Do Cell Phones Distract Us From Interacting With Our Kids?
April 7, 2022
Over the last several years, many researchers in early childhood education have focused on the amount of screen time that children receive each day and how it may affect their learning or development. But, what about the amount of time that a parent or caregiver spends in front of a …
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Learning with Educational Leaders
April 4, 2022
Effective school principals not only foster positive learning environments and improve teacher retention, but also affect student achievement — recent research has found that they add about three months’ worth of growth in students’ math and reading achievement. “Three months of student growth within a school that serves, for example, …
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What it takes to make Delaware beaches more accessible for visitors with disabilities
April 1, 2022
How can our beaches and seaside towns be more accessible to people with disabilities and their families? Find out in this DelawareOnline story, which features Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS) Director Beth Mineo, CDS Community Advisory Council members Brigitte Hancharick, Terri Hancharick and Kristin Harvey, and Emmanuel Jenkins, faculty with …
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Learning in Nature
March 30, 2022
“Dressing for the weather” takes on a literal meaning for parents who drop off their preschoolers at the University of Delaware’s Lab School, located on the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Children’s Campus. Taking their cue from the weather, the children arrive in rain boots, hats and jackets, …
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CEHD Graduate Programs Among Top 15% in Nation
March 29, 2022
The education graduate programs within University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) have been recognized by US News and World Report as among the best in the nation. This year, CEHD ranked at 39 among colleges and universities, placing the college in the top 15% of education …
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Accessing Healthy Food and Beverages
March 29, 2022
Where can families experiencing food insecurity buy healthy food and beverages? The answer to this question is more complicated than you may expect, and it changes depending on the state or territory in which the family lives. Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), …
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Excellence in Education Scholarship
March 15, 2022
Professor Nancy C. Jordan elected to National Academy of Education Early mathematical understanding often begins as young children engage in playful activities with their parents and caregivers. Toddlers and preschoolers relish in everyday numerical activities, like breaking three eggs into a bowl and adding half a cup of chocolate chips …
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CEHD Research Spotlight: Roderick L. Carey
March 10, 2022
How do we create high schools where Black boys believe that they matter? According to University of Delaware (UD) assistant professor Roderick L. Carey, the answer begins with reevaluating the relationships between educators and the Black boys that they teach or coach in light of systemically upheld racial stereotypes. Carey’s …
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Carol Vukelich Leading Education Project in the West Bank and Gaza
March 7, 2022
Carol Vukelich, professor emeritus in the School of Education and former dean of the College of Education and Human Development, is leading a project to develop a Kindergarten Professional Development Diploma for early childhood educators in the West Bank and Gaza. The overall goal of this project, titled “Enhancing the …
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Town Hall Series with Dean Gary Henry
February 24, 2022
School Improvement: Effective Practices, Barriers and Practitioner Insights Town Hall Series UD’s College of Education and Human Development and the North Carolina Board of Education hosted a live town hall series with Dean Gary Henry to discuss school improvement in the United States. The series featured researcher insights about the …
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UD Helps Delaware Child Care Programs
January 31, 2022
The University of Delaware’s Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) and state partners have joined forces to ensure early childhood professionals get the financial help they need to serve the state’s most vulnerable— young children and families. In March 2021, Delaware’s health and social services and education departments …
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CEHD Online Graduate Programs Ranked Among Best in Nation
January 25, 2022
For the third year in a row, US News and World Report has identified the online graduate education programs offered by the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) as among the best in the nation. The online education programs, housed within CEHD’s School of Education (SOE), …
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