School of Education

The event will take place on Wednesday, April 16, from 3:30-4:30 pm in the Student Union Ballroom, followed by a reception in the Student Union Plaza.

Now the manager of the Intertribal Centennial Conversations group with the Grand Canyon Trust, Pongyesva will share his experiences in elevating Indigenous voices in conservation efforts across Grand Canyon National Park and the surrounding region. 

Milken Educator Award is complete surprise for Kirtland Elementary School teacher Rashinda Billie (BA in Education, '14; MA in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, '24)

The funds, allocated through two separate grants, will provide critical support for marginalized students in obtaining teacher licensure and will foster bilingual education in Spanish and Indigenous languages.

Educators across the Four Corners region are heading back to their schools after being in a different kind of classroom – the San Juan River. For five days, they were on the water for the inaugural run of a teacher program at Fort Lewis College. (KOB)

Students learn to speak and teach the Ute language through the Southwest Indigenous Language Development Institute.

Kyser Seaney (Chemistry, '18; M.A. Education, '20) received the 2022 University of Colorado Boulder’s Outstanding Colorado High School Educator Award, a title given to educators who have demonstrated a commitment to helping students achieve their higher education goals.

Jenni Trujillo, dean of the School of Education, provided testimony to state legislators regarding access to educator training and the funding needed to support teacher candidates in order to address the teacher shortage.

Jessica Morrison (M.A. Education-Teacher Leadership, ‘15) wrote an op-ed in The Durango Herald on the importance of the Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative. In partnership with K-12 school districts across the Four Corners, Fort Lewis College formed the collaborative to give K-12 students learning tools to pursue their career goals and opportunities to shadow working professionals.

Jenni Trujillo, dean of the Fort Lewis College School of Education, wrote an op-ed for The Durango Herald on teacher shortages. She acknowledges the issues the shortage presents but also sees this disruption as an opportunity to affect change in the field of education.

Bill Hesford (Teacher Licensure, ATT '03-'13) and Amber Connet (Interdisciplinary Studies-Elementary Education, '06; M.A. Education-Teacher Leadership, '19) have been appointed as principals in the Bayfield School District. Both Hesford and Connet serve as models for current students in FLC's Teacher Education Department.

In a Salt Lake Tribune op-ed, Laci Begaye, a senior majoring in English Secondary Education, argues against the use of heavily mechanized land-management techniques. Advocating for minimally invasive, hands-on techniques, Begaye implores the next generation of land stewards to preserve the ancestral integrity of public lands in perpetuity.

The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at UCCS College of Business announced Jill Choate, associate professor of Teacher Education, as a 2021-22 Ethics Champion.

Ricardo Caté (Education, '06) received the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. The governor's awards celebrate the foundational role that artists, art, and supporters play in the state.