Replacing VHS tapes with YouTube clips is probably not the ideal version of moving a classroom into the 21st century. While that type of digital substitution may tick the boxes of education technology frameworks like SAMR, it doesn’t always provide an opportunity for deep thinking and real-world learning. So how do teachers actually create meaningful work […]
Author: Matt Mitchell
Candice Montoya, Head Start educator and SEHD’s 2018 Outstanding Graduate of the Year, featured in CU Denver TODAY
Grad teaching preschoolers in poverty Candice Montoya is SEHD’s 2018 Outstanding Graduate of the Year Knowledge changed everything for Candice Montoya, who was named the School of Education & Human Development’s 2018 Outstanding Graduate of the Year. Montoya started college to meet a job requirement, and she graduated this month with a degree in early childhood […]
Important Ecopass Action Required
December 14, 2018 IMPORTANT ECOPASS ACTION REQUIRED ATTENTION: You must submit a new payment authorization form by Thursday, December 20th or your EcoPass will be CANCELLED. To continue participating in the RTD EcoPass program, a new form must be submitted. Return your completed, signed, and dated RTD EcoPass Payment Authorization Form to the Parking & Transportation Services office—either in person or by […]
Carlos Hipolito-Delgado featured on NBC News
Latinx college students are struggling with self-hate, counselors can help, CU Denver scholar finds Carlos Hipolito-Delgado, PhD, urges college counselors to acknowledge Latinx students’ experiences with discrimination and help them navigate their feelings without internalizing guilt, or worse, start hating themselves. “My hope is for the student to realize that racism is not the student’s […]
Congrats to Scott Bauer on his new book
Leading Schools to Learn Grow and Thrive Using Theory to Strengthen Practice Leading Schools to Learn, Grow, and Thrive provides a unique approach to preparing prospective education leaders by combining theory, research, and practice. Grounded in organizational and leadership theory, this book helps leaders understand their schools and districts from multiple perspectives and develop their own […]
CU Online’s Winter Web Camp – January 8-11, 2019
Registration is now open at www.cuonline.edu/wwc Get out of the cold and join CU Online as we travel down under. You’re invited to join us for our annual Winter Web Camp, featuring four days of online best practices, teaching strategies, new technologies and tools you won’t want to miss! You may register for one day, come […]
School Psychology APA Accreditation Featured in CU Denver TODAY
School psychology program rises to the top Students benefit from new accreditation and 100-percent job placement rate In late September, the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) celebrated an important milestone. Its doctor of psychology (PsyD) school psychology program earned accreditation on contingency from the American Psychological Association (APA) – which is no small feat. It is one […]
Carlos Hipolito-Delgado’s study featured in Denver Post
Exposure to racism made undergraduate Latino students internalize self-hatred, CU Denver study finds Professor wanted to conduct study following increase in racist rhetoric after 2016 presidential election A Colorado professor wondered how racist rhetoric stoked by the 2016 presidential election was impacting Latino students, so he conducted academic research that found exposure to racism often […]
SEHD partnerships in rural Colorado featured in CU Denver TODAY
Amid Colorado’s short-grass prairies, hidden-jewel farming communities and small historic mountain towns, educators, non-profits and community members are feeling the pinch. School districts are facing remarkable challenges finding and retaining highly qualified teachers, especially in high-needs fields, such as special education, math and science. Nonprofits and human-services agencies in rural Colorado are having issues finding […]
Chris Ricciardi’s Baby Boy
Congratulations to Chris and his wife Jessica on the birth of their baby boy! Fritz Thomas Ricciardi was born on Halloween (October 31, 2018) at 10:24am, 8 lbs, 2 oz, 20 inches long.