Category: Colleagues

April 6, 2023 – Marvin Lynn, a former elementary school teacher in Chicago Public Schools and New York City Public Schools and currently the dean of the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver, explained that culturally responsive instruction has a very positive impact on the learning of students of color —…

April 5, 2023 – 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…

March 23, 2023 – The research on the impacts of school resource officers is limited, said Franci Crepeau-Hobson, PhD, a University of Colorado Denver professor who studies violence prevention, in part because there is such range in the roles and training of officers stationed in schools that it’s hard to draw comparisons or conclusions. Click here to continue…

March 22, 2023 – Daily pat-downs are rare, said Matthew McClain with the Colorado School Counselor Association, and Franci Crepeau-Hobson, a University of Colorado Denver professor specializing in school violence prevention. “Clearly they were concerned,” said Crepeau-Hobson. “I can’t imagine they’d do that if there wasn’t a history of the kid carrying a weapon for whatever reason.” Click here to…

March 22, 2023 – “It’s the kids that need the most that are getting the least,” says Margarita Bianco, who studies teacher recruitment at the University of Colorado Denver. “And it’s perpetuating an already horrific problem in terms of an opportunity gap between kids of color and their white, more affluent peers.” Click here to continue reading…

March 20, 2023 – Marvin Lynn, PhD, Dean: School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado Denver shares his thoughts on how this august university positively impacts society in South Africa and the globe. Click here to read the article on the UNISA website

March 20, 2023 – The Understanding the Landscape of Alternative Preparation session at ACTE 2023 brought together several leaders in the space of university-based alternative programs aiming to increase the speed and number of teachers prepared while maintaining the quality of the preparation provided. The panel included Jacqueline King, consultant for research, policy, and advocacy for AACTE; Suzanne…