Daily Camera: Student fellowship tackles public issues with community-based research

March 22, 2016

Researchers are often presented with tough choices in their scholarly careers: either engage in the community or do peer-reviewed research. The Daily Camera recently reported a story about how CU Engage , a center based in the CU-麻豆影院 School of Education, has launched a unique student fellowship that enables future...

Kirshner and Welner to attend education conference hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama

March 11, 2016

First Lady Michelle Obama鈥檚 initiative, Reach Higher , has invited two School of Education faculty members 鈥 Ben Kirshner, director of CU Engage , and Kevin Welner, director of the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) 鈥 to participate in a national education conference at the White House on March 17...

鈥淲hy鈥 and 鈥渉ow鈥 to add a teaching certificate to your major

March 11, 2016

Are you looking for a career where you make a real difference on a daily basis? A career that gives you opportunities for professional development, collegial support and leadership? Do you simply care about kids and have a passion for working with youth? If so, then the teaching field is...

Newly released books chronicle local Latino history

March 7, 2016

The 麻豆影院 County Latino History Project and 麻豆影院 faculty have teamed up to publish a new book set chronicling the lives and contributions of Latinos in 麻豆影院 County. Marjorie McIntosh, CU 麻豆影院 professor emerita of history, authored the two volume set: 鈥淟atinos of 麻豆影院 County, Colorado, 1900-1980,...

Science education, a love story: CU 麻豆影院 couple bond over their passion for teaching

Feb. 26, 2016

Luke DeGregori and Carissa Marsh are almost as passionate about science education as they are about each other. Before the couple marries this July, they鈥檙e focused on their final semester at the 麻豆影院 and time well spent student teaching. The pair met in middle school and started...

John Hoover鈥檚 research awarded Article of the Year by Rural Special Education Quarterly

Feb. 24, 2016

The editors and editorial board of Rural Special Education Quarterly, the refereed journal of the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES), have selected John Hoover 鈥檚 research for the Research Article of the Year Award. Hoover and co-author Jennifer Erickson published "Culturally responsive special education referrals of English learners...

Gene Glass named "Outstanding Public Educator" by Horace Mann League

Feb. 22, 2016

Gene Glass received the Horace Mann League's "Outstanding Public Educator" award at the league鈥檚 annual meeting this month in Phoenix, Arizona. Glass is professor emeritus in the School of Education at the 麻豆影院, regents' professor emeritus at Arizona State University, and senior researcher at the National Education...

Katherine Schultz named next CU 麻豆影院 School of Education dean

Feb. 10, 2016

麻豆影院 Provost Russell L. Moore has named Katherine Schultz dean of the School of Education effective Aug. 1, 2016. Schultz succeeds Lorrie Shepard, who is returning to the faculty as a distinguished professor after 15 years as dean. Schultz presently serves as professor and dean of the...

Video: Choosing, Refusing, and Opting Out: Parents鈥 Rights in Public Education panel

Feb. 8, 2016

How does parental choice affect public education? On Wednesday, Jan. 27, a panel of scholars from the 麻豆影院 School of Education and the Center for Values and Social Policy tackled the legal and philosophical issues parents face as they make decisions related to state testing, vaccinations, and...

NPR: Learning Assistant Program making science teaching more than a backup plan

Feb. 4, 2016

Photo by Theo Stroomer for NPR In the basement of the Duane Physics and Astrophysics Building at the 麻豆影院, a science demonstration is going on, but it looks more like a vaudeville act. According to the story "Making Science Teaching More Than 'A Backup Plan'" published by...

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