"Make it matter, be a teacher," says CU alum Olivia Jones

March 24, 2015

Alumnus Olivia Jones , a Language Arts teacher at Manual High School , contributed the following commentary to The Denver Post , accessible here . Her message is at the heart of what we do in the School of Education. Find out more about our teacher education programs and commitments...

El Pueblo Mágico after-achool program featured on 9 News

March 18, 2015

Meagan Fitzgerald, KUSA 11:24 a.m. MDT March 18, 2015 Photo: KUSA LAFAYETTE - A unique after-school program is proving that learning can be fun and a bit unconventional. It's called El Pueblo Mágico, or the Magic Community, and it's facilitated by students at the Â鶹ӰԺ. While many...

Put to the test: Professor Derek Briggs on PARCC expectations

March 13, 2015

Professor Derek Briggs offered his expert opinion on the expectations, design, and controversy surrounding the PARCC assessments being administered for the first time in schools across the state. Read the article in the Denver Post , or see below. Want to hear more from Professor Briggs on the current state...

CU Â鶹ӰԺ School of Education graduate programs rank highly

March 10, 2015

In today's release of the annual U.S. News & World Report graduate program rankings , the School of Education ranked 29th overall and 16th among Education Policy programs. More information on rankings of programs across the CU campuses can be found below. While the ratings such as those by U.S...

PhD candidate Michael Domínguez honored with 2015 Thomas Jefferson Award

March 3, 2015

CU System news release Two students and two faculty members from the University of Colorado community have been named recipients of the 2015 Thomas Jefferson Award, among the highest honors given at CU, the state’s largest institution of higher education. The awardees were chosen for embodying and advancing the ideals...

Michele Moses named fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Feb. 25, 2015

CU Â鶹ӰԺ School of Education Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Professor Michele Moses is among 23 top scholars named in today’s release of the American Educational Research Association ’s (AERA) 2015 fellows. In an organization of over 25,000 members, the new scholars join only 579 current and emeritus fellows...

What do you love about science, mathematics or engineering?

Feb. 19, 2015

Maybe you enjoy the stimulating challenge of puzzles and solutions. Perhaps you are drawn to the mystery of numbers and equations. Maybe you like experimenting, or designing and building creative products that help others. But have you thought about teaching science, mathematics, or engineering? Chances are that your own desires...

CU Engage: Center for Community-Based Learning and Research launches

Feb. 4, 2015

Housed in the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ School of Education, the new CU Engage: Center for Community-Based Learning and Research offers a campuswide resource for initiatives that work in partnership with local communities to address complex public challenges through research and coursework. Led by Faculty Director Ben Kirshner and Associate Directors Roudy Hildreth...

Terrenda White responds to "Teachers of Color 'Disappearance Crisis'"

Jan. 13, 2015

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ School of Education Professor Terrenda White joined University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Gloria Ladson-Billings and Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) fellow Travis Bristol in responding to the question posed by Larry Ferlazzo's in his current EdWeek Teacher series: "What impact can having more teachers of color have...

CADRE Center contributes to evaluation of Georgia's Student Growth Model

Jan. 8, 2015

The Center for Assessment, Design, Research and Evaluation (CADRE) , housed in the School of Education and led by Professor Derek Briggs , contributed two newly-released studies to the Georgia Department of Education 's technical evaluation of the Georgia Student Growth Model. The studies were conducted by Professor Briggs and...

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