A Conversation about Education Reform with Rick Hess March 16

March 3, 2017

The CU 麻豆影院 School of Education will host a public dialogue with Rick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, on Thursday, March 16 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Aspen Room of the University Memorial Center. Terrenda White, CU 麻豆影院 assistant professor of education, will lead...

CU 麻豆影院 joins reputable "5+ Club鈥 for Physics Teacher Education

Feb. 27, 2017

CU 麻豆影院 was recently recognized by the Physics Teacher Education Coalition as one of only eight inductees nationwide into 鈥淭he 5+ Club,鈥 honoring institutions that have graduated five or more physics teachers in a given year. With six recent graduates, the School of Education joined select universities nationwide for the...

Board of Regents approves new professional Master's degree in higher education

Feb. 20, 2017

At its regular meeting on Feb. 16-17 at the 麻豆影院 campus, the University of Colorado Board of Regents voted 7 to 0 to approve a new professional graduate degree program in higher education in the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education. The program is designed to prepare students to work in...

Love in Education: Kathy and Manuel

Feb. 20, 2017

Kathy and Manuel Escamilla are mainstays in the School of Education with a mutual affinity for education. From day one, the duo has devoted their careers to inclusive education with passion (and humor). Kathy graduated from CU 麻豆影院 in 1971 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Spanish and became a bilingual...

Love in Education: Jenn and Dave

Feb. 17, 2017

Meet Jenn and Dave Ciplet whose mutual interests in education and community engagement, as it seems, are the ties that bind them. Both Jenn and Dave work at CU 麻豆影院 and share an affiliation to CU Engage , housed in the School of Education. Jenn is the Director of Communications...

Love in Education: Bethy and Sara

Feb. 16, 2017

Research Associates and founders of A Queer Endeavor Bethy Leonardi and Sara Staley met at the School of Education in 2012 while pursuing their doctoral degrees. Both graduated in 2014 鈥擝ethy earned a PhD in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice, and Sara earned a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction, Literacy...

Love in Education: Astrid & Francisco

Feb. 14, 2017

Doctoral students Astrid Sambolin Morales and Francisco Luis Torres were recently married! Francisco's field of study is Literacy and Astrid is a Graduate Research Assistant in her program, Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity. Their mutual love of education is the knot that binds them. Briefly describe how you met and...

BustED Pencils talk show: Dean Schultz explores the Education Deans for Justice and Equity group

Feb. 13, 2017

What is the newly formed group, Education Deans for Justice and Equity? Dean Kathy Schultz was recently featured on BustED Pencils, a 30-minute online talk show hosted by Tim Slekar, dean of the School of Education at Edgewood College in Madison, Wis. The show explores public education and 鈥渉ard facts...

NCRPP Report: A Descriptive Study of Researcher鈥揚ractitioner Partnerships in Education Research Program

Feb. 10, 2017

The National Center for Research in Policy and Practice (NCRPP) has just released an interim report summarizing findings from the first year of a two-year study of the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research program, which is part of the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Institute of Education Sciences . The grant...

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$5 million in grants make master's degrees possible for 90 teachers of diverse learners

Feb. 9, 2017

Ninety Colorado educators will earn free or sharply discounted master鈥檚 degrees and specialized state endorsements through CU 麻豆影院 thanks to two $2.5 million grants. The support, comprising two unique-in-the-nation programs, is designed to better prepare teachers to work with students from diverse backgrounds, including those with disabilities. The programs, both...

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