School of Education & Human Development

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  • Joni Dunlap Interviewed by PBS

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    Using Emojis With Kids to Express Feelings Drawing on findings from her own research and 20 years as an online educator, Dr. Joanna Dunlap, a professor in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver, says emojis are more applicable than ever during the pandemic. “I’ve talked with teachers at all grade…

  • Lucinda Soltero-Gonzalez and Tania Hogan interviewed by Chalkbeat Colorado

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    Advocates want families to know: Colorado children don’t have to take in-person English proficiency tests A fact sheet from the state education department notes that, “Negative consequences on students or families will not be imposed if children do not participate in the ACCESS tests.” “The messaging is ambiguous,” said Soltero-Gonzalez, an assistant professor for the…

  • Rebecca Kantor and Diana Schaack interviewed by Colorado Public Radio

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    ‘The Workforce Behind The Workforce’: Confronting Colorado’s Critical Child Care Staffing Shortage Early childhood teachers must meet the demands of children whose first language isn’t English, who may have trauma and those who come with a whole range of cognitive and emotional needs. Rebecca Kantor, dean of the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Education…

  • Spring 2021 Syllabus Addendum

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    In an effort to support faculty and student success during this unprecedented time, Provost Nairn has approved the Spring 2021 Syllabus Addendum (linked below). This document includes best practices that emerged from our Safe Return Teaching and Learning Implementation Team. Individuals and groups provided feedback and recommendations including Faye Caronan, Lindsey Hamilton, Barbara Seidl, Nelia…

  • New Event: Play’s Place in Decolonizing Education

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    Who Makes The Rules? Who is Getting Played? Games, Play and Decolonising Education Presented by Dr Luca Morini, Research Fellow at Coventry University’s Centre for Global Learning, Education and Attainment EVENT: January 21, 2021, 10am MST What can the role of playfulness and games be when engaging in the complex topic of decolonisation of education?…

  • Kristie Kauerz Authored Chapter in AERA’s New ECE Research Book

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    AERA has just published Advancing Knowledge and Building Capacity for Early Childhood Research, edited by Sharon Ryan, Beth Graue, and Vivian Gadsden. Kristie Kauerz has authored a chapter in this book titled: “Early Childhood Systems for Birth through Age 8: Conceptual Challenges and Research Needs.”

  • Three SEHD Doctoral Students Selected as CDHE Policy Fellows

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    Congratulations to Amber McDonnell, Gabe Castano and Karen Jaramillo! They have been selected as Policy Fellows for 2021 by the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Amber and Gabe are members in the 2019 cohort of the EdD Higher Education concentration. Karen is a member of the 2020 cohort. This fellowship is a big deal. For…

  • Essay from Sean Michael Morris featured in Fall Edition of CU Denver Research Magazine

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    Technology is Not Pedagogy We have not coded for the human in education, and so, unless we know how to seek it out past digital platforms, algorithms, and surveillance tools, the human is largely left out of online learning. Check out the full article on page 20 of the CU Denver Research Magazine

  • Rebecca Kantor quoted in Chalkbeat story about virtual preschool

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    Can preschoolers learn virtually? In a Denver pilot program, some kids ‘can’t wait to log in’ “The two most important things that we know about young children’s learning is that they learn through direct experience and they learn within the context of stable trusting relationships,” said Kantor, dean of the School of Education and Human…

  • Please Report Equipment or Furniture Taken Off Campus

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    SEHD Faculty and Staff, Please complete this brief Formstack form if you have temporarily taken any equipment or furniture off campus, such as to your home office during the COVID-19 public health situation. The SEHD must track equipment and furniture purchased with any type of University funds, including professional development funds. Examples of items to…