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Democracy Project summer institute for teachers
June 28, 2016
Twenty-five Delaware school teachers gathered in the University of Delaware’s Graham Hall on Monday, June 20, to begin the 18th annual Democracy Project Summer Institute for Teachers. The goal of the institute is to help teachers hone their classroom s …
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May 2016 achievements
June 13, 2016
Please join the School of Education in congratulating its faculty, students, and SOE colleagues in affiliated centers on their achievements over May 2016. The School of Education monthly achievements is a regular feature of the news section of the SOE …
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Doctoral student John Strong receives Fontana Family Scholarship
June 13, 2016
John Strong, a PhD student specializing in literacy development and learning problems, has received the Fontana Family Graduate Tuition Scholarship in Education. Established in 2013 by UD alumna Donna Fontana, the scholarship supports graduate students …
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Roberta Golinkoff co-authors new book, Becoming Brilliant
June 9, 2016
ABCs and 1,2,3s are the some of the first nuggets of knowledge children pick up. From the start, one University of Delaware professor says, teachers and parents should be placing emphasis on a single number – six – and letter – C. The 6Cs stand for col …
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Celebration of Excellence recognizes faculty research, teaching, and service
May 17, 2016
Research, education and service are the three tenets embraced by the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). In May, CEHD recognized four faculty members who have demonstrated superior commitment to their fields. Col …
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Allison Karpyn receives Fulbright to study global food insecurity
May 17, 2016
Allison Karpyn, associate director of the Center for Education Research and Social Policy (CRESP) and associate professor of human development and family studies is the most recent University of Delaware faculty member to be named a Fulbright Scholar. …
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Alumna Melanie Mundell named Delaware Bio Educator of the Year
May 12, 2016
Melanie Mundell, a University of Delaware alumna, has been selected as the 2016 Delaware Bio Educator of the Year for grades K-12 by the Delaware BioScience Association (DBA). The DBA recognizes exemplary individuals and organizations for their contrib …
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April 2016 achievements
May 5, 2016
Please join the School of Education in congratulating its faculty, students, and SOE colleagues in affiliated centers on their achievements over April 2016. The School of Education monthly achievements is a regular feature of the news section of the SO …
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Sharon Walpole develops open-access elementary English curriculum
May 5, 2016
In order to help children read more complex texts, Sharon Walpole, professor in the University of Delaware School of Education, and her colleague Mike McKenna of the University of Virginia have developed Bookworms, a free, open-access, elementary Engli …
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Steele Symposium showcases graduate student research
May 4, 2016
When keynote speaker Kevin F. Miller asked attendees at the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development’s Steele Symposium what was the scarcest resource in education, he received one answer — time. Teachers are expected to squeez …
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