Six faculty members ranked among most influential in education

Jan. 7, 2015

Six members of the 麻豆影院 School of Education faculty were recognized in the 鈥淓du-Scholar Public Influence Rankings鈥 released today as being among the nation鈥檚 top 200 researchers whose scholarship bridges academic and public audiences. The list was initiated by Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute and...

Welcome freshmen! Be brilliant. Be inspiring. Be an educator.

Dec. 22, 2014

Dear New Member of the Class of 2019, Congratulations on your acceptance to CU-麻豆影院. While at CU, you will have many opportunities to explore fields of study and career pathways. As Dean of the School of Education, I write to introduce you to opportunities at CU to study teaching, learning,...

麻豆影院 County Latino History Project Transforms Curriculum and Instruction in Schools

Dec. 11, 2014

CU Department of History Distinguished Professor Emerita Marjorie McIntosh, School of Education Instructor Kent Willmann , and former 麻豆影院 Valley School District (BVSD) administrator Leonora Velasquez have been working to ensure that Latino/a experiences and contributions are included in local schools' history curricula. As a collaborative, grass-roots initiative, the 麻豆影院...

CPR Features MA Student Hayley Vatch's Examination of Race with South HS Students

Dec. 9, 2014

Hayley Vatch, a Master's degree student in the Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice program , teaches Sociology at South High School in Denver. This fall, Vatch and her students have engaged in a deep examination of the historical and sociological roots of race and racism, as well as the current...

Valerie Otero Featured at CU Buffs Football Game

Dec. 9, 2014

By invitation of the CU-麻豆影院 Athletic Department, Professor Valerie Otero was featured during the Colorado Buffaloes football game on November 29th against Utah as the "Faculty Coach of the Game." Faculty members are nominated to be Faculty Coach of the Game by student-athletes, the 麻豆影院 Faculty Assembly, the Chancellor's Office,...

'#youthaction: Becoming Political in the Digital Age' Edited by Ben Kirshner and Ellen Middaugh

Dec. 8, 2014

Professor Ben Kirshner (CU-麻豆影院) and Ellen Middaugh ( Mills College ) have edited a newly released book, #youthaction: Becoming Political in the Digital Age . Read more about the book below or visiit Information Age Publishing for more information and to purchase a copy. #youthaction: Becoming Political in the Digital...

Bridget Dalton Shares Approaches to Develop Vocabulary with Technology

Dec. 4, 2014

In its Second Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest, The New York Times recently featured the work of Professor Bridget Dalton in "developing vocabulary through multimodal expression." Professor Dalton uses a variety of technological approaches to enhance literacy instruction. In the Literacy Beat post that is cited in the article, Professor...

Terrenda White Shares Experiences and Perspectives of Teach for America on NPR

Dec. 1, 2014

Click here to read or listen to this original story on National Public Radio (NPR). Teach For America At 25: With Maturity, New Pressure To Change This story was reported for the radio by Eric Westervelt and for online by Anya Kamenetz. "We, the Committee of Public Safety, find Jean...

School of Education Offers 'Learning In & Out of School' Series with Chautauqua

Nov. 18, 2014

The CU-麻豆影院 School of Education and Chautauqua have collaborated to create the first-ever Education Series at the Chautauqua Community House. The series, "Learning In & Out of School," offers one forum per month on an education topic of current interest to parents and educators. Don't miss this excellent series! Tickets...

Michele Moses Argues that 'Affirmative Action Should Be Viewed in Global Context'

Nov. 17, 2014

Click here to read this article in The Conversation. Affirmative action should be viewed in global context by Professor Michele S. Moses (CU-麻豆影院) and Professor Laura D. Jenkins (University of Cincinnati) This article appeared in The Conversation , November 13 2014, 5.30am EST. 鈥淎ffirmative action won鈥檛 be around for much...

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