Category: In the Media
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Dr. Marvin Lynn Joins CU Denver as the 5th Dean of the School of Education & Human Development
“I’m delighted to have this opportunity to lead our school into the future,” said Lynn. “Our foundation is successful and strong, thanks to the bold vision of previous school leaders, including Dr. Rebecca Kantor, and our dedicated faculty and staff. I’m truly grateful to Scott Bauer and Barbara Seidl for solidly co-leading as interim deans over the past year. CU…
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Carlos Hipolito-Delgado Assumes Position on the Board of Directors for Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Public Radio’s board structure and board membership is designed to enhance and facilitate CPR’s ability to be a high-performing organization that carries out its vision and mission. The Board as a whole is responsible for setting organizational direction and authority and then delegates management and the implementation of policy and CPR’s approved plan to the…
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CU Denver Teacher Education Partnerships with Northeastern Junior College, Otero College, and St. Vrain Valley School District Featured in The Colorado Sun
Rural Colorado schools, unable to recruit out-of-town teachers, are trying to get locals into classrooms The question of how to draw more teachers into a profession defined by high stress and low pay has become increasingly difficult for administrators like Dave Slothower to answer over the past two years. “This is important work,” said Slothower,…
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Here’s what being ‘super, super, super lucky’ looks like in Denver’s childcare crisis
Sure, childcare-center waitlists are rough, and tuition is like a second mortgage. But at least Liliana Flores Amaro and her family have a home they can afford and neighborhood support. Read the full article on Denverite
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Margarita Bianco Featured in Newsday
Taking action: LI school districts growing their own teachers The idea of growing your own teacher is decades old, though the number of similar programs in middle and high schools across the country is unclear, said Margarita Bianco, a University of Colorado Denver associate professor who co-authored a 2018 study that examined such programs. Read…
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CU Denver/Northeastern Junior College T-Prep Partnership Featured in Journal-Advocate
Most people would assume that guiding Colorado’s premier residential community college through recovery from the worst viral pandemic in a century would be fraught with challenges. Mike White sees opportunities. “I think we have an opportunity to think about our under-served population here, and that ranges from people still seeking their GED – how do…
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Remi Kalir’s book “Annotation” featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
A post in the Chronicle of Higher Education by author James Lang discusses how “a new book on annotation offers inspiration for how to better use the technique in teaching.” Read the post titled, “Annotate This: How a Common Academic Practice Can Boost Learning“.
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Sheldon Reynolds, DPS Principal and Key CU Denver NxtGEN Teacher Residency Program Partner, Named Colorado Outstanding Elementary Principal of the Year
DENVER – The Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) and the Colorado Association of Elementary School Principals (CAESP) are so pleased to announce the selection of Denver Public School District’s Sheldon Reynolds as the 2022 Colorado Outstanding Elementary Principal of the Year. Reynolds, who is principal at the Center for Talent Development at Greenlee Elementary School…
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SEHD Doctoral Students Start New Online Journal Devoted to Higher Education Leadership
University of Colorado Denver’s new Open Educational Resource (OER) journal, Cases on Leadership for Equity and Justice in Higher Education (CLEJHE), is an academic, peer-review journal (Denver, Colorado) devoted to the rapid dissemination of case studies involving higher education leadership. It is run by an editorial board and peer review team of doctoral students, and a faculty oversight committee…
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Remi Kalir Co-authors Hechinger Report Opinion Piece About Social Reading
Remi Kalir and co-author Jenae Cohn have written an opinion piece for The Hechinger Report about socially responsible approaches to social reading: “How can social reading benefit student learning and reduce unintended surveillance? Socially responsible social reading will require intentional investments, partnerships and practices.” To read more and share the piece visit: https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-why-we-need-a-socially-responsible-approach-to-social-reading/