Mentorship program places more Black teachers in the classroom
A respected teacher-leadership program dedicated to recruiting, training and placing male African American teachers has made its way west for…
Tag: School of Education
Student-athletes with autism set sights on Paralympics
September has been a standout month for Jonathan and Jordan Duran, 23-year-old twins from Arvada. First, the twins competed in…
‘Lifesaving’ stipend puts more teachers in classrooms
Editor’s note: Gov. Jared Polis signed the Expanding Assistance for Educator Programs bill into law April 10, making more student-educators…
8 inclusive children’s books to add to your shopping list
Anything can happen in a children’s book. A magical train carries young boys and girls to the North Pole; a…
New endowment will help Special Education students thrive
This story appears in the winter 2022 issue of RED Magazine. Eddy Reyes knows it’s never too late to change…
What kids need in the classroom
With the psychological and economic pressures of Covid-19, increased gun violence, systemic racism, political polarization and, most recently, the financial…
‘You can’t be what you don’t see’
Before coming to Metropolitan State University of Denver, Elmer Harris, Ph.D., was accustomed to being the only Black educator in…
After a two-year hiatus, study-abroad and long-distance travel opportunities are back
If travel broadens the mind, then the past two years have been decidedly narrow for most students. The pandemic brought…
The value of a teacher
Editor’s note: The Colorado legislature passed House Bill 22-1220: Removing Barriers to Educator Preparation on May 10, 2022. To earn…
TEDx talk: Normalizing disability begins in school
As a student in Metropolitan State University of Denver’s School of Education, Joe Schneiderwind co-authored a survey of academic literature that…