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Teacher Retention Challenge
December 22, 2022
Many schools and districts across the nation have grappled with a shortage of teachers and have struggled to retain their staff after five years. Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this shortage as teachers and school leaders struggled w …
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National Voice in Teacher Preparation
December 22, 2022
Christine Carrino Gorowara, senior associate director in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Center for Excellence and Equity in Teacher Preparation (CEETP), has been elected to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Educa …
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CEHD Welcomes 10 New Faculty Members
October 18, 2022
This fall, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) welcomes 10 new faculty members, including two senior tenure-track faculty members—Jessica Namkung and Sara Goldstein—in the areas of special education and human de …
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Racial Equity and Time-Series Methods
September 27, 2022
In a recent conference on the “Intersection of Racial Equity and Time-Series Methods,” hosted by the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) and supported by the Spencer Foundation, practitioners and researchers from 22 …
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UD Alumni Lead Delaware Public Service Departments
August 17, 2022
As a state-assisted land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution, the University of Delaware is committed to the intellectual, cultural and ethical development of its undergraduate and graduate students as citizens, scholars and professionals. UD …
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Delaware Career and Technical Education
August 17, 2022
Career and technical education (CTE), or educational programs that specialize in the skilled trades, applied sciences, modern technologies and career preparation, offer students diverse pathways to exciting careers in agriculture, architecture, constru …
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Reading instruction
July 29, 2022
Teaching children to read is complex, and there are different approaches to teaching literacy, with some methods focusing on phonics and others focusing more heavily on language comprehension. Research has shown, however, that the most effective instruction includes explicit instruction in both.
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In Memoriam: Beverly McLain
July 14, 2022
Beverly Baker McLain, retired senior secretary in the School of Education of the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development, died on May 16, 2022. She was 79. Ms. McLain joined the School of Education in 1986 and retired in 2005. …
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School of Education Director to become Dean of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s College of Education
July 7, 2022
Following an esteemed career in the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), Chrystalla Mouza, distinguished professor and director of the School of Education (SOE), and professor of Computer and Information Sciences, …
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A Novel Approach to Teaching Algebra
May 19, 2022
Unlike other elementary and middle school mathematics courses, algebra begins to introduce abstract relationships and ideas. While textbooks attempt to give students real-world illustrations of these new concepts, many students struggle to match what t …
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