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Graduation 101
April 28, 2016Read moreCongratulations to our 2016 graduates! You’ve achieved a major milestone in your life. We want to help you celebrate this special occasion with your family and friends. Please visit our Graduation webpage for details on Convocation, Commencement and Doctoral Hooding.
Recruiters clamor for UD graduates
April 21, 2016Read moreRecruiters were out in force in April, interviewing hundreds of teacher candidates at Project Search, UD’s education job fair. “We’re trying to get the best candidates, so we come here every year. We meet quality students who are well-prepared,” said Hodgson principal Jerry Lamey.
Spring events popping up everywhere
April 20, 2016Read moreFaculty, alumni, students and their families are invited to attend CEHD’s upcoming events including: Project Search career fair, Steele Research Symposium, Celebration of Excellence, UD’s graduation ceremonies and Alumni Weekend.
Dance in Denmark
April 19, 2016Read moreLucy Font, ETE major, combined her interest in dance with her professional aspirations of working with children in low-income environments. As an ArtsBridge scholar, she designed a curriculum integrating dance into math lessons. She was then invited to present her findings at Denmark’s 13th annual Dance and Child conference.
Bookworms curriculum improves reading skills
March 30, 2016Read moreSharon Walpole, University of Delaware, and Mike McKenna, University of Virginia, developed “Bookworms,” a free, open-access, elementary ELA curriculum to increase students’ reading comprehension and vocabulary. Schools in Delaware and Georgia have successfully implemented this program.
Grad Education program up to #35
March 24, 2016Read moreCEHD’s graduate education program moved up two positions in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Graduate Education Program. We achieved a ranking of 35th overall (out of 376 graduate education programs), and 25th among public institutions.
March Update: 2016 ROAD CLOSURES on Academy St.
March 18, 2016Read moreAccess to Perkins Parking Garage will be limited March 28-April 1, to install gas lines. This will affect Academy Street, East Park Place and Courtney St. around the garage.
Steele Symposium Call for Submission
March 17, 2016Read moreThis spring, CEHD celebrates the research of our undergraduate and graduate students at the 31st Steele Symposium. Students are encouraged to submit papers and posers that will be presented Friday, April 29.
Strategies for stocking healthy foods
March 1, 2016Read moreAllison Karpyn, CRESP, has received $70,000 funding from Healthy Eating Research to determine Minimum Stocking Levels and Marketing Strategies for Retail Food Stores. Over an 8-month period, Karpyn’s team will aim to: 1) understand the barriers and fac …
Early Career Achievement Award
February 17, 2016Read moreSteven Amendum, DCTE Faculty Scholar in the School of Education was presented with the 2015 Early Career Achievement Award by the Literacy Research Association. He was recognized for making “significant contributions to literacy research and education.”