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Alumna Carries UD Experience into Teaching Career
September 25, 2019Papers were strewn about the desks, with pencils and pens stored in cups and a poem from the day’s English lesson displayed on the projector screen. With Casey Shelor’s (formerly Casey Howard) fourth grade students at lunch, her classroom held a quiet …
Read MoreReading’s Best Language
September 23, 2019A new study co-authored by the University of Delaware’s Steven Amendum has found that children who had strong early reading skills in their native Spanish language when they entered kindergarten experienced greater growth in their ability to read Engli …
Read MoreSTEM Educators in Demand
September 19, 2019A small group of University of Delaware students majoring in science or engineering spent the summer engaging children and teens in activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as part of a new initiative designed to interest …
Read MoreGary T. Henry is dean of UD’s College of Education and Human Development
August 16, 2019A renowned researcher in the field of education, Gary T. Henry is the new dean of University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development and Professor in the School of Education and the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Ad …
Read MoreLessons Learned in School and Life
August 9, 2019There is power in storytelling. It gives a voice to the individual storyteller and to communities whose stories may have previously gone unnoticed or unheard. During the summer of 2019, three University of Delaware undergraduate students are inviting m …
Read MoreLearning Backward
August 5, 2019Have you ever learned something new only to realize that it’s caused you to forget something old? You’re not alone, said Charles Hohensee, associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. The phenomenon, known as “backward …
Read MoreUD Doctoral Student Named Miss Delaware
July 18, 2019University of Delaware doctoral student Hillary May was recently crowned Miss Delaware 2019 and will advance to the 2020 Miss America competition. May ran on a platform to destigmatize mental illness and raise awareness of resources for suicide prevent …
Read MoreConnecting the Classroom with the Community
July 8, 2019How can K-12 teachers connect their students’ personal, lived experiences to an often mandated, impersonal, and standards-based curriculum? This question becomes even more pressing for teachers who are working in underperforming schools with student po …
Read MoreTraining Delaware’s Teachers
June 17, 2019There’s a very good reason why 94% of undergraduates majoring in elementary teacher education (ETE) at the University of Delaware are employed as elementary, middle school or special education teachers after graduation. In addition to traditional class …
Read MoreClass of 2019, in Words and Pictures
June 3, 2019In their last few moments as seniors at the University of Delaware, the Class of 2019 celebrated the major milestone of graduating. There were hugs and selfies as they excitedly awaited the next chapter of their lives. Many wore their accomplishments p …
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