In these unusual times, the School of Education is beyond grateful for our school partners and mentor teachers, who are helping student teachers navigate challenging times with strength, joy, and creativity in their classrooms. Each teaching team has a unique story. We asked some student teachers and their mentors what their partnership has meant to them, and here is what they shared.
Many deadlines for the CU 麻豆影院 teacher licensure fall programs are fast approaching on Feb. 15. Learn about the different teaching pathways in the School of Education and some of the compelling reasons to consider teaching as explained by education students, faculty, and alumni. Advance equity and justice in education...
Led by School of Education Professor William Penuel, the project team will develop three full-year courses in high school biology, chemistry and physics, with Earth and space sciences integrated throughout. The team hopes that the effort will help to ensure that all students, and especially those from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, can have access to a high-quality science education.
Pexels photo by Harun Tan On a historic day, when the state of Georgia鈥檚 Senate election of a Black pastor from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's church was announced, white supremacists marched to the U.S. Capitol building with a confederate flag. This violent insurrection at the Capitol by white nationalists...
With many K-12 schools switched to remote or hybrid learning settings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CU Teach partner schools and teachers have been particularly grateful to have support from CU 麻豆影院 students. The one-credit Step 1 (EDUC 2020) and Step 2 (EDUC 2030) education courses invite CU 麻豆影院 STEM majors to explore teaching and work with elementary classrooms.
In 鈥淧ublic Influence Rankings鈥� released Jan. 6, two members of the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education faculty were recognized as among the nation鈥檚 top 200 researchers whose scholarship bridges academic and public audiences. Professors Kevin Welner and Bill Penuel were listed among national Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings.
As challenging as this year has been, we have a lot to celebrate as 2020 comes to a close and 2021 begins. Here are just some of our top highlights from the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education's year, and we look forward to new possibilities in the coming year. We officially moved into the renovated Fleming building, adapted learning and working environments for safety, recommitted to justice, and more.
Youth leaders in the Public Achievement program are navigating uncertain times during the COVID-19 pandemic. They鈥檝e discovered new ways to express themselves through digital tools, including a series of webinars covering some of the biggest issues affecting their lives 鈥� voting rights, the Black Lives Matter movement, COVID-19 health inequities, and more.
William Penuel has been named Distinguished Professor, which recognizes faculty members鈥� outstanding contributions to their academic disciplines and is the highest honor for faculty bestowed by the University of Colorado. Penuel is an influential scholar in the learning sciences, whose work is reimagining educational research and curricula design.
The latest issue of the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education's magazine, Voices, centers wellness through stories of mindfulness in the classroom, powerful community schools, hip-hop and youth learning, poetry to engage educators, and more. Check it out.
