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Partnerships at the School of Education and Human Development

DPS ELA Teacher Qualification Classes


Associated Faculty: Elizabeth Mahon
External Partners: Denver Public Schools
Focus: Professional Learning
About the Partnership: The partnership with DPS offers three graduate level CLDE classes to DPS teachers: CLDE 5030 Language Development, CLDE 5050 Assessment and Advocacy for Multilingual Learners, CLDE 5770 Linguistic Analysis of English. Classes are hosted and paid for by DPS. The partnership consists of coordinating schedules, instructors, admission outreach, graduate faculty appointments, FCQs, and course quality, as well as coordinating with CU Denver instructors to  mentor DPS teachers/administrators to teach the classes. 

Scope and Impact

Geographic Focus: Urban
Scale: Local
Number of districts: 1
Universities: 1
Teachers: 30
Total participants: 30
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