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DPS Educator Gerardo Muñoz Named 2021 Colorado Teacher Of The Year

Muñoz has worked in education for 21 years.

By Audra Streetman

October 29, 2020

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DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver Public Schools social studies teacher was named Colorado’s 2021 Teacher of the Year in a virtual ceremony on Thursday. Gerardo Muñoz has taught middle and high school students at the Denver Center for International Studies at Baker for 14 years.

Muñoz has worked in education for 21 years. He currently teaches Concurrent Enrollment Ethnic Studies, Advanced Placement World History and 5280 Challenge/Student Board of Education through DPS’s Student Voice and Leadership program.

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