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Story Time During the Pandemic
October 28, 2020
So please, oh please, we beg, we pray Go throw your TV set away And in its place you can install a lovely bookshelf on the wall. — Roald Dahl in his classic children’s book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Though published in 1964, Dahl’s words cont …
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$University of Delaware Associate Professor Michelle Cirillo (right) interviews undergraduate Kayla Hurst about her preservice teaching experience that moved from in-person to online during the 2020 spring semester, due to the coronavirus pandemic.$

Finding a Silver Lining
September 23, 2020
When the coronavirus (COVID-19) prompted the closure of schools, impacting the field experience of University of Delaware students enrolled in teacher preparation programs, researchers Michelle Cirillo and Raymond LaRochelle jumped into action. They m …
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Uncovering Abuse
July 6, 2020
Those living with intellectual and developmental disabilities are seven times more likely to be sexually abused in their lifetimes than people without disabilities, according to U.S. Department of Justice data on sex crimes, and they are more likely to …
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Held Down and Held Back
June 23, 2020
Across the nation, school districts have emphasized the importance of racial and gender diversity among its educational leaders. Yet, during the 2011–2012 school year, only 20 percent of all principals were non-White, despite an increasingly diverse te …
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National Education Honors
April 21, 2020
For the second year in a row, the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the largest national interdisciplinary education research organization, has recognized University of Delaware faculty with its most prestigious honor. Of the 12 renowne …
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$University of Delaware School of Education Professor Amanda Jansen speaks with students at Milford Central Academy. Jansen recently published a new book called, “Rough Draft Math: Revising to Learn.”$

Rough Draft Math
April 2, 2020
Do you remember what it was like to learn math? How challenging it was to find solutions to problems that you didn’t understand? The dread of wrong answers? Before joining the University of Delaware’s School of Education, Professor Amanda Jansen was a …
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Building Trust in Science
March 17, 2020
While the public generally tends to hold favorable views of scientists, according to the nonpartisan PEW Research Center and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), that trust gets a little shaky in the context of hot-button pol …
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Helping Children Learn Math
February 18, 2020
The joys of counting often begin during the toddler years as children sing along to “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” or laugh with The Count on Sesame Street. But what happens when a child struggles to match those numbers with quantities? Many …
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Social Robots Teach Cyber Safety
February 13, 2020
UD-developed teaching tools help children become safe digital citizens Fifth graders from The College School on the University of Delaware’s Newark campus recently learned important lessons about safeguarding information online from an unusual t …
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Gary Henry ranked among 100 most impactful education policy scholars
January 13, 2020
Congratulations to CEHD dean Gary T. Henry, who has once again been named to the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Top 200 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Henry is ranked 81st in the nation—recognized for his extensive contributions to educa …
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