Kellie Palmblad (MAT 2014) has received the 2013 Nancy Petry Grant from the Institute of International Education in Denver. At $5,000, Kellie has been awarded the largest grant possible. She will further her knowledge in Secondary Language Art and Literature Education next spring in either New Zealand or Norway.

Congratulations, Kellie!

Kellie Palmblad, recipient of the 2013 Nancy Petry Grant.

Kellie Palmblad is a graduate candidate for the Master of Arts degree at Colorado College. She was born and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This spring she will be traveling abroad to finish her student teaching in either New Zealand or Norway. This will mark the beginning of her work in instruction as an international educator. Her passion for education and the arts was ignited in 2006 when she began her work in elementary special education. She is now doing her masters work in English Language Arts and is completing research in the uses of creative writing instruction. The importance of integrating global education and cultural diversity through personal connection is part of Kellie’s personal teaching philosophy. Kellie is also a writer, musician and artist. She is deeply honored to have been selected by IIE for the Nancy Petry Award.

Charlotte Mendoza is the new Professor of Global Teaching and Learning at Colorado College. Honored to be in her new position, Charlotte invites everyone to stop by and see her in her new office, which is next door in the Gill House. Charlotte will still remain an active faculty member in the education department.

Charlotte Mendoza

Kiowa High School in Kiowa, Colorado is looking for a High School English Teacher. The candidate would be instructing English I & II classes as well as AP Literature and AP Language. The candidate must be highly qualified. The class sizes are extremely small and we are one of the top high schools in the state. We are on a four day work week with Fridays off. Please go to www.kiowaschool.org to complete an application, or if you have further questions please email or call:

Amy M Smith
Pre K-12 Principal
Kiowa Schools
(303) 867-8408
asmith@kiowaschool.org

Mountain Song Community School has openings for Substitute Teachers for the 2013-14 academic year. If you are interested in applying, please download the job description below and visit the school website at mountainsongschool.com.

Mountain Song SUBSTITUTE TEACHING 2013

Volunteer rescuer Jesse Rochette searches the Fountain Creek flood waters for anyone trapped or stranded as another flash flood washes off the Waldo Canyon burn scar Friday, August 9, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette.

From http://gazette.com/gallery/articleid/1504673/1/pictures/294043

Click here for a video from the 2013 Gifted and Talented Shakespeare Class. This year’s theme was Witches and Fairies and Clowns…Oh My! Shakespeare’s Weirdest Characters.  Many thanks to Education Department Student Assistant Aurora-Marie Bamba for editing and uploading the video segment.

Click here for an article by Cate Donald (MAT 2010) on her experience teaching science to  Grade 2 students at Shanghai Community International School.

News from Shanghai

The Colorado College Education Department is pleased to announce the launch of a new Education Major, as well as a new Education Minor for Secondary and K-12 Teaching.

What Students Want

The major is designed first and foremost to meet the needs and desires of students. In 2009, 24% of alumni considered themselves in the field of education. A 2010 Education Department survey of 161 undergraduates revealed that 77% were interested or very interested in “social justice through education,” and 83% in “educational policy.”

Empirical Support and Legislative Trends

Peer institutions such as Skidmore, Brandeis and Beloit offer education as a discipline to study the political, historical, psychological and cultural forces that shape perspectives on learning and development. These institutions are aligned with 2012 Colorado standards that embrace the idea of future teachers majoring in education. The education major will help Colorado College to align with this important legislative shift: providing a liberal arts context to the study of how people learn, while supporting students who want to get a license after graduation.  Continue reading →