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Research Spotlight: Rosalie Rolón-Dow
March 27, 2023Read moreIn a new study supported by the Spencer Foundation, University of Delaware associate professor Rosalie Rolón-Dow uses an innovative framework that weaves critical race theory and narrative analysis to show how racial microaggressions—everyday interactions that stereotype, insult or invalidate racially minoritized people—are ultimately expressions of white supremacy. Published in Harvard …
Next Steps for School Success
March 20, 2023Read moreHow can Delaware education leaders partner to best serve the needs of their teachers, administrators and students? University of Delaware’s School Success Center (SSC), housed within the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), convened Delaware school district leaders and members of the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) to answer …
In the News: Center for Research in Education and Social Policy
March 9, 2023Read moreIn a recent article in The Sun Journal, CEHD’s Center for Research in Education and Social Policy is cited as a resource on chronic absenteeism. The article discusses chronic absenteeism at Telstar, a public high school in Bethel, Maine, and cites CRESP research on the adverse effects of these continued …
Multilingual Learners
March 7, 2023Read moreIn Delaware’s K-12 schools, there’s no shortage of students who speak various home or heritage languages and who need specialized support as they learn to speak, read and write English. What there is a shortage of is teachers who are specifically trained in the best ways to help these youngsters …
In Memoriam: Michael Ferrari
March 1, 2023Read moreMichael Ferrari, professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) of the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), passed away Feb. 25, 2023. He was 66. A member of the University faculty since 1982, he was interim chair of the department in 2001-02. …
Research Spotlight: Erica Litke and Laura M. Desimone
February 28, 2023Read moreCulturally responsive (CR) teaching, a teaching approach that leverages students’ cultural identities to support their academic success, requires a particular disposition toward students and teaching. This disposition includes believing in the importance of CR teaching, cultural diversity and race-consciousness, as well as teachers’ own self-efficacy or capacity for CR teaching. …
Learning with Executive Leaders
February 27, 2023Read morePrincipal supervisors, curriculum directors and other district-level leaders play an important role in coaching principals in their work to foster positive learning environments, guide teachers and improve student outcomes. In Delaware, these executive leaders also work to develop and enact important policies related to learning and instruction, equity and inclusion …
Leaders in Early Childhood Care and Education
February 23, 2023Read moreThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the University of Delaware’s (UD) Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC), housed within the College of Education and Human Development, and five other partners a cooperative agreement to establish and operate the first-of-its-kind National Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Center. In addition …
Educators Rising
February 15, 2023Read moreThe University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) will sponsor the Delaware Educators Rising education conference for middle school, high school and college students March 7 through 8, 2023, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Wilmington, Delaware. The Delaware chapter of Educators Rising is a career and …
Champion in Education
February 14, 2023Read moreWith graduate programs in education, educational leadership, human development and family sciences and more, University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) prepares students to become educators, researchers, advocates and leaders in their fields, locally in Delaware and around the globe. As a doctoral student in CEHD’s …