Category: From the Dean
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ARTICLE: Train Teachers Like Doctors
America is facing a wave of teacher shortages that threatens our ability to deliver on the promise of quality education. Baby boomer retirements and high rates of teacher turnover, coupled with steep drops in enrollment in teacher-preparation programs, have contributed to this growing crisis. Some states, like California, now have shortages in nearly every subject…
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Message from Dean Kantor
Dear SEHD colleagues, Yesterday, we learned of the horrific attack on hundreds of innocent people enjoying a Saturday night in a dance club in Orlando, Florida— terrorized, and many killed and critically injured, because they identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer. We cannot start this new week without acknowledging the incredible pain we…
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Jerome S. Bruner Dies at 100
Jerome S. Bruner, whose theories about perception, child development and learning informed education policy for generations and helped launch the modern study of creative problem solving, known as the cognitive revolution, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 100. Click here to read more.
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NEPC Press Release | Teacher Preparation: A Review of Claims and Evidence
BOULDER, CO (March 16, 2016) – Teacher preparation has emerged as an acutely politicized and publicized issue in U.S. education policy and practice, and there have been fierce debates about the methods and reasoning behind it. Because of the importance of teachers and teacher education, policy should be driven by the best evidence based on…
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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Bilingual Education Endorsement Program
Hooray! Dr. Luis Poza’s submission of a proposal to offer an endorsement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Bilingual Education at UCD has passed the requisite content reviews. A recommendation will now be presented to move forward to the State Board for their vote to authorize the program. The Board meets on April 13th. Dr. Poza…
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Education Policy Networking Series: The Raising of American Early Childhood Education
To view a PDF version of this flyer, click here.
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IN THE MEDIA: At M.I.T., Science Embraces a New Chaos Theory: Art
Click here to read this article from the New York Times.
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Election Season Guidelines
Dear Members of the University of Colorado Community, As we enter the election season at the local, state and national levels, it is important to note that CU employees, as part of a public institution, are prohibited from using their work time or university resources for election-related activities. The guidelines below provide an overview of…
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2016-2017 Faculty Development Grant | Call for Proposals
The Center for Faculty Development (CFD) is pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for the 2016/2017 Faculty Development Grant competition. We are seeking proposals for projects that seek to develop innovations in teaching and enhance scholarly/creative productivity. We are particularly interested in funding projects that: • develop modes of teaching that are learner-centered;…
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ESEA Reauthorization Wins Mixed Praise
By Kristin McCabe and Zachary VanHouten On December 10, President Obama signed into law the latest reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—now titled the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The long-overdue reauthorization is being heralded as the end of the heavy-handed No Child Left Behind era, returning much of the authority to states…