School of Education alumna Jessica Teal (B.S. Family and Consumer Sciences, '16) always knew that she wanted to be a teacher. Now, as she enters her fifth year at Windsor High School, she is a well-versed educator who is dedicated to paying what she has learned forward.
Seven Dr. Laurie F. Michaels Scholars are graduating from Colorado State University this spring.
Outstanding grads from the Colorado State University Los Caminos program, housed in the School of Education, reflect on their time at CSU, the importance of mentorship/femtorship, and receive messages of encouragement from their leadership team.
As remote learning becomes the new normal, many parents and caregivers feel overwhelmed. Center for Educator Preparation faculty and public school teachers offer tips to help make this first-time teaching experience a little easier.
“For a long time in education, we’ve been asking this question of ‘How do we fix our boys of color?’ And what these teachers have shown us is maybe we should be asking ‘How do we fix the system and let them be who they are?’”
Former CSU football coach Sonny Lubick’s kindness inspired Darian Ortiz to follow his dream of becoming a teacher – and a Ram.
“Most of the people at this particular conference were bringing a very scientific point of view. So I think bringing an educators lens to the international discussion introduced a different outlook on what we know is happening with teenagers and social media.”
“We have such diverse ways of thinking and expressing ourselves that is often not included in the narrative, so having a place where our work shines is a beautiful thing.”
Natural sciences students had the opportunity to meet science teachers at the Colorado Science Conference.
Vega's dissertation explored the racial and gender disparities in the lives of first-generation Chicana, Latina, and Indigenous Motherscholars in Ph.D. programs in the U.S. Southwest. She hopes to implement her research and encourage collaborative work that strengthens diversity and discussion.