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Steele Symposium Celebrates Student Research
May 9, 2022Read moreOn April 29, the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) hosted the annual Marion H. Steele Symposium to share and celebrate the innovative research of its undergraduate and graduate students in education, human development and related disciplines. Over the past 35 years, over 450 undergraduate and graduate students have …
I Heart UD Giving Day 2022
April 30, 2022Read moreI Heart UD Giving Day May 4, 2022 I Heart UD Giving Day is an opportunity for the UD community to collectively support faculty, staff and student-led causes, programs and initiatives that matter most to them. Together, the UD community can make a lasting impact for current and future generations …
Literacy Lessons
April 29, 2022Read moreTeachers and prospective teachers often want to include topics about equity and social justice in their classrooms — and are expected to do so under national education standards — but adding new material to their already crowded instructional schedules can be daunting. Now, however, a project developed at the University …
CEHD Research Spotlight: Gary T. Henry
April 13, 2022Read moreHow do the characteristics of principals affect the success of the turnaround schools that they lead? In a recent study, University of Delaware dean and professor Gary T. Henry and his co-authors examine the characteristics of turnaround principals in Tennessee, contrasting an effective, local school turnaround model with a less …
Funding Boost in Education
April 8, 2022Read moreThe University of Delaware has received significant support for research, education and workforce development projects in the federal government’s $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law on March 15. Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), which runs through the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, allows senators and …
Do Cell Phones Distract Us From Interacting With Our Kids?
April 7, 2022Read moreOver the last several years, many researchers in early childhood education have focused on the amount of screen time that children receive each day and how it may affect their learning or development. But, what about the amount of time that a parent or caregiver spends in front of a …
Learning with Educational Leaders
April 4, 2022Read moreEffective school principals not only foster positive learning environments and improve teacher retention, but also affect student achievement — recent research has found that they add about three months’ worth of growth in students’ math and reading achievement. “Three months of student growth within a school that serves, for example, …
What it takes to make Delaware beaches more accessible for visitors with disabilities
April 1, 2022Read moreHow can our beaches and seaside towns be more accessible to people with disabilities and their families? Find out in this DelawareOnline story, which features Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS) Director Beth Mineo, CDS Community Advisory Council members Brigitte Hancharick, Terri Hancharick and Kristin Harvey, and Emmanuel Jenkins, faculty with …
Learning in Nature
March 30, 2022Read more“Dressing for the weather” takes on a literal meaning for parents who drop off their preschoolers at the University of Delaware’s Lab School, located on the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Children’s Campus. Taking their cue from the weather, the children arrive in rain boots, hats and jackets, …
CEHD Graduate Programs Among Top 15% in Nation
March 29, 2022Read moreThe education graduate programs within University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) have been recognized by US News and World Report as among the best in the nation. This year, CEHD ranked at 39 among colleges and universities, placing the college in the top 15% of education …