Category: News
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In Preschools, Sharing and Playtime Look Different Now
To support young children’s social and developmental skills, preschools have had to get creative with what were once mainstay classroom practices. Madison Stacy an ASPIRE alum who is working at Clayton Early Learning is featured in this article about how the ECE world has changed due to COVID. Read the full article on edutopia.
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Congrats Rachel Cornelius!!
We would like to congratulate Rachel Cornelius for being recognized as one of this year’s select recipients of the Staff Excellence Award for CU Denver sponsored by University of Colorado Staff Council. Rachel was nominated by Cindy Gutierrez with support from dozens of SEHD faculty and staff as well as many of our partner school…
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Do you need to update your personal information?
CU Employee Services is asking employees to check that their race, gender, ethnicity and veteran status are correct in the portal. Follow the steps below to verify or update this information: Log into the portal. Click the CU Resources tab. Open the top center CU Resources Home drop-down menu, then select My Info and Pay. Choose the My Info tile. Click on the…
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Professors at Play Virtual Playposium on Nov 6th for Faculty
Friday, November 6th, from 8am – 4pm MST, Lisa Forbes will be hosting a FREE virtual gathering for our community. Anyone can attend, not just current Professors at Play community members so be sure to invite your colleagues! Read more about the event and register here
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Teacher Ranger Teacher Program featured in US Fed News
Charles Elmore has concluded his Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) experience at Obed Wild and Scenic River. Charles is currently the Librarian at Central High School, in Wartburg, Tennessee. He worked as Obed’s TRT, where his main focus was to create new educational resources to give students the experience of learning about the park through reading. He created…
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Learn and Grow Collaborative Matches Students with Families in Need
The Office of Partnerships at CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development’s Learn and Grow Collaborative matches talented education students with families of children and young adults in this time of need when each can be of service to the other. Many university students have lost their jobs and need financial resources. At the same…
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Heather Johnson, PhD, Wins $1.6 Million National Science Foundation Grant
University of Colorado Denver associate professor Heather Johnson, PhD, received a $1,599,774 grant from the National Science Foundation last week. Johnson is an associate professor in CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development where she focuses her work on STEM education. The grant-winning project, Promoting Mathematical Reasoning and Transforming Instruction in College Algebra (ITsCRITiCAL), is a collaboration with Metropolitan State University of Denver, Santa Fe Community College, and…
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Upcoming Extended Learning Experiences to Enhance Your Research Outcomes
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! Here at the Faculty Research Center, we are working hard to provide you with a curated list of meaningful extended learning experiences to enhance your research outcomes and academic ‘footprint.’ Our capacity may be smaller this year, but we are still here to help you at any step of…
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Laura Summers will be a panelist for upcoming free webinar this Thursday: Attending to the health and wellness of educators as the school year starts
Educators are entering a school year like no other, committed to teaching amidst a global pandemic, social unrest, and remote or hybrid learning environments. This webinar will feature several practitioners who will share their approaches and strategies for supporting educators’ health and wellness. Join us Thursday, August 27, from 3 – 4:00 P.M. Eastern to:…
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Congratulations Antwan Jefferson!
Antwan was recently promoted to Associate Professor, Clinical Teaching Track!