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In Response to Tragedy in Texas
May 25, 2022Read moreIn Response to Tragedy in Texas May 25, 2022 On behalf of the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) community, I share our utter dismay for the mass shooting that took place yesterday afternoon at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, leaving at least 21 killed—an event that comes …
A Novel Approach to Teaching Algebra
May 19, 2022Read moreUnlike other elementary and middle school mathematics courses, algebra begins to introduce abstract relationships and ideas. While textbooks attempt to give students real-world illustrations of these new concepts, many students struggle to match what they’re learning in the classroom with concrete experiences. For students who struggle to master these foundational …
Spencer Foundation Awards
May 12, 2022Read moreThree faculty members in the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development have received research grants from the Spencer Foundation. The Small Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from …
Delaware First: Shaping the Next Generation of Educators
May 10, 2022Read moreGrowing up, Kayla Grant had many ideas of what she wanted to be. A biologist. An actress. A lawyer. An advocate for kids with special needs. Now, as a sophomore at the University of Delaware, she is taking pieces of all those professions and applying them to her future career: …
Excellence in Delaware Public Service
May 9, 2022Read moreOn April 12, the University of Delaware (UD) Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration hosted the Ratledge Family Award for Delaware Public Service Celebration, an annual event that recognizes excellence in public service within the UD community. This year’s ceremony recognized 2020 and 2021 recipients of …
Steele Symposium Celebrates Student Research
May 9, 2022Read moreOn April 29, the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) hosted the annual Marion H. Steele Symposium to share and celebrate the innovative research of its undergraduate and graduate students in education, human development and related disciplines. Over the past 35 years, over 450 undergraduate and graduate students have …
I Heart UD Giving Day 2022
April 30, 2022Read moreI Heart UD Giving Day May 4, 2022 I Heart UD Giving Day is an opportunity for the UD community to collectively support faculty, staff and student-led causes, programs and initiatives that matter most to them. Together, the UD community can make a lasting impact for current and future generations …
Literacy Lessons
April 29, 2022Read moreTeachers and prospective teachers often want to include topics about equity and social justice in their classrooms — and are expected to do so under national education standards — but adding new material to their already crowded instructional schedules can be daunting. Now, however, a project developed at the University …
CEHD Research Spotlight: Gary T. Henry
April 13, 2022Read moreHow do the characteristics of principals affect the success of the turnaround schools that they lead? In a recent study, University of Delaware dean and professor Gary T. Henry and his co-authors examine the characteristics of turnaround principals in Tennessee, contrasting an effective, local school turnaround model with a less …
Funding Boost in Education
April 8, 2022Read moreThe University of Delaware has received significant support for research, education and workforce development projects in the federal government’s $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law on March 15. Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), which runs through the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, allows senators and …