On this episode of the E4E podcast, we are joined by Dr. Allison Karpyn and McKenna Halverson. Dr. Allison Kapryn is the Co-Director of the University of Delaware at the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) and an Associate Professor in the Department of the Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware. Her work spans from program evaluation methods, topics related to hunger, obesity, school food, supermarket access, food insecurity, and healthy corner stores, to strategies to develop and maintain farmer’s markets in low-income areas. McKenna Halverson is a second year Ph.D. student in the Human Development and Family Sciences program at the University of Delaware. McKenna’s research focuses on the individual-, family-, and community-level factors that influence the well-being of families with young children who are experiencing poverty. Allison and Mckenna will be discussing their recent work which captures WIC participants’ perceptions of the increased Cash-Value benefits during the COVID-19 Pandemic.More Information:Allison’s UD Faculty Page: https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/allison-karpyn/McKenna’s UD Page: https://www.hdfs.udel.edu/grad-student/mckenna-halverson/Halverson, M. M., & Karpyn, A. (2023). Pandemic-Era WIC Participation in Wilmington, Delaware: Participant Experiences and Challenges. Nutrients, 15, 520. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030520Pandemic-Era WIC Participation in Wilmington, Delaware: Participants’ Experiences and Challenges. - Center for Research in Education & Social Policy
In the final episode of season three of the E4E podcast, we catch up with Dr. Lynsey Gibbons, an assistant professor at the University of Delaware's School of Education and Dr. Sam Prough, a postdoctoral fellow in mathematics education, to highlight their work on math learning labs and the utilization of a professional learning routine known as teacher time out (TTO). They discuss how teachers can use these methods to best foster student learning and collaboration with equity in mind.More Information Section:Dr. Lynsey GibbonsFaculty page- https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/lynsey-gibbons/Lynsey’s Twitter- @lynseymathedLynsey’s email- lgibbons@udel.eduProjects that Lynsey is working on:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732312316300967 is?via%3Dihubhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19477503.2022.2139094Lynsey’s Work:Gibbons, L. K., Lewis, R. M., Nieman, H., & Resnick, A. F. (2021). Conceptualizing the work of facilitating practice-embedded teacher learning. Teaching and Teacher Education, 101, 103304.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0742051X21000287Dr. Sam ProughDASL Webinar #2: Helping Children Find Their Voices Again with Sam Prough and Dr Lynsey Gibbons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lFAreusXOQProjects that Sam is working on:https://www.ajqr.org/article/whose-interpretation-matters-centering-participants-through-observation-debrief-12440https://amte.net/sites/amte.net/files/Connections_Prough_0.pdf (AMTE Connections Newsletter, can use if desired)Sam’s twitter: @Sam_Prough
In this episode of the E4E podcast, Dr. Henry May, the Director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP), the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Center for Research Use in Education, and Associate Professor specializing in Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, and Dr. Lauren Bailes, an assistant professor in the University of Delaware's School of Education, discuss the impact of early elementary school absenteeism on student achievement and the impact of absenteeism at the school level. Henry and Lauren also delve into the implications of early elementary absenteeism on education policy and practical interventions.Henry's Faculty Page: https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/henry-may/Email: hmay@udel.eduCheck out some of Henry's work:Reading Recovery Follow-Up Study and list of publications https://www.cresp.udel.edu/research-project/efficacy-follow-study-long-term-effects-reading-recovery-i3-scale/Policy Brief: Evidence for Early Literacy Intervention: The Impacts of Reading Recovery https://www.cpre.org/evidence-early-literacy-intervention-impacts-reading-recoveryLauren's Faculty Page: https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/lauren-bailes/Email: lbailes@udel.eduCheck out our other podcasts with Lauren:S03 E02 - Diversity in Teacher Hiring: A Look at the Evidence on Student Body Demographics and the Likelihood of Hiring a Teacher of Color with Dr. Lauren Bailes and Ann Hlabangana-ClayS01 E05 - Identifying sources of disciplinary inequity: a look at the research on school discipline policy and implementation with Dr. Lauren BailesCheck out some of Lauren's work:Bailes, L.P., Vitale, M. N. (2022) Policy Brief: Parent Engagement and Information UseBailes, L. P., Eruslu, D. (2020). Families and schools: How principals shape contexts for engagement. Partnerships in Public Education: Community Engagement Initiative. University of Delaware.Featured in UDaily Article, "Learning with Educational Leaders"
Dr. Jessica Namkung is an associate professor at the University of Delaware’s School of Education. Her work specializes in identifying underlying factors (e.g., cognitive processes, math anxiety) that contribute to math learning difficulties and improving math outcomes for struggling students. Her recently published work looks at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on student learning and opportunity gaps.Dr. Jessica Namkung’s research has been published in the Review of Educational Research, Elementary School Journal, Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Learning Disabilities, and Learning Disabilities Quarterly. Her current research focuses on understanding underlying mechanisms of prealgebra competence for students with and without math learning difficulties. In her IES-funded research, Project PAC, she looks at factors that impact student performance, including math-related anxiety, language, foundational math skills, and executive functions to develop more effective math interventions. You can find more information about Jessica and her work in her UD faculty bio linked below:https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/jessica-namkung/ Episode based on: Namkung, J. M., Goodrich, J.M., & Hebert, M. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning and opportunity gaps across the 2020-2021: A national survey of teachers. Frontiers in Education. Namkung, J. M., Peng, P., & Xin, L. (2019). The relation between mathematics anxiety and mathematics performance among school-aged students: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 89, 459-496.Projects the Guest is working on:Namkung, J. M., Peng, P., & Goodrich, M. (In progress). The relation between mathematics anxiety and pre-algebra competence for students with versus without mathematics learning difficulties Namkung, J. M., Goodrich, J. M., & Lee, K. (In progress). Factor structures of mathematics anxiety: Cognition vs. affect.Resources mentioned:IES Practice Guides: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Math/National Center on Intensive Intervention: https://intensiveintervention.org/
On this episode of the E4E podcast, Dr.Janine de Novais discusses Brave Community, the pedagogical framework she developed for teaching, learning, and discussing race and racism. We also have Dr. Nathalie Princilus, the Supervisor of Unique Programs, Equity, Student and Staff Support in the Christina School District, and Monique Martin, the Equity Education Associate of the Office of Equity and Innovation in the Delaware Department of Education here, to discuss what the Brave Community method looks like in the context of Delaware schools and communities.Dr. Janine de Novais’ work focuses on the intersection of race, culture, education, and democracy. You can email her at: jdenovais@gmail.com.More information about her work, including details on her upcoming book, is featured in the links below:Janine’s book, Brave Community: Teaching for a Post-Racist Imagination, is available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes & NobleBrave Community: teaching and learning about racism in college. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2021.1942302You can find Dr. Nathalie Princilus and the Christina School District on Twitter @NatPrincilus and @ChristinaK12.The Delaware Department of Education, where Monique Martin is the Equity Education Associate in the Office of Equity and Innovation, can also be found on Twitter, @DEDeptofEd.