Category: Colleagues
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Counseling Alum Kristen Vescera Featured in News Wise
Helping Veterans navigate the sometimes difficult pathway to mental health: A combat veteran, a daughter of a combat veteran and renowned PTSD expert share their experiences and offer advice November 11, 2021 – According to the Veteran’s Administration approximately 22 veterans die by suicide every day. And less than 50 percent of returning Veterans in…
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ASPIRE Alum and Current C&I MA Student Wendy Gutierrez featured on TEACH Colorado
Empowering My Students, Empowering Myself Learn how this Denver teacher is challenging social constructs and the educational status quo with hard work, passion and empathy. Read the full article on TEACH Colorado
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Heather Johnson Chairing Theory Working Group: 13th Congress in European Mathematics Education
Heather Johnson accepted an invitation to serve as the chair of the Theoretical Perspectives and Approaches in Mathematics Education Working Group for the 13th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME13). The conference will be held in Budapest in early February 2023. This is an exciting honor, as not many US…
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Educator Diversity: Why It Matters & How to Make it Happen
Margarita Bianco participated in webinar presented by Education Trust, founded by former Secretary of Education, John B. King. Topic: “Educator Diversity: Why It Matters & How to Make it Happen” Visit the website here for more information
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Margarita Bianco and co-authors appear on pp. 10 – 13 of A Kappan Special Report
Building a more ethnoracially diverse teaching force: New directions in research, policy and practice Read the full issue here
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Julia Mahfouz Selected to be Part of CASEL’s Inaugural Wessberg Scholars Cohort
Innovation and SEL: The Next Generation of Scholars Lifelong learners are the backbone of the SEL field. They are the innovators, the question-askers, the researchers, and the teachers. They are the ones always striving to improve and do what is best for students. In the spirit of lifelong learning, the CASEL Weissberg Scholars program is…
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Ed Cannon and Husband featured in Base Camp Denver
Ed Cannon and his husband are featured in a Visit Denver Ad called “Base Camp Denver: Mountains to Murals,” which highlights how close the mountains are to the city.
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Scott McLeod interviewed by Big Blue Button
The Major Shifts in Education with Scott McLeod This week, we spoke with Scott McLeod, who is a Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver. Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on P-12 school leadership, deeper learning, technology, and innovation. He is the Founding…
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Sean Michael Morris Writes on Resilience and Hope for Online Educa Berlin
In anticipation of his opening keynote at the OEB Conference in Berlin this December, Sean Michael Morris—senior instructor in Learning Design and Technology—has published a short article reflecting on resilience and hope. “Resilience is not something one has,” Morris writes. “Resilience is something one does. And doing it once changes behavior ongoingly. That person who…
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Manuel Espinoza Featured in CU Denver News
Denver’s Chicano Movement & the Espinoza Gang—Then and Now Associate Professor Manuel Espinoza, PhD, teaches in CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development, focusing on educational dignity. He founded the Right to Learn Undergraduate Research Collective in 2007, which researches the historical and legal origins of educational rights. Born and raised in Denver, Espinoza discussed how the city was central to the Chicano Movement—and how his own family history…