Category: News
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SEHD Alum Janet Estrada Featured in Frontporch Northeast Denver as Ashley Elementary School’s New Principal
Estrada earned her SEHD Educational Psychology MA in Summer of 2015 and completed the SEHD principal license program in Spring 2018. She draws on her own bicultural experiences to support her school. She became an educator because she was inspired by a fifth-grade teacher who stayed late with her after school. Click here to learn…
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1619 Grant Opportunity for Educators
From the 1619 Project: At this year’s conference we launched our latest initiative: the 1619 Education Impact Grant. If you are an education professional working with students and/or educators in K-12 learning environments, we invite you to apply for these grants to support educational projects inspired by and utilizing at least one resource from The 1619 Project.…
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CU Denver’s Giving Day
CU Denver’s Giving Day is coming up on April 4, 2024. Consider becoming a donor to support our Doctoral Students of Color or SEHD’s Student Scholarship Fund. Any amount helps! If you wish, you may access the donation links and share them with your social networks. Thanks for the consideration!
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HR Tip- Faculty summer contracts for 2024 are coming soon
Dear faculty: Summer contracts will be coming out soon (around mid-May). Just a reminder of the faculty summer pay policies from the SEHD Pattern of Administration, copied below. Here is the link to the full Pattern of Administration: https://wiki.cu.studio/handbooks/pattern_of_administration#faculty_summer_pay Faculty Summer Pay Employees who are appointed for 12 months (Deans, 12 month research faculty, professional exempt…
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SEHD Research Presentations at AACTE’s Annual Meeting
“In mid-February, 18 CU Denver School of Education & Human Development faculty, staff, students, and alums presented impressive research at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) 2024 Annual Meeting at the Gaylord of the Rockies in Aurora. AACTE’s annual conference is designed to advance skills and knowledge to propel the education profession…
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Succeeding Through Scholarship: Melinda Rossi, EdD Student, Focuses on Justice, Equity, and Diverse Identities
“With three children between the ages of one to four, a career as an early childhood special education classroom teacher in Brighton, CO, and a lifelong dream of pursuing a doctorate degree, Rossi desired a program created for busy working professionals that supported her interests regarding research and evaluation methods in schools. Thanks to flexible…
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Faculty spotlight: Heather Johnson – Globally Sharpening Math Reasoning and Engagement
“Dr. Heather Johnson, professor of mathematics education at CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development, often rises early in the morning to collaborate with colleagues. The unusual hours come with the territory of being an internationally engaged scholar. Whether she’s Zooming with a German colleague to co-edit the theory section of the forthcoming handbook, co-leading…
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Collaborating to Give Teacher Ed Students a Voice in Future Policy: Evaluating the Impact of Colorado’s Educator Stipends
“In 2022, the Colorado legislature passed the Educator Stipend Act (HB22-1220), an innovative program intended to reduce the financial barriers often faced by student teachers during their culminating clinical teaching experiences. Using COVID relief funds, the bill targeted lower income students based on eligibility for Pell grant funding, who tend to be more diverse. In…
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Selected Funded Projects — School of Education & Human Development
“Faculty in the School of Education & Human Development are focused on improving education and behavioral health in Colorado and making programs and pathways more accessible for students of varying backgrounds. Since August 2023, faculty secured over $2.2 million dollars in grants that will improve the future of education.” Click here to continue reading on…
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Families, Climate Change, and Social Justice: CU Denver Represented at the United Nations
“In May, CU Denver will be represented at the United Nations (UN) for the 30th Annual International Day of Families observance by Ruben P. Viramontez Anguiano, the Founding Program Chair and Professor of Human Development in Family Relations program in the School of Education & Human Development. Anguiano will be presenting, along with his son, Olin Harrison Anguiano, and his colleagues,…