College of Education

Educators for Dialogue and Inquiry Proudly Presents Table & Talk with Dr. Glenabah Martinez

Nov. 12, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Sub Fiesta A-B

Come join us hear Glenabah Martinez, associate professor in the Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies (LLSS), speak on “Native Pride: The Challenges and Possibilities of Supporting Cultural Integrity and Sovereignty in a High School Curriculum.” The event is sponsored by Educators for Dialogue and Inquiry, LLSS’s graduate student organization. Free refreshments.Click here for event flyer.

UNM ART EDUC. AND MASLEY GALLERY PRESENT: The Circle of Creativity

The Circle of Creativity: Teachers Inspiring Students and Students Inspiring Teachers

Masley Gallery, October 28- November 18 (M-F, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.). Opening reception October 30, 5-7 p.m.

UNM Art Education Program honors the dedicated work of New Mexico art teachers. This exhibit explores the connection between students and teachers, particularly how they inspire one another as artists and how they work together to discover the answers to questions or solutions to problems.

Participating in the show are representatives from Albuquerque, Bernalillo, and Moriarty-Edgewood Public Schools. Come meet these amazing art teachers and student artists at our opening reception on Oct. 30. Refreshments will be served.

For more info., e-mail arted@unm.edu, call 277-4112, or visit the Art Education website. Click here for event flyer.

COE EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS 30TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM SERIES

Come join the students and faculty of the Educational Linguistics Ph.D. program celebrate 30 years of Educational Linguistics at UNM. The Educational Linguistics 30th Anniversary Symposium Series, consisting of a series of poster sessions and talks, will take place from September 18 through November 13.

Educational Linguistics began as a collaboration between the Department of Language, Literacy & Sociocutural Studies in the COE and the Department of Linguistics in A&S. Now it includes faculty from other departments in both of these colleges. It maintains a commitment to interdisciplinary studies and to cultural and linguistic diversity.

The symposium series is sponsored by the High Desert Linguistics Society. Click here for schedule of events.

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- Dick Howell, COE Dean

One can hardly imagine more challenging times for educators than those we are faced with today! We find ourselves at a crossroads where the intersection of demand and quality have come front-and-center for the profession. The College of Education at the University of New Mexico is aware of and is responding to this clarion call for definitive reform of our educational systems. We are in a unique position in New Mexico, the first minority/majority state in the U.S. and one that exemplifies all the challenges of the 21st century. For example, we have the 27th largest urban public school district in the country here—in the Albuquerque Public Schools. We have a large number of rural and geographically isolated school districts throughout the fifth largest state in the nation. And we have a unique multilingual and multicultural environment that includes large immigrant populations of second-language learners. Continued ...

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