Scholarship Awards

Over sixty students awarded at annual scholarships ceremony

Oct. 24, 2016

Our scholarship program began in 1993 under the direction of Chancellor Phil DiStefano, then Dean of the School of Education, and the CU Foundation. In our first year we awarded 5 scholarships totaling $2500. This year, on October 14th, 2016, the School of Education celebrated 64 scholarships and fellowships amounting...

New 鈥4+1鈥 program adds up for future teachers, community leaders

Oct. 21, 2016

The School of Education and Department of Ethnic Studies have partnered to offer a new program that will allow future teachers and community leaders to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree in ethnic studies and a master鈥檚 degree in education in five years. The new 鈥 4+1 Ethnic Studies and Education Concurrent...

District-university partnership aims to improve special education referrals and assessment

Oct. 17, 2016

While the rest of Avon Elementary was quiet, a group of devoted district educators and researchers gathered this past summer to diligently review two new tools that aim to improve the special education referral and assessment processes for years to come. For the past three years, John Hoover , associate...

Education Diversity Scholars sends CU student on a path to education reform

Oct. 10, 2016

On her way to class, amid a crowd of other students, Zurisadai Juarez-Delgado felt alone. She believed her experiences were so different from most other students that she became withdrawn, thinking no one could possibly relate to her. But Juarez-Delgado found a place where she could feel at home on...

Ben Kirshner

Ben Kirshner receives Provost鈥檚 Faculty Achievement Award

Sept. 30, 2016

Ben Kirshner was honored with this year's Provost鈥檚 Faculty Achievement Award earlier today, at CU 麻豆影院's 11th Annual Fall Convocation & Awards Ceremony. Kirshner is the faculty director for CU Engage and associate professor of learning sciences and human development. Kirshner was nominated by the Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor...

Future Teacher Expo coming to CU 麻豆影院 on Oct. 7

Sept. 30, 2016

On Friday, Oct. 7, the 麻豆影院 will host the Future Teacher Expo for more than 200 high school students interested in life as a teacher education student and K-12 teacher. The 14th annual event features teacher education programs at universities and colleges from across Colorado, but this...

M贸nica Gonz谩lez and Michael Dom铆nguez awarded early career scholars of color fellowships

Sept. 23, 2016

M贸nica Gonz谩lez, a doctoral candidate in Literacy Studies, and Michael Dom铆nguez, a doctoral alumnus in Literacy Studies, have been selected for the highly competitive and prestigious Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color 2016-18 cohort by the National Council of Teachers of English Research Foundation. The Cultivating New Voices Among...

Classroom

Seven projects granted 2016-17 CU 麻豆影院 outreach awards

Sept. 19, 2016

From college readiness to climate education, seven projects and School of Education researchers have been awarded 2016-17 Outreach and Engagement Awards. Border Crossing: Renewing El Pueblo In/Out of School Associate Professor Susan Jurow and Research Associate Sarah Hug, ATLAS Read more Climate Education and Resiliency for Denver Public Schools Senior...

Ed-Talk with William Penuel: Scaling Equitable Teaching and Learning

Sept. 14, 2016

In this Ed-Talk, William Penuel , professor of learning sciences and human development, describes what he and fellow researchers found when they returned to schools that had recently implemented a research-proven math tool as part of a successful, large randomized study. 鈥淭he program had big impacts on all students 鈥...

Coast to coast: Schools of Opportunity project honors 20 exemplary high schools nationwide

Sept. 12, 2016

From an innovative rural school in Vermont to an international refugee-serving school in California, 20 inspiring schools are being acknowledged as 2016 鈥淪chools of Opportunity.鈥 Based at the 麻豆影院 School of Education, the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) sponsors the annual Schools of Opportunity project, which identifies...

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