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Fostering Student Success
April 22, 2024Read moreFor more than 35 years, the University of Delaware’s The College School, housed within the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), has served children with learning differences in grades 1 through 8. Its dedicated teachers and staff provide a rich, engaging and research-based curriculum, supporting their students’ academic and social-emotional growth. Located …
Reserve Tickets for Commencement, Convocation
April 19, 2024Read moreConvocation and Commencement tickets are available beginning Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 10 a.m. with initial ticket registration ending on Friday, May 10. Graduates must log in to their account to reserve their tickets. Full ticketing details are available on the Commencement website. Commencement is the ceremony that celebrates the entire Class of …
Steele Symposium 2024
April 17, 2024Read moreOn April 19, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) will host 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 39 years, more than 450 …
Learning to Read with Jax and Ren
April 12, 2024Read moreAs an elementary school teacher, Lina Miller, EHD03, fell in love with teaching children how to read. But she noticed that her students were having trouble finding trade books that were appropriate for beginning readers. Drawing on 20 years of experience in the classroom, Miller published her own series, Decode …
Summer Session Registration Is Open
April 12, 2024Read moreWhile the weather still feels like spring, it’s time to start thinking about summer. The University of Delaware’s Summer Session registration is now open. Courses are offered at an accelerated pace in five-, seven-and-a-half- and 10-week sessions, in-person or online. “Summer courses give students the chance to get ahead in their studies …
CEHD Graduate Programs Rank in Top 13% in the Nation
April 10, 2024Read moreUS News and World Report’s 2024 rankings have placed the education graduate programs in University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) within the top 13% of all education programs across the nation. Housed within CEHD’s School of Education (SOE), the education graduate programs are now ranked 34th …
Colloquium on Children’s Curiosity and Learning
April 2, 2024Read moreJoin University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) for a colloquium with Elizabeth Bonawitz, David J. Vitale associate professor of learning sciences in Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, on Wednesday, April 3, from 1:50 to 2:50 p.m. in room 205 of Willard Hall Education Building. Bonawitz’s …
Honoring Faculty Excellence
April 1, 2024Read moreFour University of Delaware faculty members were recognized by their colleagues for their scholarly contributions at the Faculty Senate meeting on March 4. The Excellence in Scholarly Engagement Award is given to a faculty member who has distinguished themselves in teaching, research, creative activities and/or service that engages the community in a …
Research Spotlight: Amanda Jansen
March 27, 2024Read moreIf your high schooler has ever complained about their math homework—wondering when they’ll ever need the pythagorean theorem after graduation—they are not alone. Research in mathematics education often shows that students’ motivation to learn math tends to decline as students move through the K-12 school system. So University of Delaware …
In the News: School Success Center
March 26, 2024Read moreIn a recent article, The Cecil Whig highlighted Cecil County Public Schools’ use of Bookworms, an elementary literacy curriculum developed by College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) Professor Sharon Walpole. The article emphasizes how continued partnership with CEHD’s School Success Center and the Bookworms curriculum—which makes use of a …