Teacher Education

Twelve years ago, University of New Mexico College of Education and Human Sciences Senior Lecturer Frances Vitali initiated a project partnering with elementary school-age students and UNM Teacher Education students in a local school district. The...

Six University of New Mexico students and three faculty across departments are heading to Southern Spain for a month-long learning experience in Cordova. The Abriendo Mundos/Opening Worlds (AMOW) Study Abroad Program is designed to give students a...

When Tara Palomares isn’t teaching math at Albuquerque's Sandia High School, she’s in a different classroom as a doctoral student in the Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education Program at The University of New Mexico. While she's well known locally in...

Ruth Luckasson, a Distinguished Professor of Special Education, has retired after serving at The University of New Mexico for more than four decades. Luckasson’s path to becoming the College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS)’s first...

The number one pro-baseball draft pick, a two-time basketball all-star and a gold medal winner in beach volleyball may be the simple answer for the best of the best in a sport. When you remove the sight of the batter, the long legs of the player...

You wouldn’t believe that after spending an afternoon with Martin Vasquez, he wasn’t heading for ‘So You Think You Can Dance?’ or Major League Baseball. Still, that energy and entertainment are what he carries into his actual career–teaching.   This...

UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) is celebrating an extra special graduating class this May.  The Educational Leadership Program 2024 spring cohort is one of the largest educational leadership groups in the country, with 25...

For the second year in a row, UNM Physical Education students are being recognized nationwide among their peers.  The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) just had its 138th National Convention & Expo in Cleveland, Ohio, where students...

The role of a teacher is one that has been heralded and applauded for decades. It’s not just the ones who come and help you at your desk, however, but the one who gets you out of it.  UNM College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) faculty Karen Lux...

If you ever needed a perfect example of how the University of New Mexico directly contributes to the community, look no further than the College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS).  The new Restorative Practice Partnership between COEHS, the...