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A special issue of Critical Literacies in a Digital Age, Pedagogies: An International Journal is a 2023 recipient of the Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research. This award recognizes the most outstanding  publications that bring to the forefront the importance and impact of 21st century literacies. Members of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction contributed to two articles in the […]

Bic Ngo, Rodney S. Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is the recipient of the AERA Division G (Social Context of Education) 2022 Mentoring Award. This award recognizes a scholar who has made distinguished contributions in the mentoring of undergraduate and PhD students, as well […]

Three C&I alumni were recognized by the College of Education and Human Development at the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony on November 18. The awards honor alumni who have brought distinction to their professions and communities, with recipients spanning a diverse range of academic disciplines and career paths. Yet, all are community builders and leaders […]

DirecTrack to Teaching student in the mathematics track, Andrea Vargas Mungaray, discusses how community connection and support are the keys to creating growth in the classroom. What drove you to enroll in the DirecTrack to Teaching program? I think the pandemic has been really illuminating and has allowed me to see how important community is […]

Associate Professor Lesa Clarkson in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction has received a 2021 UMN Sustainable Development Goal Research grant presented by the University’s Global Programs and Strategy Alliance. The award is part of the alliance’s systemwide initiative focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), granting around $120,000 to seven research projects in alignment […]

Blanca Caldas Chumbes, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction has received two early career awards: The 2021 Early Career Award from The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Bilingual Education Research Special Interest Group (SIG), and the 2020 Douglas Foley Early Career Award from the Council of Anthropology & Education (CAE) of […]

Department of Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D. student and Common Grounds Consortium Scholar Ebony Adedayo recently published The Gospel According to a Black Woman, a book that centers the narratives of Black women. Adedayo said she was inspired to write the book after experiencing marginalization and racism working in local government, non-profit, and higher education. “My […]

The M.Ed. Professional Studies in Mathematics Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is ranked #4 on the list of best master’s in math education programs by BestValueSchools.org. The site exists as a resource for prospective students in the U.S. in search of higher education information, school rankings, and financial aid information. The M.Ed. […]

C&I alumna Anna Bjork was recently named one of the International Literacy Association (ILA) 30 Under 30. ILA is a professional organization connecting research and practice to continuously improve the quality of literacy instruction across the globe. It publishes the list biannually to “celebrate the rising innovators, disruptors, and visionaries in the literacy field,” according […]

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is now an affiliate with the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), a non-governmental organization that supports arts education leaders through research, reports, and counsel. The partnership began when Lecturer Betsy Maloney Leaf in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction reached out to AEP for help finding research relating to arts […]