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CU �鶹ӰԺ School of Education announces first awardees of new Dean’s Public Scholarship Fund

Hannah Fletcher — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:03:55 +0000

CU �鶹ӰԺ School of Education announces first awardees of new Dean’s Public Scholarship Fund Hannah Fletcher Mon, 04/27/2026 - 16:03

The �鶹ӰԺ School of Education has selected two initial projects to launch the new Dean’s Public Scholarship Fund, an initiative designed to strengthen public‑facing scholarship and deepen the school’s impact in communities across Colorado and beyond.

Established by Dean Amanda Haertling Thein, the initiative helps faculty and staff build skills essential for public engagement, from grant writing to media communications to community-partnership development. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. Thein announced the new initiative this spring semester to advance the school’s mission striving to center democracy, diversity, equity and justice in educational research and practice and support faculty and staff.

The fund offers four categories of support: incentives to develop and submit grant proposals; media training and guidance for pitching stories to major education media outlets; financial assistance to attend external professional development opportunities; and seed funding to initiate or sustain community partnerships.

“School of Education faculty are very successful in competitive campus research and public scholarship opportunities through the Research and Innovation Office and the Offices for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship,” said Joe Polman, associate dean for research.

“Dean Thein’s new initiative aims to build on that success by deepening the communication, grant writing and partnership capacity across our School."

In April, two projects and faculty were granted inaugural support:

Evolution: Shifting How We Think about Learning

Awardee: Erin Furtak, professor of STEM education

Category 3: External Professional Development Award

Furtak will participate in a summer nonfiction writing workshop to advance a public‑facing essay that uses biological evolution as a metaphor for how ideas about learning have changed over time. Drawing on her expertise in science education research, Furtak aims to translate dense theories of learning into accessible writing for parents, families and the broader public. Furtak will submit the essay to a public-facing outlet that publishes narrative nonfiction. Her project directly supports the school’s mission by bridging scholarly knowledge and public discourse to influence how society understands learning.

Supporting Food Security in Qikiqtaaluq, Nunavut

Awardee: Vandna Sinha, associate research professor in learning sciences and human development

Category 4: Initiate or Sustain a Community Partnership

Sinha will use the award to produce a public‑facing accessible final report on a major community‑engaged study examining food insecurity in the Qikiqtaaluk region of Nunavut, Canada’s only Indigenous territory. Food insecurity is a major challenge to efforts to fully realize Indigenous self-determination in the region, where eight out of ten Inuit children experience food insecurity. Conducted in full partnership with Inuit organizations and funded by the regional Inuit governance body, the project documents the implementation and abrupt discontinuation of a universal food security program. The funding will support graphic design and the purchase of photographs and artwork from Inuit artists. Sinha and her partners hope the report will inform future policy efforts that ensure access to food with dignity and serve as a community and research resource. By centering Indigenous voices and addressing the deep connections between food security and equity, the project embodies the school’s commitment to justice‑oriented, community‑rooted scholarship.

“The inaugural awardees and their thoughtful projects reflect the breadth and ambition of the public scholarship initiative,” Thein said.

“We look forward to learning alongside of Vandna and Erin and hope others will consider joining them in thinking creatively about their scholarship and the additional skills and supports they are interested in developing.”

Dean’s Public Scholarship Fund applications are reviewed monthly by a committee that includes Dean Thein, Associate Dean for Research Polman, Jenna Abrams, executive assistant to the dean, and Michelle Renee Valladares, associate director of National Education Policy Center and faculty affiliate.

Dean Thein and the award committee hope that the initiative will inspire more faculty and staff to engage in public scholarship and reinforce the school and university’s commitment to serving the public good.

If you are interested in donating to the fund, contact Assistant Dean for Advancement Micah Abrams.

The CU �鶹ӰԺ �鶹ӰԺ School of Education has selected two initial projects— professional development in nonfiction writing and deepening a community partnership—to launch the new Dean’s Public Scholarship Fund, an initiative designed to strengthen public‑facing scholarship and deepen the impact in communities across Colorado and beyond.

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Children’s Book Festival to feature renown, award-winning authors on Nov. 8

Hannah Fletcher — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:13:39 +0000

Children’s Book Festival to feature renown, award-winning authors on Nov. 8 Hannah Fletcher Tue, 10/21/2025 - 15:13

The CU �鶹ӰԺ School of Education, in collaboration with the �鶹ӰԺ Bookstore, is thrilled to invite families, teachers, students, librarians—all those who enjoy children’s literature—to the 2025 Children's Book Festival on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the �鶹ӰԺ Public Library. Free and open to the public.

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Children’s Book Festival to feature culturally diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators on Nov. 9

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 01:13:07 +0000

Children’s Book Festival to feature culturally diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators on Nov. 9 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/24/2024 - 19:13

If You Go

Who: Open to the public
What: Children's Book Festival
When: Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Where: �鶹ӰԺ Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.

The �鶹ӰԺ School of Education, in collaboration with the �鶹ӰԺ Book Store, is thrilled to announce the 6th Annual Children’s Book Festival, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 9. For the first time, the event will be hosted off campus, at the �鶹ӰԺ Public Library to make it more accessible to the community.

The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it welcomes teachers, children, families, librarians and “all who enjoy children’s literature.” Attendees can engage in author talks, a panel discussion for educators, exhibit tables, book sales and signings and various activities for children.

This year’s festival highlights an exciting lineup of authors and illustrators, including:

Brittany Cicchese – Illustrator of No More Señora Mimi / No más señora Mimí (Picturebook)
Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw – Author/Illustrator of Like You, Like Me (Picturebook)
Julie Leung – Author of Mr. Pei's Perfect Shapes: The Story of Architect I.M. Pei (Picturebook)
Chris Grabenstein – Author of Mr. Lemoncello's Fantabulous Finale (Chapter Book)
Amalie Howard – Author of Bumps in the Night (Chapter Book)
Craig Kofi Farmer – Author of Kwame Crashes the Underworld (Chapter Book)

Enhancing accessibility and community engagement

Adam Crawley, associate teaching professor in the School of Education and festival director, said the event’s in-person format this year honors a partnership with the �鶹ӰԺ Public Library.

“Having the event in-person, on Saturday and at the library makes the event—and the culturally diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators themselves—more accessible to the greater public,” he said.

This year, the festival also collaborates with the "I Have a Dream Foundation," which will facilitate book donations and participation from local groups.

“A hallmark of the festival each year is the inclusion of authors, illustrators and books that reflect the cultural diversity of the �鶹ӰԺ community and beyond — providing representations that might be ‘mirrors’ for some audiences and ‘windows’ for others," Crawley added, referring to a concept originally articulated by scholar Rudine Sims Bishop in the 1990s in which “mirrors” allow children to see themselves being reflected in stories and “windows” provide readers insight in worlds they have not experienced.

“Mirrors” in this year’s literature

A local parent reflected on the festival's lineup of literature with excitement about Julie Leung’s book about I.M. Pei, who designed �鶹ӰԺ’s iconic National Center for Atmospheric Research.

“Growing up here in the '80s, I.M. Pei and the NCAR building was a huge touchstone for me as a child,” she said. “My father would always point it out with pride that an Asian American designed it, and it was hugely important for me as a kid to have that role model when there were so few Asian people here in �鶹ӰԺ.

“I'm excited that my own kid will get to learn a bit more about him through Julie Leung's book.”

Educational opportunities

For families, the event aims to foster a love of reading for children through opportunities to meet authors, participate in storytimes and engage in creative activities led by CU �鶹ӰԺ students and library staff.

Teachers and librarians can earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by attending the festival, and CU �鶹ӰԺ education students have also developed educational resources linked to the Colorado Academic Standards to support educators.

Attendees can purchase books and participate in signings, and the �鶹ӰԺ Bookstore will contribute 20% of book sales to the 2025 festival, further supporting the community initiative.

Impact on local schools

On the Friday before the public festival, authors and illustrators will visit local schools, engage with students and donate books—compliments of the festival which received support from the CU �鶹ӰԺ Office for Public and Community Engaged Scholarship.

These visits will impact several schools across five districts, including �鶹ӰԺ Valley, St. Vrain Valley, Adams 12, Adams 14 and Strasburg, reaching approximately 525 students, plus their teachers, staff, parents and more.

Each participating school will receive around 80 donated books, extending the festival's mission to promote literacy and enrich educational experiences.

Learn more and register

The 6th Annual Children’s Book Festival promises to be an enriching experience for the community, bringing together diverse voices in children's literature and promoting a love of reading.

To learn more and register, visit the Children’s Book Festival website.

The �鶹ӰԺ School of Education, in collaboration with the �鶹ӰԺ Book Store, is thrilled to announce the 6th Annual Children’s Book Festival, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the �鶹ӰԺ Public Library. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it welcomes teachers, children, families, librarians and “all who enjoy children’s literature.”

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

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:05:52 +0000

It takes a village: School of Education and community celebrate new campus home Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/21/2024 - 16:05

Jessica Winter , CU �鶹ӰԺ Advancement Marketing and Communications

After more than five years of fundraising efforts, CU �鶹ӰԺ’s School of Education celebrated moving into its new campus home: the Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building. The milestone, made possible by collective philanthropy, was marked with a festive building dedication and community open house on Oct. 4 to showcase the school’s collaborative new spaces, highlight its influential research, celebrate educators and honor the passionate community that made this project possible.

Launched in the spring of 2019, the initiative to move the School of Education to its newly renovated home (previously known as the Fleming Building) was a multi-phase renovation project. The school’s dean emerita, Kathy Schultz, spearheaded the move with donor and campus leadership support.

A united effort

An extraordinary 97 families donated to the renovations — resulting in 23 named spaces in the building, from classrooms to meeting spaces and private study rooms, demonstrating the strength of the school’s community support.

“It took a whole village … The building was much-needed, to be competitive with other universities and to provide a state-of-the-art location for students, faculty, staff and our community,” said Barb Quinlan (Edu’65, MA’86), donor and member of the school’s Development Advisory Board. Quinlan is also a member of Women Investing in the School of Education (WISE), which supports faculty research, initiatives, and a student scholarship. In addition to contributing to the project, she led a group effort to inspire other passionate WISE members to name one of the school’s classrooms.

The building’s name honors two former CU �鶹ӰԺ School of Education faculty members, Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca, and their lasting legacies of exceptional mentorship and groundbreaking leadership — particularly in the field of bilingual education, which continues to uplift educators and support historically marginalized students today.

Miramontes, who passed away in 2005, was represented by her sister and niece at the dedication, and Baca was present with his wife and grandson. The heartwarming ceremony featured stories of gratitude from their former students, and many family members, mentees and former colleagues were in attendance to honor Miramontes’ and Baca’s impact.

Together at last

Moving to the Miramontes Baca Education Building marks the first time in recent history that the entire School of Education will be together under one roof. Previously, the school’s centers and programs were housed in a variety of buildings. In addition to providing more space, the new location is equipped with the technology and facilities to support modern teaching methods and community-building opportunities.

A hallmark of our School of Education is a commitment to collaborative and interactive communities, both in our classrooms and in the entirety of our work as scholars and educators. Our space reflects this commitment — I am excited to see where we go in the future.." — Melissa Braaten, associate professor in the School of Education

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"This renovation has allowed the School of Education to create spaces that suit the programming and classes that it offers,” said Suzanne Hoover, development board member and longtime supporter of the school. “It has allowed the school to have up-to-date technology that is so important to education in the 21st century." Suzanne and Dave Hoover helped kick off the fundraising effort for the school in 2019. In recognition of their generosity and dedication to education, the school named its new central collaborative space the Hoover Atrium.

"For us, our educations have been paramount to our ability to dream of a future and to reach those dreams,” said Suzanne Hoover. “Education broadens horizons and opens doors for those who pursue it."

Additional features of the Miramontes Baca Education Building include modernized classrooms and conference rooms, private study rooms, a food pantry and community kitchens, and learning labs for specialized disciplines such as STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education.

Associate Professor Melissa Braaten, program chair for STEM education in the School of Education, remarked that the new spaces are being used exactly as they’d hoped — with students from all over campus connecting and collaborating in ways they weren’t easily able to before.

Heartwarming support

Braaten noted that teaching in classrooms named after the dedicated and generous families that support the school offers a sense of “legacy and community.” She said future philanthropy for the school can continue to ensure adequate classroom space and enhance learning for tomorrow’s educators.

“The fundraising effort has taken many years and many contributions, large and small, to generate the resources that we need to renovate our building,” said Braaten. “I have had the opportunity to meet the donors and families responsible for supporting the classrooms where I teach — it’s so special to hear their stories of the compassionate, dedicated teachers in their families and see their commitment to education.”

An innovative component to the school’s new classrooms is their ability to be reconfigured — the seating has been designed to be movable, offering a more interactive approach to teaching and classroom collaboration. The building dedication and open house on Oct. 4 allowed attendees to tour the newly renovated spaces and see these features firsthand. Guests also engaged in a research showcase and family-friendly activities and enjoyed live mariachi music, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks honoring the community’s commitment to education.

“As one of the most important things we can provide for children, education is top of the list — it’s a gift of a lifetime,” said Marty Coffin Evans (A&S’64), donor and board chair for the school. “I believe strongly in the power of education. It has the ability to change, enrich, inform and mold lives.”

A bright future

Evans remarked that the school’s new home reinforces its value and formally acknowledges “the powerful education found within its walls.” She hopes gratitude and a passion for education can drive future philanthropy efforts.

“If you've had a special teacher, counselor or coach in your life, this is a wonderful way to say: ‘Thank you for believing in me, thank you for teaching me,’” said Evans.

In addition to enhancing innovative education and bringing the whole school together, the renovated facilities will help attract and retain top faculty, as well as support the school’s mission of preparing the teachers and leaders of tomorrow.

“A hallmark of our School of Education is a commitment to collaborative and interactive communities, both in our classrooms and in the entirety of our work as scholars and educators,” said Braaten. “Our space reflects this commitment — I am excited to see where we go in the future.”

View event photo album

Photo captions:
Above: The ribbon-cutting ceremony included Angela Snyder and Marcela Martinez-Jones (Ofelia Miramontes' sister and niece), Dean Emerita Kathy Schultz, Interim Dean Fernando Rosario-Ortiz, Chancellor Justin Schwartz, Chancellor Emeritus Phil DiStefano, Leonard Baca, his wife and grandson, Eleanor Baca and Jaylen Baca
Center: Melissa Braaten teaching elementary education students in the new Learning Sphere Classroom, a space named by Trish Shapiro in the Miramontes Baca Education Building.
Below: Leonard Baca and family, and Ofelia Miramontes' family and close friends.

After more than five years of fundraising efforts, CU �鶹ӰԺ’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

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:21:58 +0000

Join us for the School of Education Building Dedication on Friday, Oct. 4 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/05/2024 - 10:21

The CU �鶹ӰԺ 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.

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High school student curiosity drives new open-source science curricula

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:48:42 +0000

High school student curiosity drives new open-source science curricula Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 07/24/2024 - 15:48

A coalition of educators from 10 states and led by CU �鶹ӰԺ 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

Anonymous — Mon, 13 May 2024 21:25:54 +0000

Research partnership with youth in rural New Mexico centers collaborative discovery, action, transformation Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 05/13/2024 - 15:25

Iman Fagan

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 �鶹ӰԺ researchers and Cuba Independent School District (CISD) students, teachers and stakeholders during an annual six-week summer program focused on educational equity. CISD serves the diverse town of Cuba, along with several neighboring rural communities and Navajo Nation chapters. Cuba lies near the western edge of the Santa Fe National Forest, about 80 miles northwest of Albuquerque.

In a collaborative co-design process, the CU �鶹ӰԺ Research Hub for Youth Organizing faculty and graduate students worked with local school leaders and teachers to develop the summer curriculum. Led by School of Education researchers Michelle Renée Valladares, Vandna Sinha, Kate Baca, and Revaline Nez, this profound collaboration confronts barriers facing CISD's diverse student body.

The journey began with a pilot summer program, in which the CU �鶹ӰԺ team, plus colleagues Adam York, Matt Garcia and Siomara Valladares, engaged middle and high school students in youth participatory action research on educational equity within CISD schools. Youth participatory action research is an approach where youth identify pressing issues in their communities and engage in research to help inform social change and action in their lives, communities, and the institutions intended to serve them. Students in Cuba diligently collected data and elevated recommendations to administrators, spurring policy changes still reverberating today.

Each year brought fresh insights and challenges. The first summer examined educational opportunities within CISD schools, with students and researchers studying the past and present in hopes of developing plans for a more inclusive future. Subsequent programs explored language, cultural representation and student identities in relation to the land, by examining pressing local issues like oil and gas extraction, environmental justice and decolonization.

After the first summer, students recommended improved mental health services, student support groups, accessible transportation and extracurricular activities. This student-driven research led the district to implement policy changes to address these needs. In the second summer, students examined food justice, collecting data that showed limited healthy, affordable food access. They subsequently started a community garden and farmers market to increase food security.

Seeing the need for more reciprocal research practices, Nez reached out to Diné students, families and community leaders. Her outreach and open dialogue laid the foundation for an evolving collaboration rooted in trust, mutual understanding and elevating previously marginalized voices.

Last summer’s focus on language and cultural representation sparked greater integration of students' diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds into the school curriculum through translanguaging training for teachers, which helped provide educators with pedagogical supports for students moving between languages. The partnership has evolved to include teacher development and leadership coaching. The research continues expanding theoretical frameworks and challenging existing narratives – from teacher identity to student leadership. By pushing back against limiting beliefs, the project empowers educators and learners to see themselves as capable leaders who can actively shape their educational experiences and communities. It is particularly crucial to focus on rural school districts, especially those serving Indigenous populations, as these communities have historically been underserved and marginalized. By centering the voices of the community, the project shapes a more inclusive educational landscape, validating their perspectives and highlighting the transformative power of their actions.

Navigating challenges, supporting educators and nurturing youth leadership, the team models open communication, intentional reflection and community-centered praxis. While funding and capacity issues remain, the partnership has expanded possibilities for students, with educators reporting youth displaying greater confidence, leadership abilities and seeing college as newly imaginable despite limited exposure to recruiters and campuses.

Though complex, initiatives elevating student and community wisdom can drive meaningful change in rural education. By centering voices often left out of policy decisions, this project offers lessons for expanding equity across marginalized schools nationwide. As co-lead researchers and doctoral students Baca and Nez reflect, their understanding of the local context has been key for building authentic community relationships, uplifting youth experiences and confronting systemic barriers across CISD’s richly diverse student body.

While uncertainties lie ahead, the partnership remains committed to this ongoing journey of collaborative discovery, action and positive transformation. Additionally, this partnership may shift mindsets on conceptualizing rural student populations, which are often presumed predominantly white. Centering the experiences of rural students of color in CISD could have ripple effects on educational equity across rural schools nationally.

Baca emphasized the complex value of partnership work, stating the partnership “is ongoing, relational, and messy but it's really important to find what is generative for both partners and have transparency in that.” This program's impacts show that valuing student voices and community expertise can help bridge divides and lead to humanizing, relevant education. This summer, Nez will advance research on translanguaging while continuing to support partners in Cuba by developing a guide for teachers to help them implement the recommendations formulated from previous summer programs.

This program has been supported by the School of Education Place-Based Partnership Initiative, the Women Investing in the School of Education (WISE) giving circle, and a CU �鶹ӰԺ Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship grant. This article was written by Iman Fagan as part of graduate research assistantship focused on collaborative partnerships between School of Education researchers and community partners working toward transformative change in education.

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

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:08:00 +0000

5th annual Children’s Book Festival addresses censorship and more Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/31/2023 - 16:08

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

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 22:46:54 +0000

New documentary about LGBTQ+ students’ experiences to make campus debut on Oct. 23 Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 10/13/2023 - 16:46

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 �鶹ӰԺ LGBTQ+ Students.

The film was locally produced by A Queer Endeavor, a nationally renowned center for gender and sexuality in education based in the �鶹ӰԺ School of Education, in partnership with Denver Public Schools.

The film provides a level of depth that’s often missing from professional development opportunities focused on gender and sexual diversity, which tend to focus on foundations of learning—pronouns, inclusive vocabulary, and all-gender bathrooms. While those are incredibly important, there’s more that’s needed to support educators so that they can develop and nurture authentic relationships with these students.”

First released this summer, Reclaiming the Narrative is an hour-long film that features the stories and perspectives of 16 students in 13 Denver high schools. Their stories paint a broader and more nuanced picture of LGBTQ+ youth. While recognizing some of the challenges LGBTQ+ students face in schools, their stories reframe and disrupt detrimental narratives with moments of joy and celebrations of intersectional identities.

The on-campus screening will be followed by a talk back with film's producers Bethy Leonardi, co-founder of A Queer Endeavor and associate professor of education, and Levi Arithson, LGBTQ+ equity program manager for Denver Public Schools’ Culture, Equity and Leadership Team.

The film provides the foundation for a new professional development for educators, a central focus of A Queer Endeavor, which has worked with more than 15 school districts. In addition to providing educators with a deeper understanding of the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth, the film layers in perspectives from leading queer scholars in the field of education research.

“Stories of LGBTQ+ youth often feature damage-centered narratives, ignoring the systems that create the damage to begin with,” said Leonardi. “By focusing only on the damage, we miss the opportunity to understand the rich complexity of who these students are and what they need.

“In our view, the film provides a level of depth that’s often missing from professional development opportunities focused on gender and sexual diversity, which tend to focus on foundations of learning—pronouns, inclusive vocabulary, and all-gender bathrooms. While those are incredibly important, there’s more that’s needed to support educators so that they can develop and nurture authentic relationships with these students.”

Leonardi points to the depth and perspective that only the young people can provide.

As Maddie says in the film, “There’s a lot going on in the world. You can flip on the news and see on the news, like, ‘Oh, this law was just passed.’ And that's a lot for LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ youth. I think a lot of us need people to just listen and hear us.”

Attendees of the screening are invited to gather in community and to practice listening to what LGBTQ+ students need us to hear.

The on-campus screening will begin at 5 p.m. Seating is limited and registration is required at colorado.edu/involvement/dscc-events. A Queer Endeavor and the Center for Student Involvement, part of the Dennis Small Cultural Center, invites students, staff and faculty to attend the screening as a way to mark LGBTQ+ History Month.

For educators interested in learning more about the film or A Queer Endeavor’s partnerships and professional development opportunities, visit colorado.edu/center/a-queer-endeavor.

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 �鶹ӰԺ LGBTQ+ Students, 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

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2023 18:57:28 +0000

Ed Talks videos about the fight for civil rights and education now available Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:57

In April, the CU �鶹ӰԺ 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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