CEHD Faculty and Staff Honored in National Historic Recognition Project
April 24, 2020
UD’s National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities has announced that Steven M. Eidelmanv, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Development and Family Science, and Nancy Weiss, director, have been selected for recognition in The National Historic Recognition Project: 2000-2020 for their significant contributions to nationally significant research, practice, public policy and advocacy initiatives that …
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Summer 2020 Courses
April 15, 2020
UD College of Education & Human Development Summer Courses This summer learn new skills, enhance your knowledge, and advance your career! UD’s College of Education and Human Development summer session offers fully online learning opportunities for early-career and experienced education professionals. Teachers, administrators and instructional aides in Delaware public and …
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National Education Honors
April 10, 2020
For the second year in a row, the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the largest national interdisciplinary education research organization, has recognized University of Delaware faculty with its most prestigious honor. Of the 12 renowned researchers named as 2020 AERA Fellows, two are faculty members in UD’s School of Education (SOE). Nancy …
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Teachers of Tomorrow
April 9, 2020
Each year, the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) graduates approximately 200 teachers who will go on to fulfilling careers in early childhood or elementary teacher education. However, many more students who would have become exceptional teachers pick a different career path or forego college altogether. …
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Breaking Down Stigma
April 1, 2020
Stigma creates barriers that stifle the health and well-being of marginalized communities. Social stigma toward people struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs) has hindered the response to the opioid crisis in the United States, where addiction among some populations continues to be treated as a moral failing rather than a …
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Rough Draft Math
April 1, 2020
Do you remember what it was like to learn math? How challenging it was to find solutions to problems that you didn’t understand? The dread of wrong answers? Before joining the University of Delaware’s School of Education, Professor Amanda Jansen was a junior high mathematics teacher, and she had these …
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Promoting School Leadership
March 25, 2020
After 10 years as leader of Delaware’s Brandywine School District, where he oversaw 16 schools serving more than 10,000 students, superintendent Mark Holodick has joined the Delaware Academy for School Leadership (DASL) at the University of Delaware as a senior leadership specialist. DASL is a professional development, research and policy center working …
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COVID-19 Resources for Educators & Families
March 25, 2020
Resources to support Delaware’s children, teachers, families and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic Updated October 21, 2020 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has sparked much conversation throughout the world and has created opportunities for schools, teachers and families to respond in meaningful ways. Understanding the science behind how the coronavirus originated, …
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Jackie Wilson on Inclusive Education Project Podcast
March 24, 2020
A big problem today in schools is how they can be so different in their approach to IEP teams and their approach to inclusion. How are the Administrators, the Principals, and the Directors of Special Education addressing their programs? What are their philosophies on inclusion and special education, and how …
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Building Trust in Science
March 2, 2020
While the public tends to hold favorable views of scientists generally, according to the nonpartisan PEW Research Center and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), that trust gets a little shaky in the context of hot-button political issues. For example, whereas 98 percent of AAAS scientists believe …
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UD Supports Delaware Teachers
February 26, 2020
“Teaching is a marathon.” This is how Celeste Bunting, director of personnel for the Indian River School District in Sussex County and a University of Delaware graduate, described the work of educators teaching children in preschool through 12th grade (P-12). As with running, the job can be grueling and thankless. …
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Learning in Germany
February 24, 2020
As the University of Delaware celebrates another successful year of its pioneering study abroad program, 16 students from the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) and Horn Entrepreneurship spent the 2020 Winter Session in Berlin and Munich, Germany. Throughout the the three-week journey, students met with entrepreneurs, nonprofits, small businesses and …
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