School of Education Ribbon-cutting

It takes a village: School of Education and community celebrate new campus home

Oct. 21, 2024

After more than five years of fundraising efforts, CU Boulder’s School of Education celebrated moving into its new campus home: the Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building. The milestone was marked with a festive building dedication and community open house to showcase the school’s collaborative new spaces, highlight its influential research, celebrate educators and honor the passionate community that made the project possible.

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Join us for the School of Education Building Dedication on Friday, Oct. 4

Sept. 5, 2024

The CU Boulder School of Education Building Dedication and Open House will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building and a family-friendly open house will follow. Learn more about the education research, student work, donor support and community impact through stations designed to spark creativity and joy while uplifting the power of educators.

OpenSciEd workshop

High school student curiosity drives new open-source science curricula

July 24, 2024

A coalition of educators from 10 states and led by CU Boulder has released a new series of free science curricula for high school students—touching on issues critical to the lives of young people, from wildfires to rising sea levels and cancer biology. The new curricula, called OpenSciEd High School, is a three-year high school science program designed by a consortium of developers led by the inquiryHub, a research-practice partnership.

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Research partnership with youth in rural New Mexico centers collaborative discovery, action, transformation

May 13, 2024

In the heart of Cuba, New Mexico, an impactful collaboration aims to confront systemic inequities in education by centering student voices. Launched in the summer of 2021, the collaboration brings together CU Boulder education researchers and Cuba Independent School District students, teachers and stakeholders during an annual six-week summer program focused on educational equity.

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5th annual Children’s Book Festival addresses censorship and more

Oct. 31, 2023

Over the past five years, the School of Education has held the Children’s Book Festival, featuring nationally renowned authors and illustrators who introduce their work on panels and then split into breakout groups to give K-8 students hands-on interaction opportunities. As authors visit schools across Colorado, the festival fosters excitement for reading and offers first-hand experience with writers.

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New documentary about LGBTQ+ students’ experiences to make campus debut on Oct. 23

Oct. 13, 2023

On Monday, Oct. 23, the Center for Student Involvement and A Queer Endeavor are co-hosting the on-campus screening and discussion about the path-breaking documentary, Reclaiming the Narrative: A Documentary About LGBTQ+ Â鶹ŇůÔş, as part of LGBTQ+ History Month. The film was locally produced by A Queer Endeavor, a nationally renowned center in the School of Education, in partnership with Denver Public Schools.

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Ed Talks videos about the fight for civil rights and education now available

May 19, 2023

In April, the CU Boulder School of Education hosted Ed Talks about the personal legacies of changemakers and the ongoing fight for civil rights in education. Inspired by TED Talks, these short, engaging talks are now available online.

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Best Should Teach Ceremony on May 1 to honor outstanding educators

April 21, 2023

The CU Boulder 2023 Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony will celebrate excellence in education by recognizing outstanding CU Boulder faculty members, K-12 teachers and graduate student instructors with Best Should Teach Awards on May 1 at 6 p.m. Free and open to the public, the ceremony will feature award-winning author Alyssa Hadley Dunn, who will deliver the keynote talk, “Teaching on Days After: Educating for Equity in the Wake of Injustice” to address teaching after tragic or traumatic events.

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CU Boulder's Ed Talks to focus on the fight for civil rights on April 18

April 5, 2023

Join the CU Boulder School of Education on Tuesday, April 18 for Ed Talks, a series of short talks that address some of today's most pressing issues in education and beyond. Inspired by TED Talks, spring 2023 Ed Talks will focus on the personal legacies of changemakers and the ongoing fight for civil rights.

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Join alumna, activist Christine Ahn for screening of her documentary about Korea's DMZ peacemakers

Feb. 23, 2023

On March 15, Christine Ahn, an INVST Community Studies alumna and Nobel Peace Prize Social Activist Awardee, will lead a discussion following the public screening of the "Crossings" documentary about 30 women peacemakers and activists who crossed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea calling for an end to a 70-year war that has divided Korea and its people.

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