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SOE researcher invited to White House arrival ceremony
October 26, 2015
Joseph Henderson, a learning sciences researcher in the University of Delaware’s School of Education, was invited to attend Pope Francis’s arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23. Henderson and collaborator David E. Long, a …
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National project manager for PISA to speak on October 19
October 13, 2015
The University of Delaware’s School of Education (SOE) will host a special colloquium presentation by Magnus Oskarsson, the national project manager for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in Sweden and the science coordinator for …
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Young-Suk Kim to discuss developmental writing on Oct. 14
October 8, 2015
The University of Delaware School of Education’s colloquium series “Writing Research: Where We Are and Where We Are Heading” continues on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. with a presentation by Young-Suk Kim, associate professor of reading and language ar …
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September 2015 achievements
October 7, 2015
Please join the School of Education in congratulating its faculty and students and SOE colleagues in affiliated centers on their achievements over the month of September 2015. The School of Education monthly achievements is a regular feature of the new …
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Ed.D. alumnus applies research to reduce senior dropout rate
September 29, 2015
In June 2005, only 385 seniors at William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware, graduated. Fifty-five students, or 12 percent of the 440-student senior class failed to graduate, even though these students had successfully completed the prior three …
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School of Education embraces coteaching
September 22, 2015
It was the dawn of a new school year and for more than 300 teacher education students this meant that they would be taking their final step to becoming education professionals – the first day of student teaching. This used to be a very one-sided affair …
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SOE Fall Colloquium Series begins September 16
September 15, 2015
The School of Education Colloquium Series, “Writing Research: Where We Are and Where We Are Heading,” begins Wednesday, Sept. 16, with an introduction to the series by faculty members. The fall series will foster an extended conversation about the pres …
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SOE professors receive $5 million grant for new research center
July 17, 2015
Before the school year begins, teachers at an elementary school will meet to set their curriculum and decide how to effectively teach their students. Educators and administrators at a school with a growing number of English language learners must decid …
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Joshua Wilson studies teachers’ use of essay-scoring software
July 8, 2015
“Can we write during recess?” Some students were asking that question at Anna P. Mote Elementary School, where teachers were testing software that automatically evaluates essays for University of Delaware researcher Joshua Wilson. Wilson, assistant pro …
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Roberta Golinkoff receives lifetime achievement award
May 28, 2015
Roberta Golinkoff, Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Chair in the School of Education, and her long-time collaborator Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, professor of psychology at Temple University, have been awarded the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award. This award, the highe …
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