School of Education

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.