Supporting Early Childhood Education Teachers
May 6, 2024
Excellent early care and education (ECE) often begins with great teachers. Yet, according to research by University of Delaware faculty, just over one-third of all ECE centers meet national benchmarks for teacher degrees, and even fewer can prioritize staff professional development. With a new associate degree in early childhood education, University …
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Using Large Language Models as a Teaching Assistant
May 6, 2024
Join University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) for a colloquium with Ryan S. Baker, professor in the learning, teaching and literacies division in the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, on May 8, 2024 from 1:50 to 2:50 p.m. in room 205 of Willard Hall …
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Unsettled science on the long-term impact of early education
May 3, 2024
Early childhood education programs can help young children develop foundational academic and social-emotional skills, especially for children in underserved communities. However, a new article published by University of Delaware Assistant Professor Anamarie Whitaker and her co-authors argues that the science on the long-term effects of early childhood education is unsettled. …
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A Conversation with Tim Shaffer
May 3, 2024
Timothy Shaffer is a national leader in his field, UD’s inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse, director of the SNF Ithaca Initiative and an associate professor in CEHD’s School of Education. What he does, in theory, is simple: he teaches people how to talk. In practice, it’s …
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Preparing for Convocation 2024
May 2, 2024
Graduation week at UD consists of a number of ceremonies. Graduates are welcome (and encouraged) to participate in their individual ceremonies as well as UD Commencement. Separate tickets are required for each event for both degree candidates and guests. Convocation is a personalized ceremony for our College. Unlike UD’s Commencement ceremony the …
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Research Spotlight: Sarah Curtiss
April 29, 2024
With graduation season around the corner, many autistic high school and college seniors may feel a unique tension between their hopes—what is possible—and their expectations—what is probable—when it comes to their future careers. Autistic youth face so many barriers to employment that one third of young adults on the autism …
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I Heart UD Giving Day 2024
April 26, 2024
I Heart UD Giving Day May 1, 2024 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. Join the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) community in supporting the …
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Steele Symposium Celebrates Student Research
April 24, 2024
On April 19, the University of Delaware 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. Since 1985, hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students have …
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Fostering Student Success
April 22, 2024
For 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 …
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Reserve Tickets for Commencement, Convocation
April 19, 2024
Convocation 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 …
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Steele Symposium 2024
April 17, 2024
On 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 …
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Learning to Read with Jax and Ren
April 12, 2024
As 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 …
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