June 14, 2017 CEI recently partnered with the San Juan BOCES, Fort Lewis College and the Three Rivers Education Foundation to present the 5th Annual Growing Together Summit (GTS 2017). The event was the result of the extraordinary collaboration of the nine school districts that comprise the San Juan BOCES and …
Restoration Project Provides Lessons in Engineering, Renovation and Life Skills
May 16, 2017 Colorado STEM Champion McKinstry recently partnered with students from the engineering program at John F. Kennedy High School (JFK) to design and implement some high-performance modifications to a 51-year-old greenhouse on the roof at JFK. At the ribbon cutting held on May 16, students and engineers shared …
Colorado School Districts awarded $1.5 Million for Social and Emotional Wellness Programs
May 16, 2017 The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) is partnering with Kaiser Permanente to advance a culture of health and wellness at 13 schools in five Colorado school districts. Earlier this month, Kaiser Permanente announced that five Colorado school districts will receive a combined $1.5 million in Thriving Schools behavioral …
Why I’m Excited About Showcase 2017
May 2, 2017 By Rebecca Holmes | President and Chief Executive Officer, CEI Friday marked the two-month countdown to CEI’s 2017 Showcase: Design the Future, taking place in Keystone, June 28-30. I couldn’t attend Showcase last year, but followed the event on Twitter and knew I was missing out on …
Prepping Native Students for College, Workforce
By Sacha Smith, The Southern Ute Drum | March 17, 2017 On Wednesday, March 15 a community outreach event was held at the Ignacio High School to introduce the American Indian Measurable Success (AIMS) initiative. The initiative is focused on improving college and workforce readiness of Native American students in …
Colorado Students Demonstrate ‘Next Generation Learning’
Pagosa Daily Post | April 13, 2017 A contingent of education professionals from throughout the country recently visited Colorado to participate in a Next Generation Learning tour. Their mission: See firsthand what a classroom looks like where students take charge of their learning, then travel home with ideas for moving …
Colorado Students Demonstrate Next Generation Learning
A contingent of education professionals from throughout the country recently visited Colorado to participate in a Next Generation Learning tour. Their mission: See firsthand what a classroom looks like where students take charge of their learning, then travel home with ideas for moving learning forward in a new way. On …
Before Rethinking Assessment, Rethink Professional Learning
By Tony Siddall, Education Week | March 28, 2017 What is assessment, really? Having worked in and with schools for more than fifteen years, I thought I basically understood: assessment is how we measure what students know and can do. But a year of learning with the innovative educators of …
Foundations Commit $140,000 to Colorado STEM Education
Pagosa Daily Post | March 29, 2017 STEM Champions Gill Foundation and Ball Corporation today announced they will commit $140,000 to support Colorado STEM. Colorado STEM is a strategy of The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI). Read more
Gill Foundation and Ball Corporation Commit $140,000 to Colorado STEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2017 Contact Information: Alex Carter (720) 502-4705 work (970) 708-7405 cell acarter@coloradoedinitiative.org STEM Champions Advance Partnership Effort to Increase Equity and Opportunity Denver, Colorado — STEM Champions Gill Foundation and Ball Corporation today announced they will commit $140,000 to support Colorado STEM. Colorado STEM is …