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: [email protected] 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.

In this episode of the E4E podcast, Dr. Lauren Bailes, an assistant professor at the University of Delaware's School of Education, and Ann Hlabangana-Clay, the Education Associate of ​​Educator Equity & Recruitment (who is part of the Educator Excellence Team) for the Delaware Department of Education, discuss the relationship between student body demographics and the likelihood of a nonwhite teacher hire. They also offer policy and practice recommendations for hiring principals and school systems to better sustain a diverse teaching force. More Information about Lauren Bailes' work: Dr. Lauren Bailes' work focuses on how organizational, social-cognitive, and leadership theories unite to promote the success of school leaders and K12 students. For more information on Lauren's work, please see the links below. Work Discussed in this episode: "Disappearing Diversity and the Probability of Hiring a Nonwhite Teacher: Evidence from Texas."Additional work from Dr. Lauren Bailes:"Held Down and Held Back: Systematically Delayed Principal Promotions by Race and Gender"Write up on the above study by Dr. Bailes written by Jessica Henderson for UD School of EducationCheck out PPE Policy Briefs of Parent Engagement and Information Use and How Principals Shape Contests for Engagement. UDaily Article, "Learning with Educational Leaders"More Information on Ann Hlabangana-Clay: Ann Hlabangana-Clay also has her own podcast, Coaching You Through All Things Education, and has been featured in Delaware Public Media (DPM) podcast episodes, "While teacher shortage issue is a statewide problem, northern schools have more openings" and "Improving teacher diversity is a goal for Delaware's Dept. of Education." All of these resources and her email are linked below.Ann’s email: [email protected] You Through All Things EducationDPM Podcast: "While teacher shortage issue is a statewide problem, northern schools have more openings.""Improving teacher diversity is a goal for Delaware's Dept. of Education."

In this episode of the E4E podcast, Dr. Leigh McLean discusses the significance of teacher well-being, from pathways for improving student educational outcomes to career longevity and positive self-efficacy amongst educators. Dr. McLean also identifies several external factors that have been shown to impact teacher well-being.For more information on Dr. McLean's projects and the work being done by the Teacher Emotions, Characteristics, and Health (TECH) Lab at the University of Delaware School of Education, see the links below.Dr. Leigh McLean's Website: https://www.leighmclean.comDr. Leigh McLean's Faculty Bio: https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/leigh-mclean/TECH Lab Website: https://www.cresp.udel.edu/affiliated-labs/teacher-emotions-characteristics-health-lab/Projects Dr. McLean is working on:Exploring Elementary Teachers' Feelings, Beliefs, and Effectiveness across Mathematics, Science, and Literacy (Project TEAS: Teachers' Effectiveness Across Subjects)The Impacts of Preservice Supervised Field Experiences on Elementary Mathematics Teachers' Retention and Effectiveness (TP2C: Teacher Prep to Career)EdWeek Article Featuring Dr. McLean's work: "School Districts Move to Ease Teacher Stress, Burnout."https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-districts-move-to-ease-teacher-stress-burnout/2022/08https://apnews.com/article/teacher-stress-burnout-f7fa2b061a25849565148a39074722f2

In this episode, Dr. Rachel Karchmer-Klein, Lauren Boulden, and Dr. Maureen McDonald discuss the criticality of preparing K-12 students to be digitally literate. They share lessons from their new book, Next-Level Digital Tools and Teaching, including evidence-informed strategies in an effort to create instructional coherent technology-integrated instruction in the classroom, within a team, and across a district.Next Level Digital Tools and Teaching:https://www.tcpress.com/next-level-digital-tools-and-teaching-9780807766545Improving Online Teacher Education:https://www.tcpress.com/improving-online-teacher-education-9780807763681

In this episode of the E4E podcast, Dr. Martha Buell discusses the impact of exclusionary discipline on young children and offers policy and practice considerations for early childhood education stakeholders. For more information about Dr. Martha Buell please visit: https://www.cehd.udel.edu/faculty-bio/martha-buell/For more information about Dr. Buell’s work on disciplinary suspension and expulsion, please visit: https://www.dieec.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Suspension_expulsion_mjb-03.pdf

In this episode, Dr. Roberta Golinkoff and Alexus Ramirez discuss the developmental importance of using baby talk during early childhood and their work studying infant directed speech and language development.

In this episode, Dr. Anamarie Whitaker discusses the child care crisis and the implications of President Biden’s Build Back Better plan on children, families, and child care educators and providers.

In this episode, Dr. Jill Flynn, Dr. William Lewis, and teachers Taria Pritchett and Casey Montigney discuss using the Quad Text Set (QTS) Approach to teach for equity and social justice in ELA classrooms. They also share a publicly available tool they co-created to support other educators seeking to develop equity literacy and adolescent literacy through the QTS approach.

In this episode of E4E, Dr. VanGronigen discusses his research on the history of school labeling and how state education agencies (SEAs) respond to improving schools labeled underperforming. He also discusses the factors that lead to principals' approaches to managing pandemic-related crises across states, offering suggestions for how findings can be taken up in policy and practice.