School Leadership Conference
June 19, 2019
The Delaware Academy for School Leadership (DASL) at the University of Delaware is a professional development, research and policy center working to improve public education by developing leaders. On Wednesday, June 26, DASL will host its 17th Annual Policy and Practice Institute at Dover High School. This is a premier …
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Jackie Wilson Shares Expertise on New Podcast
June 14, 2019
Jackie Wilson, director of the UD’s Delaware Academy for School Leadership and assistant professor in the School of Education, recently appeared on the National Governor’s Association’s new Education School Leadership podcast series. In this episode, Wilson shares her expertise and insights on the value of school leadership and strategies that governors and state …
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Training Delaware’s Teachers
June 14, 2019
There’s a very good reason why 94% of undergraduates majoring in elementary teacher education (ETE) at the University of Delaware are employed as elementary, middle school or special education teachers after graduation. In addition to traditional classroom learning, ETE majors spend much of their degree program engaged in extensive field …
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Fathering Full-time
June 13, 2019
As the norms of American families have changed, so too has fatherhood. It’s become a more engaging and dynamic responsibility. No longer the sole breadwinner in many families, many dads nowadays are fulfilling household roles that their own fathers did not. This expectation for fathers to be more involved in …
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Overcoming Odds
June 4, 2019
During the fall semester of 2017, Mckenna Winnie, a human services major in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, was just starting her sophomore year at the University of Delaware. To that point, her college career was proceeding according to plan. Because of AP credits that carried over …
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Janine de Novais develops pedagogical approach for learning about race issues
May 28, 2019
In today’s political climate, marked by the Black Lives movement and other protests, conversations about race are 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, college classrooms are fast becoming rare …
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In Recognition of Outstanding Work
May 22, 2019
Four members of the University of Delaware faculty have been recognized for outstanding work in teaching and two for excellence in advisement and mentoring. In addition, four doctoral students also have been honored for excellence in teaching. The honors were announced at the May 13 Faculty Senate meeting. Selected by …
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New path for teachers
May 17, 2019
For students whose dream is to become an elementary or middle school teacher, the University of Delaware’s Associate in Arts Elementary Teacher Education (AAETE) program offers a lot of advantages. Class sizes are small, professors and advisers provide individual attention, proximity to home can ease the transition from high school to college, …
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I Heart UD Giving Day 2019
May 15, 2019
I Heart UD Giving Day May 15, 2019 Student Teacher Certification Support Students are required to complete a certification exam and a performance assessment in order to become certified to teach. However, the fees associated with these requirements are quite steep for students who are immersed in a student …
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Diversity and Disability in Hawaii
May 10, 2019
Water and volcanoes are central to Hawaiian culture and society. The islands boast nearly as much coastline as California with beautiful beaches, picturesque mountains and some of the best surfing in the world. But for 28 undergraduate students attending the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) winter session …
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Fueled by Philanthropy
May 10, 2019
Growing up, Ally Raiche, Class of 2021, always gave back to her community in Camden, Delaware. She volunteered to coach children on the softball field and bagged groceries for families in need at Thanksgiving. When it came to attending college, Raiche took her passion for helping others and opted to …
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Education Doctoral Student Receives Outstanding Dissertation Award
May 7, 2019
School of Education doctoral candidate Dandan Chen was recently presented the prestigious Outstanding Dissertation Award by the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) special interest group in School Community, Climate and Culture. Chen’s dissertation, “Optimizing the precision and efficiency of the Delaware School Climate Scale: An application of multivariate generalizability theory,” investigates the accuracy …
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