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Upcoming BUENO Teacher Institute, July 9 2024

May 9, 2024

Join leading experts for an inspiring one-day teacher institute on July 9 that will cover topics related to culturally and linguistically diverse education. Institute will be held at the University Memorial Center on the CU Boulder campus. Hosted by the The BUENO Center for Multicultural Education housed in the CU...

Chicano and Latino History Project: Cultura in Action

Program Highlight: Chicano and Latino History Project: Cultura in Action

May 7, 2024

The Chicano and Latino History Project is in its fourth year of working with a small group of Latinx students from Boulder Valley School District’s Columbine Elementary, Centennial and Casey Middle School. The emphasis is to give students an opportunity to represent themselves, their families, and their communities via images...

Literacy Squared team presenting

Program Highlight: Literacy Squared

May 7, 2024

Literacy Squared, grounded on 20 years of research, is an instructional framework that supports Spanish and English biliteracy development for bilingual students in U.S. schools. The framework includes methods, strategies, and assessment tools for teaching students to read and write in both languages. This year the Literacy Squared team led...

BUENO CAMP visits Auraria Campus and Su Teatro

BUENO CAMP visits Auraria Campus and Su Teatro

May 7, 2024

At the end of March, the BUENO CAMP cohort spent class on a field trip to Denver for a unique experience of the city. Throughout the year the BUENO CAMP scholars partake in various excursions, some informational, some cultural experiences, some are teambuilding and leadership training—this one happened to be all of the above.

Shelly Wyss

BUENO Familia Spotlight: Shelly Wyss

May 7, 2024

Prior to joining BUENO HEP, Shelly Wyss worked for the Weld County RE-8 School District as a special education instructor. She worked with moderate and severely special needs children ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade level. Shelly’s compassionate nature made her a natural when working with these children. She enjoyed...

Christopher Duran

Alumni Spotlight: Christopher Duran, Assistant Principal at Future Forward Bollmans

May 7, 2024

Adams City High School graduate and current Assistant Principal at FutureForward Bollmans in Adams 12 serves as an example to his fellow, first generation Latinx students at his school. Christopher Duran earned his MA in the BUENO Center’s Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity (EECD) program in 2016. He learned about...

Que BUENO book publication

New book detailing the history of the BUENO Center!

Nov. 18, 2023

Published by Valazquez Press. Use the special QR code or this link for an automatic $10 discount on this new book! ¡Qué BUENO! Is a book about the 50-year history of the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder. It chronicles the building of pathways and...

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Job Openings in Weld County School District!

May 29, 2023

There are a number of available positions at the Elementary level. Please visit here to apply or for more information.

books

What Are We Reading?

March 23, 2023

Ready to be inspired and empowered? Check out the two thought-provoking books authored by Dr. Deb Palmer, a renowned faculty member in the BUENO Equity, Bilingualism and Biliteracy department.

Jorge Gonzalez Moncada

Alumni Spotlight: Jorge Gonzalez Moncada, Assistant Principal, D6 Online Academy

March 23, 2023

A drive past Overland Trail Middle School in Brighton, Colorado may cause a double take for anyone familiar with our Alumni Spotlight Jorge Gonzalez Moncada. Arriving to the United States from Guanajuato, MX at ten years old, Jorge would never have predicted that he would be highlighted as a success...

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