Author: sehd

  • Doctoral Student Susan Davis Selected to Join SEL Fellows Academy

    Congratulations to Susan Davis, doctoral student in SEHD’s Leadership for Educational Organizations program and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) coordinator in St. Vrain School District! She has been selected to join the 2023-24 cohort of CASEL’s SEL Fellows Academy. Her application showed an impressive personal and organizational commitment to social and emotional learning (SEL) and to the development…

  • Ritu Chopra Featured in The Hechinger Report

    May 17, 2023 | The Hechinger Report “Teachers can do only so much, so paraprofessionals are the bridge for students to receive the individualized services they need,” said Ritu Chopra, executive director of the Paraprofessional Resource and Research Center at the University of Colorado Denver. “They become the eyes and ears of the teachers. If you’re a…

  • Cristina Gillanders Quoted in Chalkbeat Colorado Story about Serving English Learners in Preschool Classrooms

    More studies are necessary to identify the best strategies to teach multilingual preschool students, researchers say, but some things are clear. “Being bilingual is not enough,” said Cristina Gillanders, associate professor in early childhood education at the University of Colorado Denver. “You have to have the preparation to teach these children. You have to understand bilingualism…

  • Hypothesis Summer Training Opportunities

    Hypothesis summer training opportunities:   Hypothesis Academy: We are running multiple cohorts of our two asynchronous courses, Social Annotation 101 and Social Annotation in the Age of AI, this summer. Faculty receive a Hypothesis Certified Educator Badge upon completion and will develop assignments they can implement in their courses right away. Summer Workshop Series: This four-workshop series will…

  • New publication from Dèsa Karye Daniel

    New publication from Dèsa Karye Daniel, The relationship between Campus Climate Perceptions, Anxiety, and Academic Competence for College Women. Abstract This study is guided by theory and research that point to the importance of campus climate as a critical factor in college student achievement and belonging. Minoritized groups, however, are often found to have negative…

  • Congratulations on Promotion!

    Troyann Gentile, promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Teaching Track Julia Mahfouz, awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor This important milestone is reflective of their hard work, scholarship, teaching, and service to the university. Again, CONGRATULATIONS!  

  • MIX: May 17, 2023

    The latest edition of the SEHDMIX should be in your inbox (or Junk folder). Check out bits from your colleagues on Social Media, Play, and Liquid Canvas pages + guess-who kid pictures. Click here to visit the SEHDMIX site

  • New Copiers & Copy Codes Reminder

    The new copiers on the 6th and 11th floor have been up and running for a couple of weeks now. The old machines were picked up on Monday. The new copier for the 7th floor will be delivered on Monday, May 15th. A technician will come to set up the copier sometime after it gets dropped off. There…

  • COMIRB Application Improvement Survey is Open Until May 19

    To all researchers at CU Denver, in an effort to make the process to request IRB review clearer and less time consuming for you, the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB) has initiated a process to simplify and short the main COMIRB Application Form. We are partnering with the Cancer Center and the Barbara Davis…

  • Help Support and Grow the SEHD Mix Podcast Created and Hosted by SEHD Faculty and Staff

    SEHD’s Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) Committee would like to call your attention to a new podcast produced by Brad Hinson and team featuring Julie Mahfouz and Chelynn Randolph discussing social media in education. You can find the podcast and other SEHDMix posts from 2022-23 right here: https://mix.cu.studio/ Some good reading and listening for your summer enjoyment! You can reach…