Professional Development
CU Denver is pleased to announce professional development opportunities for teachers, school leaders and district administrators. Not only can we partner with your school or district to offer professional learning for graduate credit, we are also hosting these amazing upcoming learning opportunities. Sign up today!
Paraeducator Supervision Academy
Audience: General and Special Education Teachers, School and District Administrators, Related Service Providers
Purpose: Equip participants with essential knowledge and skills for supervising paraeducators. Topics include identifying paraeducators’ strengths, clarifying teacher and paraeducator roles, and creating systems of support to ensure paraeducators are used effectively.
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: In-person at University of Colorado Denver
Facilitator: Ritu V. Chopra, PhD, Executive Director, The Paraprofessional Research and Resource (PAR2A) Center
Cost: $225
Graduate credits available: 1*
*Optional graduate credits available at an additional cost
The University of Colorado Denver School of Education & Human Development is delighted to invite teacher leaders from around the state and nation to convene for the Teacher Leader Summit. This is an incredible opportunity for the most powerful voices in our schools and classrooms to come together to inspire each other, encourage one another, and learn together.
Dates: June 4-5, 2026
Location: TBD
Time: TBD
Cost: TBD
Mentoring Novice Teachers
This two-day workshop brings leading experts in the field of instructional supervision with the latest research on mentoring and teacher development. It is designed for mentors, instructional coaches, school leaders, district administrators, or anyone else interested in improving student outcomes in the classrooms of new teachers.
Dates: July 30-31, 2026
Location: In-person at University of Colorado Denver
Facilitator: Jody Tucker, EdD
Presenters: Stephanie Cavallaro, Allison Johnson, Arianne Rivera, Esther Valdez, Laurie Wretling, and Pam Yoder
Cost: $650 for individual or $1300 for a team of 2-4
Graduate credits available: 1 or 3*
*Optional graduate credits available at an additional cost
Training and Retaining Paraeducators
School and district leaders are invited to join this free webinar to learn the latest research in retaining paraeducators. Learn simple techniques, infrastructures, and capacity building methods that will result in increased job satisfaction for these crucial classified employees.
Location: Virtual webinar
Facilitator: Jody Tucker, EdD
Cost: Free