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  • UD teacher residents accept teaching positions in Red Clay Consolidated School District during its Teacher Signing Day. From left to right: Krissy Najera (director of DCTE), Jamie Bailey (director of UD’s Teacher Residency program), Mariela Lomeli, Alexa Cruz, Meghan Purcell (UD residents), Governor John Carney, CEHD dean Gary T. Henry, Meghan Salter, Claire Bennett, and Clark Scott (UD residents).

    Resident Teacher Success

    September 14, 2021

    In light of the national shortage of teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade, many universities with teacher preparation programs are seeking creative ways to encourage more undergraduates to pursue teaching as a career. The University of Delaware, …

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  • Dr. Jill Biden

    In Support of our Ed.D. alumna, Dr. Jill Biden

    December 22, 2020

    In light of a recent opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal that focused on one of our most esteemed graduates, Dr. Jill Biden, questioning the legitimacy of doctoral credentials in higher education, we want to state very clearly: The Unive …

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  • Kimberly Stock

    Teacher of the Year

    December 3, 2020

    Teacher Kimberly Stock usually starts the school year by asking students to write a set of rules for the class. Stock has her own rules as well, the most important being “Respect,” but the students work together to submit their own rules and negotiate …

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  • Excellence in Educational Leadership

    June 22, 2020

    University of Delaware alumnus named Secondary School Principal of the Year Shanta Reynolds, St. Georges Technical High School principal and University of Delaware (UD) alumnus, has been named Secondary School Principal of the Year by the Delaware Asso …

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  • Graduate Programs Open House January 29

    January 2, 2020

    Learn about our Graduate Programs within the School of Education, Human Development and Family Sciences, and several multi-disciplinary programs at our Open House. Wednesday, January 29th, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Willard Hall Education Building (Room 116), 1 …

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  • Kathleen Olenderski (second from left) receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching at an honorary gala in Washington, D.C.

    National Teaching Honor for UD Grad

    November 20, 2019

    University of Delaware alumna Kathleen Olenderski has won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Established by Congress in 1983 and administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation, the P …

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  • Rebecca Vitelli guides a student through the alphabet in her pre-kindergarten classroom at the Colwyck Center in Colonial School District.

    Teacher of the Year

    November 20, 2019

    University of Delaware alumna Rebecca Vitelli has been named Delaware’s 2020 State Teacher of the Year. At age 26, she is one of the youngest nominees to receive the state-wide award, being nominated her first year of eligibility for her talent and com …

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  • Allison Scott stands with her fourth grade students when she was teaching at a school in Trang, Thailand.

    Teaching in Thailand

    September 30, 2019

    About 400 miles south of Bangkok in the coastal city of Surat Thani, located along the Gulf of Thailand, University of Delaware alumna Allison Scott is teaching English, math and social studies to classrooms full of talented fourth and fifth graders. F …

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  • Elementary teacher education alumna poses for a photo in her elementary classroom.

    Alumna Carries UD Experience into Teaching Career

    September 25, 2019

    Papers 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 …

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  • CEHD Alumni Win NYC Excellence in Education Awards

    May 21, 2019

    Four University of Delaware alumni, Cori Breindel (‘17), Alexis Holzmann (‘17), Carleigh Antico (‘18), and Kelsey Shallow (‘18), have been recognized as recipients of Success Academy’s Excellence in Education Awards. Every year, Success Academy, New Yo …

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