Category: In the Media
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Dr. Margarita Bianco Quoted in American Federation of Teachers Publication
Hispanic legislators gather with urgency and purpose on education April 1, 2022 – Latino faculty and other faculty of color continue to be hired with contingent rather than full-time, tenure-track status. Dr. Margarita Bianco of the University of Colorado Denver School of Education challenged legislators to look at the pathways, including Grow Your Own programs,…
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New NJC and CU Denver Teacher Education Partnership Featured in CU Denver News
The far-reaching impact of the work of CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) is demonstrated by the many projects that serve as connections to a broad community of educators and leaders. SEHD’s latest partnership endeavor is an expansion of The Partnership for Rural Educator Preparation (T-PREP) program to Northeastern Junior College (NJC) in Sterling, Colorado.…
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New SEHD T-PREP Northeastern Junior College Partnership Featured in Journal-Advocate
To help curb Colorado’s dire teacher shortage in rural communities, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) are expanding The Partnership for Rural Educator Preparation (T-PREP) program to Northeastern Junior College (NJC) in Sterling, Colo. Starting this fall, bachelor’s degrees in early childhood, elementary, and special education may be…
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Elena Sandoval-Lucero and New LEO Concentration Featured in CU Denver News
New Program Elevates Student Success in Higher Ed Amid an everchanging sociopolitical climate and a growing diverse student population, Colorado and the rest of the country are in dire need of education leaders and policy makers who are prepared to effectively advance institutions of higher education. Dr. Elena Sandoval-Lucero (MA ‘95, PhD ‘04) is a…
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SEHD Alum Roberto Montoya to be First-Ever Chief Educational Equity Officer for the Colorado Department of Higher Education
Alum Roberto Montoya Answers ‘Ancestral Call’ as First-Ever Chief Educational Equity Officer for the Colorado Department of Education Alum Roberto Montoya, PhD, began teaching the social foundations of race and racism as an adjunct professor at CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development in 2012. He received his doctor of philosophy, education and human…
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Amy Ferrell featured in CU Denver News: Finding Empowerment in Community
Finding Empowerment in Community There are many times when students teach adults big life lessons. This is one of those stories. In it, a group of elementary girls benefiting from special education instruction teach researchers (and the rest of us) that power is about relationships. And true power is within yourself. Dr. Amy Ferrell, associate…
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ASPIRE Student Kyra Solomon featured on CBS Denver
Stedman Elementary Teaches Youngest Coloradans About Equality In A Unique Way Kyra Solomon, ASPIRE to Teach, is a 4th grade teacher at Stedman Elementary. She was featured in this story the importance of educating children about privilege and activism; how to be anti-racist. Read the full article on CBS Denver
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CU On the Air Podcast – Pathways2Teaching Makes Strides to Diversity, Grow-Your-Own Teachers
The percentage of K-12 students of color has raised dramatically in Colorado in the past few years, making up near 50% of our school population. Unfortunately, the teacher population has not kept up. For nearly 11 years, the University of Colorado Denver’s Pathways2Teaching program has aimed to balance that teacher-to-student ratio. Today, on CU on…
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NxtGEN Video Created By CU System
NxtGEN at the University of Colorado Denver is an innovative teacher preparation pathway with a strong focus on diversifying the teacher workforce in Colorado schools. Housed in the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD), NxtGEN offers more than three years of paid teaching experience, teacher education courses and a year-long residency in a school.
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Sean Michael Morris featured in European Lifelong Learning Magazine
Students are often the ones talked about but not the ones talking. I hope we can flip the system so that students would be at the centre of the conversation.” Sean Michael Morris, senior instructor in Learning Design and Technology, was interviewed by Finnish reporter Heini Huhtinen for ELM on subjects ranging from critical digital…