Category: Colleagues

Lisa Forbes, an assistant clinical professor in the counseling program at the University of Colorado Denver who also works with clients at an inpatient psychiatric unit at a nearby medical facility, agrees that it is important that counselors not make assumptions. “You can read all the literature on this topic and know everything about women’s…

Wonder how students think about “increasing” or “decreasing” increases? Check out our new open access publication. Educational Studies in Mathematics is one of the most prestigious journals in mathematics education. [Check it out here!]

A call for education innovation The world is changing rapidly, and many school leaders are struggling to keep up, according to Scott McLeod, an associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Colorado in Denver. McLeod, who has devoted considerable research and writing to areas of concern for educational leaders, including information literacy, workforce…

Weighty regulations, high operating costs and rapidly changing neighborhoods are compounding child care shortages in many of Colorado’s low-income communities. Chalkbeat’s “Lessons From a Child Care Desert” event panel featured Liliana Flores Amaro, an Elyria-Swansea resident and community activist; Richard Garcia, former executive director of the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition; Rebecca Kantor, dean of the…

Geeta Verma, PhD, has something to celebrate. The associate professor of science education, was named co-editor of the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the flagship journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education and the only English-language journal focused exclusively on science teacher education. [Read the full story on CU Denver Today]

Three years ago, Lucia Cordovano landed a teaching job. Two years ago, she earned her alternative teaching license. This year, the CU Denver ASPIRE alumna received the Outstanding New Educator Award from the National Association for Alternative Certification (NAAC). [Read the full story on CU Denver Today]