Con Promesa: Nurturing the Promise and Gifts of Roses that Grow in Concrete
Recorded On: 05/29/2025
Grade Level: K-12
Content Level: Introduction to Topic
To meet the needs of gifted and talented Black, Brown, and Indigenous students, it is essential to expand notions of potential, promise, gifts, and talents. Dr. María del Carmen Salazar will share testimonios of her own experiences as a rose that grew from concrete. Her stories, research, and scholarship elucidate the importance of asset-based perspectives and inclusive strategies in meeting the needs of historically marginalized gifted and talented students and their families.
Dr. María del Carmen Salazar
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & DEIJA and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Teacher Education
University of Denver Morgridge College of Education
Dr. María del Carmen Salazar is Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & DEIJA and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Teacher Education at the University of Denver (DU) Morgridge College of Education. Dr. Salazar has authored 41 publications and given 180 scholarly international, national, and local presentations on a humanizing pedagogy, equitable teaching in K-12 and higher education, culturally responsive teacher evaluation, and college access and success for Latinx youth. She is the author of Teacher Evaluation as Cultural Practice: A Framework for Equitable and Excellent Teaching. In addition to academic scholarship, Dr. Salazar is a community-engaged researcher and scholar that advances research with community. In 2018, she was the recipient of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Innovations in Research on Equity and Social Justice in Teacher Education Award. In 2022, she was the recipient of the Colorado Association of Bilingual Educators President’s Award. She is proud of her accomplishments as a first-generation college student, Mexican immigrant, and mom of three wonderful young adults.
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