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UD College of Education & Public Policy EXPO!
November 11, 2009
Learn what majors, minors and graduate programs the College of Education and Public Policy has to offer! Find out how you can make a difference while earning a living. Come to the UD College of Education & Public Policy EXPO!
Wednesday, November 18th from 1:30 – 4:30 pm in the Perkins Student Center – Rodney Room
-Learn about the college’s 4 + 1 programs. You can earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in just 5 years! It is available in the areas of public administration, human development and family studies, and teaching English as a second language.
- Students majoring in science, English, or math can now get a master of arts in teaching. This program allows you to earn a teaching degree in a new 1-year program!
-Check out new degree programs in areas like disaster science and management, fashion studies, public policy, or community and organizational leadership.
-And get information about the Study Abroad opportunities available through the College.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Any questions? Check out the College of Education and Public Policy website for more information: http://www.cepp.udel.edu/expo
$2 Million NSF Grant Evaluate Math Teacher Prep
October 10, 2009
Dawn Berk, assistant professor in the School of Education, is leading a group of University of Delaware researchers who will be evaluating the University’s mathematics teacher preparation programs over the next five years, thanks to a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s REESE (Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering) program. Read more…
DCTE Receives $3.6 million Early Reading First Grant
September 09, 2009
The Delaware Center for Teacher Education will receive more than $3.6 million in an Early Reading First grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help train teachers at three early-learning centers with high populations of low-income children. Unlocking Doors to Enhanced Language and Literacy, lead by Martha Buell and Myae Han from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, and Carol Vukelich from the Delaware Center for Teacher Education, is a partnership between the Delaware Center for Teacher Education and three community-based child care centers (Early Learning Center, Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center, and St. Michael’s School and Nursery). The project aims to achieve excellence in (1) language- and literacy-richness of the classroom; (2) the knowledge the teachers and assistants possess about language and literacy development and instruction through the provision of a powerful professional development program with group sessions followed with classroom coaching to support the application of the newly-acquired knowledge; (3) teacher implementation of a standards and scientifically-based language and literacy program, delivered through explicit instruction methods, with additional supports provided to children not making adequate progress through the classroom intervention; and (4) child achievements in language expression and comprehension, and emergent literacy. Read more….
UD Faculty Published in The Reading Teacher
September 09, 2009
The September issue of The Reading Teacher includes an article by members of Delaware Center for Teacher Education and the School of Education. Building Preschool Children’s Language and Literacy One Storybook at a Time by Katherine A. Beauchat, Katrin L. Blamey, Sharon Walpole describes the professional development tool, Innovation Configuration (IC), they developed. The IC allows teachers to identify essential literacy and language components appropriate for a specific book, plan how to target these areas before, during, and after their shared reading, and then reflect on their practice.
Education Informational Meetings
August 08, 2009
Do you know what you need in order to obtain your teacher certification? Which tests do you need to take? Find out at one of the following upcoming Informational Meetings held on September 15th, October 5th, and November 18th. All meetings will be a 6:00 pm in 205B Willard Hall.
All SENIORS should plan on attending one of these Informational Meetings.
Graduate Scholarship Program
August 08, 2009
The Resident Professional and Continuing Studies Graduate Scholarship Program is offered from UD to Delaware residents who enroll in a graduate course through Professional and Continuing Studies and who pay tuition for a graduate course(s) in the 2009-10 academic year. The amount of the Resident Graduate Scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s billing account at the time registration takes place. For more information, contact the Delaware Center for Teacher Education at 302-831-3000.
2009 Teacher Job Fair
May 05, 2009
The University of Delaware hosted the 31st annual teacher job fair which brought hundreds of students, alumni and other educators to campus to meet with recruiters from Delaware school districts as well as school districts from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. This two-day event, sponsored by UD’s Bank of America Career Services Center and the University Council on Teacher Education, was held at the Bob Carpenter Center on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday April 22.
On Tuesday, April 21, more than 475 students, alumni, and other candidates met with 98 representatives from Delaware public and charter schools. By the end of the day 1,823 interviews were conducted. The job fair continued on Wednesday, April 22nd with school district representatives from other Mid-Atlantic states joining those from Delaware. Together, more than 219 recruiters from 101 school districts met with or interviewed 569 students/candidates on the second day. Over the course of the two days, 4,904 interviews were conducted and hundreds of additional informal conversations were also held between students and recruiters.
Evaluations completed by school district personnel cited both the enthusiasm and high quality of the student participants as well as the organization of the event. As one recruiter stated, “It is the best job fair I have attended”.
Students also evaluated the event positively, citing the excellent opportunity to meet and interview with many recruiters from several different states.
