Sara Kaka, M.A.

Instructor,
Curriculum and Instruction
College of Education

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 255-4020

skaka@uccs.edu

• Education
• Teaching
• Scholarship
• Service

Sara Kaka, M.A., is an instructor in the Teacher Education & Licensure Program and is the Social Studies content area specialist at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She has been a licensed social studies teacher since 2002 and has a strong desire to develop innovative teachers that will help foster success for students in their classrooms.

Education

M.A., Curriculum & Instruction, emphasis in Instructional Technology
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (Dec 2008)

B.S, History Education - Illinois State University (May 2002)
Endorsements: Grades 6-12 US/World History, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, and Economics

Teaching

CURR 4800 - Schools, Society, and Diversity

TED 3010 - Early School Diversity Practicum

TED 4940 - Secondary Social Studies Methods

TED 4660 - Elementary Social Studies Methods

Scholarship

Kaka, S. J. (2005). There are those.. The New Scriptor: A Forum for Illinois Educators, 6, 48-50.

Service

Member, National Council for the Social Studies
2001-present

Member, Colorado Council for the Social Studies
2006-present

Member, National Council for History Education
2001-present

Member, Colorado Education Association Fund for Children and Public Education
2011-present

Member, Colorado Education Association
2008-present

Awards and Recognitions

Woodland Park High School 2010
Teacher of the Year

Professional Association of Colorado Educators 2007
Awarded Teacher Scholarship to attend the National Council for the Social Studies conference in San Diego in 2007

Illinois State University Dean's List 2001,2002