STEM and Nature-Based Early Education
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Jennifer Gallo-Fox will present in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences’ series
Join University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) for a colloquium with Jennifer Gallo-Fox, associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on November 6, 2026, in room 220 of Alison Hall.
Gallo-Fox’s research focuses on the development and study of programs designed to strengthen teacher learning and practice. She works to understand the ways that teachers learn and practice within their classroom contexts and designs programs to leverage local resources that can increase teachers’ learning potential. Gallo-Fox has developed teacher education research programs in co-teaching, developmentally appropriate early childhood curriculum and instruction and early childhood science education.
Gallo-Fox’s colloquium is titled “The Importance of STEM and Nature-based Education for Young Children and Early Childhood Education Majors.”
The colloquium, part of a year-long series hosted by HDFS, is free and open to the public, but advance registration is appreciated. To register, visit: http://www.udel.edu/0015139.
For more information, contact Kristen Pousson, HDFS academic program coordinator, at kpousson@udel.edu.
Gallo-Fox’s research focuses on the development and study of programs designed to strengthen teacher learning and practice. She works to understand the ways that teachers learn and practice within their classroom contexts and designs programs to leverage local resources that can increase teachers’ learning potential. Gallo-Fox has developed teacher education research programs in co-teaching, developmentally appropriate early childhood curriculum and instruction and early childhood science education.
Gallo-Fox’s colloquium is titled “The Importance of STEM and Nature-based Education for Young Children and Early Childhood Education Majors.”
The colloquium, part of a year-long series hosted by HDFS, is free and open to the public, but advance registration is appreciated. To register, visit: http://www.udel.edu/0015139.
For more information, contact Kristen Pousson, HDFS academic program coordinator, at kpousson@udel.edu.
For further information, please email: kpousson@udel.edu
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