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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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Laura Eisenman receives Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award
May 20, 2015
Dr. Laura Eisenman, associate professor in the School of Education and advisor for the interdisciplinary Disabilities Studies (DIST) minor, has been awarded a 2015 Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award by the Faculty Senate’s Committee on Student …
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With new grant, CRESP evaluates affordable food initiative
May 19, 2015
In 2014, over 49 million Americans in low-income households struggled to put food on their tables, and 46 million Americans participated in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In the same year, 95 …
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AERA honors Charles Hohensee for research on “backwards transfer”
April 30, 2015
The American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education (SIG-RME) has awarded Charles Hohensee, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Delaware, the SIG-RME Early Ca …
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James Hiebert accepts AERA Senior Scholar Award
April 30, 2015
James Hiebert, Robert J. Barkley Professor of Education, has received the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Special Interest Group for Research in Mathematics Education (SIG-RME) Senior Scholar Award, a highly significant national award. …
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Joshua Wilson receives Harris Kahn Memorial Scholarship Award
April 16, 2015
The University of Connecticut has awarded Dr. Joshua Wilson, Assistant Professor in the School of Education, the Harris Kahn Memorial Scholarship award, which recognizes doctoral dissertations of particular distinction within the fields of Special Educ …
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AERA honors Amanda Jansen
March 30, 2015
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has recognized Dr. Amanda Jansen, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, as an Outstanding Reviewer for 2014 of the American Educational Research Journal’s section on Teaching, Learning, and H …
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ASPIRE networks with alumni
March 23, 2015
The University of Delaware ASPIRE program held a panel discussion featuring alumni on Wednesday, March 11, with the Brandywine School District’s Dorrell Green telling audience members that “it’s not always easy, but it is enjoyable, being able to chang …
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