Meet our Team
Our team of Alternative Licensure Instructors (ALIs) and education professionals are ready to share their real experience and guide you towards your goal every step of the way.
Together we offer over 60 years of experience as professional learning leaders and educators and have built a learning community that mentors and empowers new teachers towards a successful teaching career built upon culturally responsive and inclusive teaching practices.
Katie Jones EdD
Assistant Teaching Professor, ASPIRE to Teach
Professor for Curriculum and Instruction MA in Critical Pedagogy
- Extended Studies
Email Address:katie.l.jones@ucdenver.edu
Katie Jones loves to teach and learn. She began in the School of Education and Human Development as a Site Coordinator in the Urban Community Teacher Education program, partnering from Adams City Middle School and George Washington High School. Her professional experience spans public schools and higher education institutions in key areas including West Chicago, Denver, and Boston. Now, Katie is an Assistant Teaching Professor supporting teacher development through the ASPIRE to Teach program and the Curriculum and Instruction: Critical Pedagogy MA program. In her spare time, Katie and her family enjoy fostering litters of kittens and spending time at the family cabin in the mountains.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- Northeastern University: Doctor of Education; Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, & Leadership
- Aurora University: Master of Arts in Educational Leadership & Administration
- Illinois State University: Bachelor of Sciences in Secondary Education
ASPIRE has been so supportive through my whole first year of teaching. I have had so many questions and issues come up and I know I can count on my ASPIRE Instructors to be there. They are supportive and always make sure that they are there to answer all of my questions. - Kiwi , ASPIRE Candidate