Category: Campus Events & Services
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Books@Work: Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning March 7
Thursday, March 7 12:30 – 2:00 pm CFD Conference Room (320 Lawrence Street Center) Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain…
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Event Recap: STEM Faculty Research Symposium
On Wednesday, Feb. 13th, our wonderful STEM Education faculty shared how they strive to humanize students’ STEM learning experiences through their individual research. Symposium presentations: Dennis DeBay: https://arcg.is/0vjWz50 Heather Johnson: https://itscore.cu.studio/ Bud Talbot: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uLaAz910gfXQxSYt4v2wT8oBDwF-Ty5JxUK5HqI1xjg/edit?usp=sharing Ron Tzur: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x-PIGiSO-np2OeSI2OvPI10Xcdu41-57/view?usp=sharing Geeta Verma: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-cAmu6MlpRQLkcrw9_4zM3UwQbMKGb-gxSnoLVmHxrg/edit#slide=id.p Thank you for your attendance!
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February Community Partner Luncheon
Topic: Environmental Justice What is environmental justice, and how can it inform the praxis of helping professionals and educators? The fair and equitable treatment of all persons (without regard for income, legal status, race, or other indicators of social identity) within a context of laws, policies and regulations guiding the development of the natural or…
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Nicole Rudman – Final Defense
STEM in Early Childhood: Influence of a Professional Learning Community Apr 15 @ 10 am LSC 700 This study examines the influences of teachers’ self-selected participation in a STEM professional learning community designed to promote early childhood personalized and collaborative learning on their understandings of STEM, both as a paradigm for teaching/learning and their implementation…
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Steven Linenberger – Final Defense
Campus Climate Environments for LGBTQ Undergraduate Students Attending a Jesuit College March 19 @ 10 AM LSC 700 Acceptance on university campuses of students who identify as LGBTQ has progressed over the past several years. However, students who do identify as LGBTQ often still report feeling that campus environments are negative, hostile, and discriminatory toward…
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Chris Miller – Final Defense
Perspectives from Parents of the Routines-Based Interview and Early Intervention Services Apr 16 @ 12 pm LSC 710 The current study examined the perspectives of families with a child with a developmental delay on the Routines-Based Interview (RBI). The RBI is a widely used tool for eliciting the priorities and concerns of families engaged in…
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Andrea Laser – Final Defense
Culturally Affirming and Sustaining Early Childhood Classrooms: Informing Constructs for the Adaptation of a Current Tool for Early Childhood Settings Apr 16 @ 10 AM LSC 700 This study examines local early childhood leaders’ perspectives of definitions and components of culturally responsive, affirming, and sustaining practice within a variety of ECE settings. Findings from this…
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LYNX UP Challenge & Celebration – This Thursday!
Join the LYNX UP celebration of faculty and staff philanthropy! Since January 2017, CU Denver faculty and staff have contributed more than $1 million in scholarships at CU Denver. By supporting scholarships through LYNX UP, you enhance resources, you create opportunities, and you provide avenues for success. Stop by at your convenience for a complimentary…
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Education Policy Networking Series: Innovation in K-12 Accountability – Feb. 20th
Innovations in K-12 Accountability Explore the ways in which Colorado K-12 schools and districts are “thinking differently” about accountability in education. Join local education leaders as they discuss options for providing a more complete and nuanced picture of school performance to their local communities and providing more diverse and timely information to support continuous improvement…
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SEHD Wellness Initiative Groups
This is our last reminder to sign up for our Wellness Initiative Groups (as mentioned in the retreat). See below! In the interest building social capital (view the Super Chickens TEDTalk here!) within SEHD and promoting our new Wellness Initiative, we’d like to connect you with others from SEHD who have like interests that promote…