Category: News
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SEHD receives two of five Innovation grants aimed to improve early childhood workforce equity and career pathways
Five unique partnerships receive funding to pursue ambitious efforts to strengthen Colorado’s workforce. DENVER, April 30, 2020 – Early Milestones Colorado (Early Milestones) is pleased to announce five partnerships selected to receive funding through Early Childhood Workforce Innovation Grants (Innovation Grants). The one-year Innovation Grants range from $75,000 to $190,000 and are part of the…
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Sean Michael Morris interviewed on MSN
We’re embracing tech during lockdown – but can it replace the classroom? Amid the challenges of implementing technology into our home lives, families are having to embrace technology to keep things “normal”, and finding increasingly creative ways to stay organized and educated online along the way. “People who never expected – nor ever wanted –…
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SEHD featured in CU Denver News for support to communities during COVID-19
The School of Education & Human Development faculty is responding to the disruption created by COVID-19 by finding creative ways to help students continue their educational journey online and continue to contribute to K-12 schools in their communities. “It’s tempting to focus on what we are missing and what we’ve lost for now, but we can also focus on…
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A Message from UCDALI President Vivian Shyu
It’s been great having these weekly meetings to hear from some of you. Our students are lucky to have such dedicated, invested faculty, especially in this time of change and uncertainty. Thank you all for the work you have done and continue to do on their behalf. Some questions and concerns were brought out in…
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ASPIRE to Teach program Candidate Featured in Local Newspaper
Matt DeJong is a business teacher at John Mall High School in Huerfano, Colo., and a candidate in the ASPIRE to Teach program.In this article from the Huerfano newspaper, Matt shares important insights on the COVID-19 virus’s impact on students and families. Matt is an excellent example of a career-changer who, like several ASPIRE candidates,…
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Three Scholarships $800 – $1000
LITERACY TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP ($1000) The Literacy Teaching Scholarship is available to newly-admitted students in the Literacy Education MA. HOW TO APPLY? Prepare a Cover Page: Your name, address, phone, email; current MA program (e.g. Reading/Endorsement, grades K-12; or English Education). Submit a Letter to the RLE Faculty. In a one to two-page letter and elaborate…
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New website from Central HR
Have you seen the redesigned HR website? Take a look: www1.ucdenver.edu/offices/human-resources There are now tabs for unique employee groups such as Faculty & Staff, Supervisors & Leaders, etc. You will find forms and resources from the original website, as well as some new tools such as Self-care toolkits, Telehealth FAQs, COVID-19 support, and much more.
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Sean Morris published in OEB Insights, April 17
A Pedagogy of Transformation for Times of Crisis | OEB Insights As millions of students and teachers have moved learning online over the past weeks in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, one clear recognition keeps coming forward: after all that has been researched, practiced, innovated about online teaching, meaningful educational experiences are still few and…
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Counselors’ advice for college-bound students facing coronavirus uncertainty: Keep moving forward
“We’re doing lots of listening right now but still advising students to move forward so they have something to look forward to,” said Nathan Cadena, Denver Scholarship Foundation chief operating officer. The foundation provides resources and support for predominantly low-income and first-generation Denver students entering and attending college. Check out the full article on Chalkbeat.
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A Message from our Counseling Center Students
Some of the students made a video about coping during these times. Check it out here!