August 3, 2015 In June, CEI launched SpaceLab, a next generation professional learning strategy dedicated to creating space to design the future of learning. Our team is designing a learning map to extend SpaceLab learning opportunities through the 2015-16 school year. The sessions engage educators in a series of learning …
NGL School Team Awards: Godsman Elementary
August 3, 2015 Congratulations to TIME Collaborative grantee Godsman Elementary School for its $5,000 Designing for Innovation Fund Award! As follow-up to our June 2015 newsletter’s focus on Designing for Innovation Networking Sessions, educators at Godsman Elementary designed and pitched a school-specific induction program to prepare new teachers for the unique …
Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) in the News
August 3, 2015 Colorado and the other NGLC Regional Funds partner organizations are making news. For details about the initiative, see Six Regional Organizations Award Grants to 49 “Breakthrough” Schools. Also view, Tom Vander Ark’s blog that recently appeared on EdWeek’s website. EdWeek also covered the announcement in a separate …
Making STEM Connections on Aerospace Road Trip
August 3, 2015 The CEI STEM team traveled throughout northeast Colorado in July 2015 with the Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR) on its Aerospace Business Development Road Trip. CSBR leads these trips across Colorado with three goals: to promote aerospace, connect with potential suppliers and subcontractors, and promote STEM education. …
Nominate a School Psychologist of the Year by Sept. 30
August 3, 2015 Nominate amazing school psychologists who should be honored for the great work they do. It’s time to gear up for the 2015 School Psychologist of the Year. The Colorado Society of School Psychologists is accepting nominations until Wednesday, Sept. 30. Co-workers, supervisors, students, parents, and anyone else …
Aerospace ‘Road Trip’ Makes Successful Stop
By Natasha Blakely, South Platte Sentinel | July 29, 2015 The aerospace industry in Colorado is one of the largest in the country and the Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR) has goals to expand it, starting with their road trips around Northeastern Colorado. “We do everything but launch rockets,” Joe …
Advanced Placement Teachers Learn New Techniques
By Crystal Anderson, Arvada Press | July 20, 2015 Many students may consider taking an Advanced Placement course daunting, a mentality more than 500 teachers in Colorado are trying to change. “The biggest part of teaching an AP class is instilling the confidence that ‘I can do this’ in our …
New Partnerships Boost STEM Career-Building Programs for Colorado Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2015 DENVER, CO – While Colorado has one of the most highly-skilled labor pools in the country, businesses still rely on recruiting talent from outside the state to meet the demand in occupations that require higher levels of skill in science, technology, engineering and math …
Aerospace Important to Colorado Communities
By Callie Jones, Sterling Journal-Advocate | July 24, 2015 Aerospace in Colorado is a growing industry. The importance of the industry was highlighted Wednesday, when the Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR) stopped in Sterling as part of its Aerospace Business Development Road Trip throughout eastern Colorado. READ MORE >
New Colorado STEMworks Database Spotlights Successful STEM Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2015 DENVER, CO – A powerful new resource for Colorado educators, students, and STEM supporters — the Colorado STEMworks database — will make it easier than ever to partner with successful STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs to ensure Colorado students have access to the …