Category: Colleagues
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Dr. Ester de Jong to Present in National Panel Webinar
New CLDE Professor Dr. Ester de Jong to present next week in national panel webinar: Best Practices to Support Emergent Bilingual Students This School Year—and Beyond Read more and Register at edweb.net
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Fall 2022 Opportunities for Scholarly Writing
Upcoming opportunities for scholarly writing this fall. Please save the dates below and consider joining! Writing Affinity Groups This is a way for faculty to come together around a shared goal or identity to write in community. The CFDA will help match small groups of faculty members around their shared interest and provide support to…
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SEHD EdD alum Judi Diaz Bonacquisti Hired to Become CU System Office’s Senior Diversity Officer
In her role as senior diversity officer, Diaz Bonacquisti will collaborate with CU campus colleagues to support initiatives that advance the diversity pillar of CU’s systemwide strategic plan, as well as campus strategic plans. Read the full article on CU Connections
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Geeta Verma Presented at American Public Transportation Association’s APTAtech22 Conference
Geeta Verma, professor in the STEM Education program and founder of LivedX, spoke at the American Public Transportation Association’s APTAtech22 conference on August 15 in Denver. Her talk titled Reimagining Technology Workforce: Innovating for Equity and a Diverse Talent Pool incorporated the topic of machine learning. Read more about the conference at the APTA Gateway
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SEHD Denver Block Party – Volunteers Needed!
The annual CU Denver Block Party is Wednesday, August 24th from 12 PM – 3 PM on Lawrence Street in front of the LSC building. The School of Education & Human Development will have a tent (actually 2) and we are in need of volunteers to help us get everything set-up, run the activities during the…
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We are excited to welcome Grace Gonzalez to the School of Education & Human Development!
As an Evaluation Specialist, Grace will support The Evaluation Center on their ongoing evaluation projects, including Illuminating Colorado Childcare Services and the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention. She is particularly passionate about using her cartographic skills to visualize the geographic reach of various programs. Grace joins us as a recent graduate from the…
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Dr. Ron Tzur Co-Edits and Authors New Book
Dr. Ron Tzur served as a co-editor (with Yan Ping Xin and Helen Thouless) and an author of four chapters of a new book (published by Springer – Nature) that targets prospective SPED teachers. The book, titled Enabling Mathematics Learning of Struggling Students, is the product of eight years of collaborative work among mathematics education…
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NxtGEN Recognized as a Top Higher Education and District Partnership Addressing the Nation’s Teacher Shortage
NxtGEN, an educator preparation program co-designed by Denver Public Schools (DPS) and the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), has been elevated in a U.S. Department of Education fact sheet as one of eight teacher education programs in the country addressing the teacher shortage and increasing the number of teachers prepared for diverse classrooms. The fact sheet…
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Recent Promotions in Clinical Teaching Track
We are thrilled to announce the promotion of the following individuals in Clinical Teaching Track (CTT) faculty roles. This important milestone reflects their commendable teaching, scholarship, and service to SEHD and the university.
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Grant Awarded to Dr. Robin Brandehoff
Dr. Robin Brandehoff, assistant clinical professor in CU Denver’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program, was awarded an ORS Large Grant of $12,000 for her upcoming work in Hawai’i. She will be conducting qualitative work with a new cohort of student teachers and educator mentors in Oahu, Hawai’i to further develop a pedagogical framework she…