Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony honors educators and inspires

Sept. 6, 2016

With the words of lifelong educator Lindley Stiles ringing throughout the ceremony, the 麻豆影院 celebrated excellence in teaching by recognizing three faculty members 鈥 including Susan Jurow , associate professor of education 鈥 five K12 teachers, and 48 graduate students with 鈥淏est Should Teach Awards鈥 on Aug...

New bachelor鈥檚 degrees in elementary education and leadership & community engagement coming 2017

Aug. 22, 2016

Beginning in 2017-18, undergraduates at the 麻豆影院 will have two new degree options for pursuing enriching careers in education and leadership 鈥 the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and the Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Community Engagement, both conferred by the School of Education. The...

Knowles Fellows

Eight straight years: CU alumni selected for national Knowles Teaching Fellowships

Aug. 19, 2016

For the eighth consecutive year, alumni from the CU 麻豆影院 School of Education have been selected for sought-after Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF) fellowships in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. KSTF Teaching Fellowships are highly competitive and awarded to about 35 of the most promising early career teachers...

Aquetza draws high school students to CU 麻豆影院 to learn, reflect, and lead

Aug. 15, 2016

This summer, around 30 high school students from across the state immersed themselves in Aquetza , a youth leadership, education, and community empowerment summer program at CU 麻豆影院. But their work is far from complete, as the students return to their high schools and home communities 鈥 Aurora, 麻豆影院, Colorado...

Summer School: CU-麻豆影院 INVST students study sustainability throughout the U.S. southwest

Aug. 6, 2016

Article by Jennifer Ciplet Manager of Communications and International Partnerships, CU Engage Manager of Communications, Research + Practice Collaboratory CU 麻豆影院 student Meredith Nass grew up in Durango, Colo., a region where diverging perspectives about energy, use of resources and sustainability are the norm. But growing up there, Nass didn鈥檛...

Alumna Jamie Gay awarded 2016 Knowles Science Foundation Teaching Fellowship

July 6, 2016

The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF) recently named CU 麻豆影院 School of Education alumna Jamie Gay one of only 34 nationally selected Teaching Fellows for 2016. Gay is currently teaching at Longmont High School in the St. Vrain Valley School District . KSTF Teaching Fellowships are highly competitive and awarded...

Alumna Carrie Allen nominated for best paper at International Conference of the Learning Sciences

June 24, 2016

School of Education Alumna Carrie Allen was nominated for both Best Student Paper and Best Overall Paper out of 100+ submissions at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences held in Singapore from June 20-24. Her paper titled, 鈥淔ighting for Desired Versions of a Future Self: Young African American Women's...

Teacher workshop brings past to present, Latino history into classrooms

June 16, 2016

At a time when many teachers are enjoying summer break, about 35 local teachers, including four from Estes Park and Fort Lupton, gathered this week for a three-day workshop honing in on a common interest 鈥 learning about and incorporating local Latino history into the classroom. In partnership with the...

Wagma Mommandi selected for Philosophy of Education Institute

June 13, 2016

Wagma Mommandi , PhD student in educational foundations, policy and practice, has been selected for the new Graduate Institute in Philosophy of Education, which begins this month with a 10-day intensive summer course held June 13-24 in Chicago. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Madison鈥檚 Center for Ethics and Education...

Bob and Judy with Kathy

Kathy Escamilla named new Bob and Judy Charles Chair of Education

June 2, 2016

Kathy Escamilla, professor of social, bilingual and multicultural foundations, has been appointed the next Bob and Judy Charles Endowed Chair of Education. 鈥淒ecades before it was popular to conduct high-impact research in the context of practice, Professor Escamilla was a model, demonstrating to all of us how it was possible...

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