School of Education Graduate Open House
You are cordially invited to attend the School of Education's part-time graduate open house that will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2010, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Activities will begin in Room 207 of the Willard Hall Education Building on Main Street at the Newark campus of the University of Delaware. Participants will meet faculty and current students and learn about degree programs including Ed.D. in Educational Leadership; M.Ed. in Educational Technology; M.Ed. in Exceptional Children and Youth; M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration; M.Ed. in Reading; M.Ed. in School Leadership; Master of Instruction (M.I.) including School Library Media; and the M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language. Information about financial aid programs will also be available, and refreshments will be served. Registration is requested by January 19 by contacting Christina Johnston at cmj@udel.edu or 302-831-6955. For more details, follow this link to the Open House Flyer.
Student Council Packs Shoebox Gifts for Needy Children
University of Delaware junior Emily Edmonds has been packing shoeboxes full of gifts for needy children every November since she was in second grade. This year, she decided to carry on the tradition of Operation Christmas Child, which is sponsored by the Samaritan's Purse international Christian relief organization, with a student organization at UD. As a result, the Student Council for Exceptional Children, which is organized through the School of Education, held an event last month to pack dozens of shoeboxes for needy children across the world. The shoeboxes were filled with necessities like socks and toothbrushes, toys, and even candy, then wrapped and sent to children living in poverty in remote or disaster-hit areas of the world. To learn more this effort, follow this link to the UDaily story.
Students Empower Peers to Pursue International Research
School of Education students and faculty brought more than just a brown-bag lunch to the table last month during a panel session on international research. Five representatives of SOE shared valuable information with other students about how to conduct international research and how to access available resources to further research interests. During the discussion, students and faculty also made several recommendations to students interested in conducting international research and traveling abroad. To read more about student and faculty experiences and to learn how to get started, follow this link to the UDaily story.
DASP School Psychologists Recognized by Governor Jack A. Markell
During School Psychology Awareness Week, Nov. 9-13, the Governor of Delaware presented a proclamation to members of DASP commemorating the week. Members of the UD community, including Marika Ginsburg-Block, Emily Klein, Cathy Holland, and Alison Solano were among the active DASP members whose efforts were acknowledged. The School of Education is proud to recognize its faculty and alumna for their advancement of the field through active participation in professional organizations.
Frank Murray Inducted into Laureate Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi
Frank Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor in the School of Education and in the Department of Psychology at the University of Delaware, is one of the newest Laureate members of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education. Murray received this honor in an induction ceremony on Oct. 30. The Laureate Chapter honors men and women who have made a significant contribution in the field of education. It is limited to only 60 living people. To read more about this honor, follow this link to the UDaily story.
SOE Graduate Student Appointed to Delaware Sports Commission
On Friday, November 6, Gov. Jack Markell officially launched the Delaware Sports Commission. Four people affiliated with the University of Delaware have been appointed to the commission, designed to help bring sports business, including national sporting events, to the First State. One of those people is Matthew Sparks, a graduate student in the School of Education's Higher Education Administration program. Sparks has been appointed executive director of the commission. He calls this the ultimate opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a field about which he is passionate. To read more about plans for the newly formed Delaware Sports Commission, follow this link to the UDaily story.
Stimulus Grant to Aid UD Professor in Studying Preschool Geometric Knowledge
Roberta Golinkoff, H. Rodney Sharp Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, and graduate student Wilkey Wong wanted to know what preschool children understand about geometric shapes and how to manipulate them. There is a link between spatial skills and mathematical abilities for older children, but there is little research on what younger children can do. Now, with the help of a $904,828 federal stimulus grant from the National Institutes of Health, Golinkoff and Wong will be uncovering young students' geometric abilities. To read more about this research project, follow this link to the UDaily story.
School of Education Alumna Named Delaware Teacher of the Year
Mary Pinkston, a University of Delaware alumna, has earned the top honor of Delaware's Teacher of the Year for 2010. She beat out 19 other district finalists throughout the state for the honor. Pinkston has 17 years of teaching experience, all in the Brandywine School District. She's not the only UD graduate who competed this year for the title of Delaware Teacher of the Year. Of all 20 of the district finalists, seven of the educators earned their master's degrees or took graduate coursework at UD, and three teachers earned their elementary teacher certification from the University's School of Education. For more on Pinkston's honor, follow this link to the UDaily story.
SOE to Participate in First College Expo
The University of Delaware College of Education and Public Policy will hold its first College Expo on Wednesday, November 18, providing undergraduate students, prospective graduate students and members of the community an opportunity to see the types of degrees the college has to offer in one location. The College Expo will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 PM in the Rodney Room of the Perkins Student Center on Academy Street. It will showcase 13 undergraduate majors and minors and more than 25 graduate programs available to students. To learn more about the College Expo, follow this link to the UDaily story.
$2 Million NSF Grant Supports Research on Math Teacher Preparation at UD
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. Berk is the primary investigator of the group, which will be following two cohorts of graduates from math teacher preparation programs within the School of Education and the Department of Mathematical Sciences over the first three to four years of their teaching careers. To read more about this research, follow this link to the UDaily story.
Chrystalla Mouza Wins National Research Award
The Association of Teacher Educators has announced that Chrystalla Mouza, associate professor in the University of Delaware School of Education, is the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Research in Teacher Education award. This yearly award is designed to honor the highest quality research in the field of education across the country. For more on Professor Mouza's award, follow this link to the UDaily story.
First School Psychology Program “Olympics” a Big Success
Graduate students in the school psychology program recently brought together about 40 current students, alumni, faculty, and significant others for a day of friendly and fairly unusual competition. Beginning with opening ceremonies, four teams competed in events like Human Block Design, So You Think You Can Dance and Scavenger Hunt. Each team created its own custom designed t-shirts, banner, cheer, and secret methods for bribing the judges. The event allowed new students to get to know more advanced students and generally created a sense of camaraderie among all who attended. To read more about this event, follow this link to the full story.
Book Presentation Honors Three Promoted Faculty in SOE
It's a tradition that began back in 2002. Every time professors who teach education majors receive promotions, they're also asked to choose a book that has had special meaning in their lives. Once those books are purchased in their honor, the professors present those books to the Education Resource Center and explain why the book means so much to them. Marika Ginsburg-Block, Nancy Lavigne and Chrystalla Mouza are the newest School of Education faculty to take part in this tradition. They were all promoted to Associate Professor back in the spring. To find out which books they chose, follow this link to the full story.
