEL podcast where she discusses how researchers should approach community organizations to consider partnering with them. Dr. Karpyn …

Women and young girls in rural Ghana spend hours each day transporting water from wells to their homes. To complete the long journey, they balance heavy jugs of water on their heads, which negatively impacts their physical wellbeing over time.   During her trips to Ghana, Danielle Fisher, a Human …

As head of the U.S. Food Administration, Herbert Hoover created the “Clean Plate” campaign during World War I to encourage Americans to conserve resources by using less, reducing waste and “cleaning their plate at every meal.” President Harry Truman helped revive this practice in elementary schools in the wake of …

School of Education professor and Professional Development Center for Educators Director Sharon Walpole is featured on the latest episode of the ExtraOrdinary Districts podcast. She discusses her open-access literacy curriculum Bookworms K-5 Reading and Writing. Closing the achievement gap between school districts depends on several factors, many of which are …

Catching Up With Friends 2019 Alumni are an important part of our CEHD family. See what exciting news has been happening in their lives in 2019! Click to see past updates from classmates. 2018 2017 2016 Stay Connected During the CEHD Alumni Weekend Reception on June 7, 2019, we presented …

  Student Teacher Certification Support Students are required to complete a certification exam and a performance assessment in order to become certified to teach. However, the fees associated with these requirements are quite steep for students who are immersed in a student teaching experience and, thus, cannot work to raise …

The University of Delaware’s Francis Alison Society has selected Jason Gleghorn, assistant professor in the College of Engineering, and Joshua Wilson, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development, as the winners of the 2019 Gerard J. Mangone Young Scholars Awards. The award recognizes promising and accomplished young …