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MSU Denver’s School of Education is leading the path forward in recruiting and preparing more Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx male teachers for the state of Colorado through its Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program. The mission of Call Me MISTER (CMM) is to increase the pool of available teachers from a broader and more diverse background, primarily within the Denver metro area.
Visit the Call Me MISTER program page to learn more.
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced first-ever awards, totaling over $18 million, for the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program grants to increase high-quality teacher preparation programs for teachers of color, strengthen the diversity of our teacher pipeline, and address teacher shortages. MSU Denver’s School of Education was one of the recipients.
The Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program, named for Augustus F. Hawkins, the first Black politician elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from west of the Mississippi River, supports comprehensive, high-quality teacher preparation programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). A priority in President Biden’s FY 22 budget proposal, this year marks the first time the Hawkins Program has received funding since its creation in 2008. In the 2022 omnibus, Congress appropriated $8 million for the grants under Part B of Title VIII, and the Department redirected an additional $10 million to bring the total for the Hawkins Program to over $18 million.
Read the full press release from the U.S. Department of Education here.
Monday, August 1st, 2022
The School of Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver has been recognized with the 2022 American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award for its Trauma-Informed Practices with Equity in Teacher Education program. While the award focuses on year-to-year retention and graduation, MSU Denver was selected to receive the award for the effectiveness of the program’s learning outcomes and its potential to serve as a model for other institutions.
One of only a handful of national teaching honors given each year, the Christa McAuliffe Award has long honored exemplary teacher education programs at AASCU public colleges and universities that demonstrate significant success in pupil learning outcomes.
The recognition is part of the AASCU Excellence & Innovation Awards which honor AASCU institutions demonstrating excellence and innovation in their approach to address civic learning and community engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion, international education, leadership development and diversity, regional and economic development, student success, sustainability, and teacher education on their campuses.
The 2022 awards will be handed out at the AASCU Annual Conference taking place Nov. 12-15 in Carlsbad, CA.
Read more in RED about how the program achieved outstanding results and serves as a model for other institutions.
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1/19/23: Save the date! The School of Education is co-sponsoring the Colorado Education Recruitment… read more
8/5/22: MSU Denver School of Education garners national recognition for trauma-informed practices… read more
4/21/22: Colorado STEM Ecosystem to be housed in School of Education’s Office of Education… read more
12/8/21: Rosemarie Allen, Ed.D., endows scholarship for students of color who want to be teachers… read more
9/13/21: Dr. Ingrid Carter co-edited a book about teaching science during COVID-19… read more
7/19/21: Watch the recording of Summer 2021’s “Returning to In-Person School in the Fall… read more
6/2/21: Drs. Allen and Shapland contributed a chapter to the new book Advancing Equity and… read more
5/3/21: Drs. Sell and Shapland collaborate on upcoming webinar about Bayard Rustin… read more
3/8/22: Dean Hinde quoted in radio clip on Colorado Public Radio about House Bill 1220
4/16/21: MSU Denver’s School of Education wins full state approval for two majors after reading revamp (Chalkbeat)
8/4/20: Drs. Elizabeth Hinde and Megan Lawless interviewed re: K-12 schools reopening fall 2020 (MSU Denver RED)
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