Kelly Langley Cook
Lecturer & Director of Teacher Education
Department of History
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Contact Information
Office Hours
T / R 2-3:15 pm or by appointment
Mailing Address
University of Northern Colorado
Department of History
Campus Box 116
Greeley, CO 80639
Education
- BA, History Education, University of Northern Colorado
- MA, Modern American History, University of Northern Colorado
Professional/Academic Experience
Kelly Langley-Cook lectures in United States history and works with the Secondary
Teacher Education Program teaching social studies methods and pedagogy. She taught
in Colorado public high schools in the areas of Civics, US History, World History,
and Economics for 20 years. Her passion is working with future teachers. In addition
to working in public schools, Langley-Cook has been an Instructional Coach (2012-2019),
worked with STEP and Methods instruction (2017-present), and is the Co-director of
the Hewit History Institute (2019-present).
Research/Areas of Interest
- Modern American History
- Queer History
- Diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice in secondary education
- Best practices in leadership, mentorship, teacher resiliency, and preventing burnout
in secondary educators
Honors and Awards
- Sears-Helgoth Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Northern Colorado, 2023
- DEI Fellow, University of Northern Colorado, 2022 & 2023
- Presenter: "Gay History is History" - A Queer Endeavor Conference - CU Boulder - 2019
- Presenter: "History of Immigration in America" - Hewit History Institute - 2019
- Frontier Academy Distinguished Service Award - 2019
- Grant Recipient: William E. Hewit Institute - 2019
- PFLAG Greeley Ally of the year - 2019
- Mexican American Studies Student Support Award - 2018
- Frontier Academy Distinguished Service Award (lifetime achievement) - 2018
- UBUNTU faculty sponsor - 2017-2018
- UNC Faculty of the Semester - Residence Hall Association - 2017
- Graduate Work Scholarship - Frontier Academy - 2016
- University of Chicago "Outstanding Educator" Award - student nomination as they entered
the University - 2016
- Grant Recipient: "Heroes and Villains" - Bill of Rights Institute - 2015
- Department Lead - Frontier Academy - 2006-2014
- Staff Leadership Council - Frontier Academy 2012-2016
- Summer Scholar: "George Washington" - Teaching American History Colloquium - Ashbrook
Institute - Philadelphia 2015
- Summer Scholar: "Forum on Economic Freedom" - Bill of Right Institute- Washington
DC - 2014
- State of Texas Curriculum Alignment Specialist - 2012
- AP World History Reader - 2008-2011
- AVID certified building leader - 2001-2003
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