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Gov. Carney signs 3 education bills
October 30, 2017Read moreCEHD faculty and staff participated in the signing of 3 House Bills aimed at improving K-12 education in Delaware. These will the help increased pool of new teachers in DE public schools, and require high schools to offer computer science courses.
Spencer grant to improve assessment of students’ writing skills
October 20, 2017Read moreJosh Wilson’s Spencer Grant will allow him to expand his research to develop a new computerized formative assessment model that identifies student language skills at the word, sentence, and discourse level through automated evaluations of the essay’s word choice, syntax, and cohesion. He will examine results across multiple genres of student …
NIH grant will study of stigma surrounding drug use
October 20, 2017Read moreValerie Earnshaw, UD’s CEHD Faculty Scholar, received a 4-year Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the NIH to examine longitudinal associations between disclosure, stigma, social support, and SUD recovery-related outcomes among people receiving SUD treatment.
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CEHD recognizes excellence
October 9, 2017Read moreDean Vukelich presented three awards this month, recognizing the work of CEHD colleagues: Nick Bell received the Dr. Rita M. Fillos Award; Bill Lewis the CEHD Excellence in Teaching Award and Josh Wilson the Dean’s Research Award.
New Alumni!
September 15, 2017Read moreCongratulations on graduating from UD. Whether you now have your Associate’s degree or a Ph.D., we are here to provide support and encouragement throughout your professional journey.
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Valerie Earnshaw received 4-Year NIH grant
September 14, 2017Read moreDr. Earnshaw received an Early Career Development award from National Institute of Health. She will study of stigma surrounding drug use while being mentored by Jean-Philippe Laurenceau, UD professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences.
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Improving ELA instruction in DE classrooms
August 30, 2017Read moreLiteracy professors Josh Wilson and Charles MacArthur received an IES grant to study the effect PEG Writing software has on nearly 3,000 students from Red Clay School District in grades 3-5. The grant partners them with Gaysha Beard, supervisor of Red Clay’s English language arts (ELA).
#CEHDClassrooms Contest
August 8, 2017Read moreCalling all teachers! To recognize and reward you for all the time, energy and money spent on your classrooms, enter your photos in the #CEHDClassrooms Contest. Deadline August 31.
Building life skills
July 19, 2017Read moreOn July 19, a student in CDS’s Summer CLSC program joined the Dean’s staff to learn about communications and marketing. CLSC provides young adults with disabilities the opportunity to develop essential life skills and explore practical experiences in their intended career path.
Do ugly websites horrify you?
July 11, 2017Read moreDo you cringe when you click on a website and find outdated content, poorly cropped photos or illogically organized menus? Then do we have an opportunity for you. CEHD is looking for a part time web content developer to help redesign our College and Centers’ websites.