Teacher Education Program Faculty
Courses in the Teacher Education Program (TEP) are taught primarily by adjunct faculty members who represent the best the teaching profession has to offer in terms of their practice, wisdom, guidance, and commitment to developing future teachers.
They come from a wide-range of professional and academic backgrounds, and offer more than eight decades of combined practical, hands-on experience. These faculty members know schools, know teaching, and know the impact of policy on practices.
They are rich resources ready to share their expertise with you.
Dr. Paul Michalec, Interim TEP Director; Student Advisor for the Teacher Education/Master's Completion Program 
PhD, University of Colorado-Boulder; MA, Mankato State University; BS, Cornell University
Career highlights: Former director of student teaching, Skidmore College; developed an innovative institution-to-institution K-16 partnership between Skidmore College and a local school district; served on editorial board for the newsletter EnCouragement; received Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award in 2005 at DU; founding member of Colorado Courage To Teach; Courage to Teach facilitator leading year-long retreat series for Denver Public School teachers and building leaders focusing on renewal and teacher formation; published in Curriculum & Teaching Dialogue; faculty advisor for the Dual Undergraduate/Graduate Degree Program; Morgridge College of Education teaching coach.
Research interests: teacher education, effective instruction in higher education, spiritual dimensions of teaching, teacher renewal/formation.
Professional affiliations: American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, Center for Courage and Renewal.