School of Education & Human Development

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  • Sean Michael Morris interviewed on MSN

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    We’re embracing tech during lockdown – but can it replace the classroom? Amid the challenges of implementing technology into our home lives, families are having to embrace technology to keep things “normal”, and finding increasingly creative ways to stay organized and educated online along the way. “People who never expected – nor ever wanted –…

  • SEHD featured in CU Denver News for support to communities during COVID-19

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    The School of Education & Human Development faculty is responding to the disruption created by COVID-19 by finding creative ways to help students continue their educational journey online and continue to contribute to K-12 schools in their communities. “It’s tempting to focus on what we are missing and what we’ve lost for now, but we can also focus on…

  • A Message from UCDALI President Vivian Shyu

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    It’s been great having these weekly meetings to hear from some of you. Our students are lucky to have such dedicated, invested faculty, especially in this time of change and uncertainty. Thank you all for the work you have done and continue to do on their behalf. Some questions and concerns were brought out in…

  • ASPIRE to Teach program Candidate Featured in Local Newspaper

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    Matt DeJong is a business teacher at John Mall High School in Huerfano, Colo., and a candidate in the ASPIRE to Teach program.In this article from the Huerfano newspaper, Matt shares important insights on the COVID-19 virus’s impact on students and families. Matt is an excellent example of a career-changer who, like several ASPIRE candidates,…

  • Three Scholarships $800 – $1000

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    LITERACY TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP ($1000) The Literacy Teaching Scholarship is available to newly-admitted students in the Literacy Education MA. HOW TO APPLY? Prepare a Cover Page: Your name, address, phone, email; current MA program (e.g. Reading/Endorsement, grades K-12; or English Education). Submit a Letter to the RLE Faculty. In a one to two-page letter and elaborate…

  • Sean Morris published in OEB Insights, April 17

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    A Pedagogy of Transformation for Times of Crisis | OEB Insights As millions of students and teachers have moved learning online over the past weeks in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, one clear recognition keeps coming forward: after all that has been researched, practiced, innovated about online teaching, meaningful educational experiences are still few and…

  • Counselors’ advice for college-bound students facing coronavirus uncertainty: Keep moving forward

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    “We’re doing lots of listening right now but still advising students to move forward so they have something to look forward to,” said Nathan Cadena, Denver Scholarship Foundation chief operating officer. The foundation provides resources and support for predominantly low-income and first-generation Denver students entering and attending college. Check out the full article on Chalkbeat.

  • A Message from our Counseling Center Students

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    Some of the students made a video about coping during these times. Check it out here!  

  • Curriculum Committee Minutes – April 6

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    Members:          Nicole Sager – Committee Chair Ed Cannon Lori Elliott Kristie Kauerz Liz Mahon *Scott McLeod Diana Schaack   Staff:     Shakira Anderson Shannon Hagerman (CPE)     GENERAL BUSINESS & REVIEW/DISCUSSIONS:     COURSE PROPOSAL/REVISION REQUESTS: Status                               Item(s)                                                          Presenter   Approved                      COUN 6200/HDFR 4860                                 Chaya Abrams Title: Trauma Informed…

  • Sean Michael Morris interviewed by The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 7, 2020

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    ‘On a Desert Island With Your Students’: Professors Discuss the Weirdness of Teaching Remotely in a Pandemic  Sean Morris, a senior instructor in learning, design, and technology in the University of Colorado at Denver’s School of Education & Human Development, and Stommel, a senior lecturer and digital-learning fellow at the University of Mary Washington, in…