Seaford, Delaware: Fast Improvement in Delaware
December 9, 2019
School of Education professor and Professional Development Center for Educators Director Sharon Walpole is featured on the latest episode of the ExtraOrdinary Districts podcast. She discusses her open-access literacy curriculum Bookworms K-5 Reading and Writing. Closing the achievement gap between school districts depends on several factors, many of which are …
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Catching Up With Friends 2019
December 6, 2019
Catching Up With Friends 2019 Alumni are an important part of our CEHD family. See what exciting news has been happening in their lives in 2019! Click to see past updates from classmates. 2018 2017 2016 Stay Connected During the CEHD Alumni Weekend Reception on June 7, 2019, we presented …
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Giving Tuesday 2019
December 3, 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 teaching experience and, thus, cannot work to raise …
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Joshua Wilson Wins Mangone Young Scholar Award
November 25, 2019
The University of Delaware’s Francis Alison Society has selected Jason Gleghorn, assistant professor in the College of Engineering, and Joshua Wilson, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development, as the winners of the 2019 Gerard J. Mangone Young Scholars Awards. The award recognizes promising and accomplished young …
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20 Years of Study Abroad
November 20, 2019
As the University of Delaware celebrates Global Month in November, the Institute for Global Studies is celebrating the accomplishments of one of our own. Norma Gaines-Hanks, associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) has been named Faculty Director of the Year. Having expertly led UD Study Abroad programs for …
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Student Leaders
November 18, 2019
For students and their families who are new to the University of Delaware, New Student Orientation (NSO) is designed to ease their transition to the academic, social and cultural aspects of campus life. NSO is staffed almost entirely by students, known as Orientation Leaders, who serve as resources and provide …
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Teacher of the Year
November 15, 2019
University of Delaware alumna Rebecca Vitelli has been named Delaware’s 2020 State Teacher of the Year. At age 26, she is one of the youngest nominees to receive the state-wide award, being nominated her first year of eligibility for her talent and commitment as a pre-kindergarten teacher in the Colonial …
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Your Baby is a Genius
October 21, 2019
Did you know your baby is a genius? It’s a serious question, one that University of Delaware professor Roberta Michnick Golinkoff has been asking parents since she arrived on campus in 1974 and established the Infant Language Lab, since renamed the Child’s Play, Learning and Development Laboratory. When Golinkoff looks into the eyes …
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Working in Israel
October 8, 2019
The University of Delaware is a global hub of learning and innovation with a talent network of students, alumni and faculty who are working tirelessly to solve the world’s most pressing problems. For those in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), the problems are social in nature: …
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From Dreamer to Leader
October 4, 2019
Leaving home to attend the University of Delaware wasn’t easy for Saray Lopez, a first-generation college student and Human Relations Administration major in the College of Education and Human Development. Born and raised in Frankford, Delaware, a rural town with more farms than traffic lights, Lopez is the third of …
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New Faculty Research Grants
October 4, 2019
CEHD faculty research centers on addressing fundamental and complex educational and social inequities. This fall, eleven of our faculty were awarded grants through IES, NSF, the Spencer Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate and implement strategies and interventions designed to improve teachers’ practice and student outcomes. …
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Teaching in Thailand
October 1, 2019
About 400 miles south of Bangkok in the coastal city of Surat Thani, located along the Gulf of Thailand, University of Delaware alumna Allison Scott is teaching English, math and social studies to classrooms full a talented fourth and fifth graders. For Scott, teaching in Thailand is a dream come …
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