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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Charles MacArthur Recognized for Achievements in Special Education Research
January 24, 2022
Charles MacArthur, professor of special education and literacy in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, received the 2022 Special Education Research Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). The award recognizes an individual whose research has significantly advanced the education of children and youth with exceptionalities. …
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Radical Teaching in Turbulent Times
January 13, 2022
The college classroom has transformed over the last two years, affected by the transition to virtual teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, today’s political climate and the Black Lives Matter movement and other protests. Some may regard today’s climate as similar to that of the 1960s, another turbulent time in American …
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Leading the Way With Bookworms
January 6, 2022
January 5, 2022 Imagine walking into an elementary school classroom where the students don’t want to put down their books. With enthusiasm, excitement and sometimes even frustration, these young readers — “bookworms” in the making — plead with their teachers for permission to read one more chapter. In Delaware’s Seaford School …
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Beyond Principal Preparation
December 23, 2021
Assistant principals and principals are integral members of our schools, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Among their many roles, these educational leaders develop academic policies, liaise with district and state officials, support their school’s teachers and staff and foster relationships with students and parents. Research has often shown that effective …
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Giving Tuesday 2021
November 29, 2021
UD Montessori Teacher Residency: Changing the Face of Education The UD Montessori Teacher Residency program prepares teachers for the expansion of Montessori in the diverse publlic sector with both school-wide and practice-based learning. A core component of the Teacher Residency is learning to use the specially developed didactic materials …
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Brave Community
November 22, 2021
In today’s political climate, marked by the Black Lives movement and other protests, conversations about race can be difficult to have, especially as social media often fuels racial tensions rather than fostering productive dialogue. “In lives dominated by the isolation and polarization of social media, classrooms and other learning and …
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