Category: Colleagues
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Kristie Kauerz quoted in the Washington Post
October 8, 2019 ‘Redshirting’ your kindergartner: Is it the right choice in the long run? The term “redshirting” originally referred to college athletes who sat out their first year to work on their skills without affecting their eligibility. The intent is similar for would-be kindergartners: By providing younger kids an extra year to develop physically,…
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Dr. Margarita Bianco: 2019 Equity and Excellence Conference Featured Keynote
Margarita Bianco will Give Keynote at the CDE’s Equity and Excellence Conference on 10/24/19 More about the conference: The Federal Programs and Exceptional Student Services Units, in collaboration with the Office of Turnaround at the Colorado Department of Education will be hosting the fourth annual Equity & Excellence Conference on October 24-25 at the DoubleTree Hotel…
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Geeta Verma is Editor/Author of a New Book!
Geeta Verma is Editor/Author of a New Book – Science Education in India: Philosophical, Historical, and Contemporary Conversations
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Margarita Bianco featured in Education Week
Wanted: Teachers as diverse as their students The Pionero Scholars program at Lipscomb University in Tennessee helps prepare Latino and immigrant students in metropolitan Nashville for careers in education. “It’s those young people who don’t see themselves reflected in the curriculum, who don’t see themselves reflected in the educator workforce or school leadership,” said Margarita…
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Adopting a translanguaging pedagogy can be an act of resistance
Check out Dr. Liz’ Mahon’s latest piece about translanguaging for the CIRCA website (Colorado Council for International Reading Association). Little Roja Riding Hood: Translanguaging texts for k-8 classroom
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Upcoming Research Development Faculty Seminars
Research Development Faculty Seminars Know Your Agency Lunch: Department of Education September 25, 2019 12:00pm – 1:30pm Location: Lawrence St. Center, Rm 600 Faculty Experts: Ritu Chopra, Executive Director, The Paraprofessional Research and Resource Center & Project Director, NxtGEN Teachers, Teacher Quality Partnerships Project; Barbara Seidl, Associate Dean of Teacher Education and Undergraduate Experiences,…
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ASPIRE to Teach alumni is the featured artist this month at the Gunnison Arts Council
Nate Motsinger, an ASPIRE to Teach alumni, is the featured artist this month at the Gunnison Arts Council. His big, vivid, and colorful art fills the main gallery through the end of September. Nate is a K-12 art teacher in Lake City, Colo., and earned his alternative teaching license through ASPIRE in 2018. He is…
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Our EdD program’s higher education concentration is featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education
CU Denver Leadership Focuses on Training Diverse Leaders Officials at CU Denver say that they have been intentional about boosting their underrepresented student populations. With Engelke’s support, they have focused their attention on creating new academic programs centered on access, equity and social justice. Last year, Dr. Linda Bowman spearheaded the launch of a new…
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Margarita Bianco will be keynote speaker at National Network for Education Renewal Conference
Everyday and across the United States, NNER members operate on four fundamental beliefs. 1. We are all responsible for the improving the realities of our schools, universities, and communities. 2. We believe that all students, regardless of race, poverty, geography, or any other circumstance, deserve equal access to high quality learning and enriching life experiences. 3. We believe deep, enduring…
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Complicated language excludes parents from the IEP process. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Brenna Aversano, currently a third-year doctoral student at SEHD, wrote this article featured in Chalkbeat Colorado about parent involvement in IEPs. [chalkbeat.org]