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CEHD Sits in the Top of Education College Rankings
A new report from SR (Student Review) Education Group has University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at the top of the college rankings in student satisfaction […]
Creating Better Strategies for Teaching Math Word Problems
Schema-based instruction, which teaches students to focus on the underlying structure of math word problems, improves learning for students of all levels. I became interested in looking for better ways […]
How to Better Prepare Math Teachers for Success
As a middle-school math teacher and later an educational researcher here at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), I’ve learned that math teachers must not […]
Center for Sales Leadership & Education Trains Students for Successful Sales Careers
Look around the job market today and you’ll notice a pattern: around 60 percent of the job postings on any given day are for positions that involve sales. Yet many […]
Improving Lives: CEHD’s Mission in 2017
In 2017, the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development continues to be a world leader in educational equity, learning technology, child development, health and wellness and many […]
Positive Reinforcement in the Classroom: Tips for Teachers
Reinforcement is a stimulus that follows and is contingent upon a behavior and increases the probability of a behavior being repeated. Positive reinforcement can increase the probability of not only […]
PRESS Provides Tools for Teaching Reading to Students
At University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), we’re always researching and developing new techniques and interventions teachers can use in their classrooms to better educate our […]
Community Policing, Addressing Bias & the Power of Conversation
Although not often enough, I am reminded that being hopeful is a good thing. It allows me to clarify purpose and endure moments of being lost. Two weeks ago, in […]
Teaching College Students How to Build Good Credit
As a professor at the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), I’ve researched many ways of teaching college students how to build good credit. Developing responsible […]
How Technology and Learning Analytics Are Transforming Education
Growing up in a rural area of the Chinese province of Sichuan, my education was traditional. I had no access to computers, and classes were rooted in old-fashioned pedagogy – […]