Stephanie Toliver

Dreaming of new worlds

Dec. 1, 2021

Stephanie Toliver celebrates Black women in science fiction and beyond Stephanie Toliver was an undergraduate studying English education in Tallahassee, Florida, when she discovered a book that changed her life. The novel was Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Published in 1993, the science fiction story follows a young...

Seeking stories

Seeking stories

Dec. 1, 2021

Jen stood in front of her class of ninth grade students at the beginning of our study and asked, 鈥淗ow many of you feel like you鈥檙e in charge of writing your own stories? The story of your life?鈥 Students sat in small groups. A few hands went up, but most...

Diana

Daring to dream

Dec. 1, 2021

Amid a pandemic and beyond, educators reimagine the future of K鈥12 schools There has been no such thing as a 鈥渘ormal鈥 year of teaching for up-and-coming educator Diana Bustamante-Aguilar, and she sees that as a good thing. As a student teacher, she joined the masses of educators who protested before...

Tutor reading to children

Essential supports for essential employees

Nov. 4, 2021

New program addresses local educational inequities Laura L贸pez鈥檚 14-year-old daughter came home from school puzzled. 鈥淵ou must have talked with my math teacher,鈥 she probed. L贸pez had not contacted the teacher, but her daughter鈥檚 CU Boulder tutor had. Lexie Van Voorhees, a secondary education student in the CU Boulder School...

Noreen Naseem Rodr铆guez

Meet Noreen Naseem Rodr铆guez, our new School of Education faculty

Aug. 30, 2021

At the CU Boulder School of Education, we are excited to announce Noreen Naseem Rodr铆guez, our newest faculty member who joins our community of educators and learners. Meet her below, and please join us in welcoming her to our school and community.

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