As we look forward to 2018,听let鈥檚 look back at just a few of the milestones from the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education鈥檚 2017. Here are 10听highlights from 2017.
Two new undergraduate majors in elementary education and leadership & community engagement launched in August听
The School of Education welcomed 34 incoming first-year students enrolled in the school's two new undergraduate majors: the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and the Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Community Engagement.听
The new Elementary Education degree听stands out among peer programs, because candidates will earn their degree in conjunction with the听Culturally and Linguistically Diverse education endorsement.听The innovative Leadership and Community Engagement degree supports students on their path to meaningful and sought-after careers in non-profit and community sectors, and the degree stands out as one of the only degree programs of its kind in Colorado and part of a small number of emerging community engagement degrees nationwide.听
New Master's degrees and pathways launched in 2017,听expanding access to education programs
The Board of Regents approved听new professional Master's degree in higher education in February, and we welcomed the first cohort fall semester. The听new professional graduate degree program听is designed to prepare students to work in several areas, including higher education administration and student affairs.听An innovative collaborative effort between the School of Education and听departments across听campus, the program offers a dynamic combination of academic knowledge and experiential education.
School of Education also introduced a new听multicultural, social justice leadership pathway for first-year students beginning this fall.听The Multicultural Leadership Scholars program听offers engaging courses, advising and co-curricular activities, and听scholarships as part of a supportive pathway toward the Leadership Studies Minor.
Finally, the听new 4+1 Ethnic Studies and Education Concurrent BA/AM Degree Program听began admitting students in spring 2017.听The School of Education and Department of Ethnic Studies teamed up to听offer this听new program that allows future teachers and community leaders to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree in ethnic studies and a master鈥檚 degree in education in just five years.
New place-based initiative plants the seeds of sustainable partnerships in Colorado communities 听
From school assessment assistance for rural districts to co-designing an afterschool program in a diverse Denver neighborhood, four new projects seek to strengthen partnerships in key Colorado communities as the School of Education launched听its place-based partnership initiative.
The aim is to make a sustained commitment in a few carefully selected locations so that we can have a greater impact on the educational opportunities in听three Colorado communities: Lafayette; Near Northeast of Denver; and Northeast Colorado.听As Kathy Schultz continues her second year as Dean, she says this new initiative aims to develop long-lasting relationships across research interests and locate work听in a few geographic areas to foster greater collaboration and sustainability over time.听
听Watching听the historic solar听eclipse near and far
We started the school year like many K-12 classes, staring at the sun 鈥斕齭afely with glasses, of course 鈥斕齠or the historic 2017 solar eclipse. Several faculty, staff, and students traveled to totality zones, while many others enjoyed the partial eclipse from 麻豆影院. In addition, thousands of pairs of eclipse glasses were distributed to Denver-area K-12 schools through a team led by Professor Valerie Otero via funding from the National Science Foundation, the Noyce Streamline to Mastery grant, Google and a gift from Professor Emeritus Richard McCray.听.听
Education faculty receive a record number of听CU 麻豆影院 outreach awards
A record 13 projects led by School of Education researchers have been granted 2017-18 Outreach Awards to help support community engagement projects aimed at improving college readiness for students of color, faciltiating community dialogues around "opting out" of state assessments, starting a worker-owned co-op, and more.听Selected by the CU 麻豆影院 Outreach Committee, comprised of faculty and community members, outreach projects connect CU 麻豆影院 faculty research, creative work, or teaching with external community partners and constituents.听
Education scholarships听and student support continues to grow听
With students, donors, speakers, and the dean each sharing their passion for education, the annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony united and honored more than 136 scholarship and fellowship recipients and supporters on Friday, Oct. 27.听Our Scholarship Program has come a long way since its inception in 1993 when five scholarships totaling $2,500 were awarded to five students. This year, 136 scholarships and fellowships totaled $545,711 in support, and the ceremony celebrated student accomplishments and recognized the generosity of supporters. In addition, several听innovative听new scholarships听came together this year to support students, including the new Scholarship for Opportunities, Nilon Scholarship, and Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship.
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Education deans nationwide听unite to听release Declaration of Principles to improve public education
Co-led by our Dean Kathy Schultz and Kevin Kumashiro, from the University of San Francisco, a coalition of education deans nationwide released a Declaration of Principles calling on federal leaders to do more to improve public education and advance democratic values in U.S. public schools.听More than 200 current and former deans of colleges and schools of education nationwide endorsed the听statement outlining听four principles.
Inaugural Robert L. Linn Memorial Lecture Award announced at AERA in April and conferred at CU 麻豆影院听in September
Professor Jonathan Templin was听selected for the inaugural Robert L. Linn Memorial Lecture Award, which was announced in April at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in San Antonio and the award was conferred and inaugral lecture delivered on the CU 麻豆影院 campus听in September.听The award was named in honor of "Bob" Linn who was an inspirational leader in the field of measurement and policy and professor at the CU听麻豆影院 and the University of California, Los Angeles for more than 40 years. The lecture will be held听alternately at CU 麻豆影院 and UCLA, and the lecture award听was created by Linn鈥檚 wife Joyce Linn to honor early or midcareer scholars who exemplify insightful and interdisciplinary contributions to educational measurement and policy.
Several faculty honored with top听national and university awards
Michele Moses,听professor of educational foundations, policy and practice,听was awarded the Hazel Barnes Prize, CU 麻豆影院's most distinguished faculty award.听She is also the first education faculty member to receive the award, which is awarded annually to a CU 麻豆影院 faculty member who best exemplifies the enriching interrelationship between teaching and research, and whose work has had a significant impact on students, faculty, colleagues and the university.听The medal was听presented at the spring commencement, and听Moses听was recognized at a reception in February.听
Kevin Welner, professor of educational foundations, policy and practice听and director of the National Education Policy Center, was been awarded the 2017 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Award. This is only the second year this national honor has been awarded, and the award recognizes a scholar who has excelled in conveying important findings and research to wide audiences and who has demonstrated the capacity to deepen understanding and appreciation of the value of education research in the public sphere.
Ben Kirshner, associate professor of Learning Sciences and Human听Development and faculty director of CU Engage,听received the 2016-17 Chase Faculty Community Service Award.听The Chase Faculty Community Service Award is presented annually to a University of Colorado system-wide faculty member who provides exceptional service to the community. An advisory council recommends an award-winner to CU President Bruce D. Benson, who bestows the honor, which includes a $10,000 grant sponsored by an endowment from JPMorgan Chase through the CU Foundation.听
Allison Atteberry, assistant professor of听research and evaluation methodology, was selected for prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Fellowship.听Drawing from a unique combination of datasets,听Atteberry will explore the effects of changes in teacher evaluation policies with support from the fellowship.听Only 30 early career scholars working in critical areas of education research nationwide were听selected out of roughly 300 applicants for the competitive NAEd/Spencer fellowship program. The fellows听receive $70,000 for a period of up to two years to support research proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education.
Honoring our graduates: Five听students earned outstanding graduate honors and offered advice for students
In this Outstanding Graduate听series, we meet five honored 2017听graduates, how they found education, and what advice they offer current students.听Meet Gabriella Martinez, outstanding humanities education graduate;听Jess Waggoner,听outstanding elementary education graduate;听Diana Rapp, outstanding CU Teach graduate,听Amber Gonzales Cortes, outstanding MA graduate; and Adriana Alvarez,听outstanding PhD graduate and the focus of a Denver听Channel feature听segment.
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