CEHD In The News
June 11, 2025
Read the latest on CEHD faculty, staff and programs featured in news publications. June 2025 Nancy Jordan The Building Blocks Of Math That Young Students Need To Excel — But Aren’t Always Getting, The Seattle Medium, June 10 Joshua Wilson Web Builder Statistics 2025: 1 in 3 Have Built a …
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Showing Students They Matter
May 30, 2025
For University of Delaware alum Camila Polanco, EHD25, school was one of the first places where she learned how much it matters to feel seen, heard and valued—not only as a student, but as a whole person. After graduating this May, Polanco now hopes to use her dissertation work to …
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Research Spotlight: Steve Amendum
May 30, 2025
Multilingual learners (ML), or children whose home language is not English, make up about 15% of all kindergarten and first grade students in U.S. public schools. Yet, many teachers receive little preparation in ML instruction, and many feel unprepared to support their ML’s languages, cultures and immigration experiences. To support …
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Research Spotlight: Jennifer Gallo-Fox and Dorit Radnai-Griffin
May 1, 2025
More than 100 years ago, laboratory schools—like University of Delaware’s Lab School—were developed on university campuses to respond to the needs of their communities and provide leadership in early childhood education (ECE). Today, after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of our ECE systems, the work of these schools for …
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A Leading Woman in Higher Education
March 31, 2025
Dominique J. Baker, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) School of Education and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, has been named one of the top 40 women in higher education in 2025 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. This …
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Research Spotlight: Dominique Baker
March 31, 2025
In recent years, discussions about inequality in the college admissions process have focused on the use of standardized tests like the SAT. But few discussions have focused on another important part of the college application: the listing of extracurricular activities. With new research on the reporting of extracurriculars, University of …
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Research Spotlight: Leigh McLean
February 28, 2025
Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a frustrating math lesson. It’s easy to imagine how a child’s emotions may evoke feelings of joy or empathy in a teacher, …
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Research Spotlight: Teomara Rutherford
January 31, 2025
University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women and underrepresented students with interests in STEM turn away from these career paths in college. With new research in CS education, University of Delaware researchers are uncovering more effective ways …
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CEHD For The Record: Fall 2024
December 17, 2024
Check out the Fall 2024 issue of CEHD For the Record, featuring accomplishments of the College of Education and Human Development from May to November 2024. Published each semester, CEHD For the Record is an internal newsletter highlighting the diverse and inspiring work taking place across our School of Education, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and …
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Research Spotlight: Mousavi, Earnshaw and Layland
October 30, 2024
Many people think about LGBTQ+ identity disclosure—or the act of coming out—as a singular event that happens during one conversation or social interaction. But, in a new review of studies, University of Delaware doctoral student Mohammad Mousavi, Associate Professor Valerie Earnshaw, Assistant Professor Eric Layland and Norman Chong of the …
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Research Spotlight: Lynsey Gibbons
September 30, 2024
When asked to imagine classroom learning, some people envision a teacher at the front of the room, guiding their students’ learning through a series of questions without much connection to the students’ interests or experiences. Many teachers envision the same model when they think about their own professional learning. But, …
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Back-To-School Well-Being
August 22, 2024
The bustling back-to-school season is often an exciting time as teachers and students prepare for a new academic year and return to their favorite fall activities. But this transitionary period can also be a stressful one, as people adopt new routines, join new school communities or establish new goals. For …
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