By Caitlin Hendee, Denver Business Journal | May 5, 2016 Many Colorado business leaders concerned about education have been pushing to arm students with the skills they need to succeed in the workforce (and to become the workers that employers need). And lately, one key focus of that drive is …
M-CHS will offer more advanced opportunities
By Jacob Klopfenstein, The Journal | April 28, 2016 Funding from the Colorado Education Initiative will give Montezuma-Cortez High School students more opportunities to enroll in Advanced Placement classes, Principal Jason Wayman said. The program is focused on getting more Native American students involved with math, science and language arts AP …
Watch CEI’s New Ed Talks — Personal Stories Sure to Inspire
May 2, 2016 “CEI believes in elevating educators’ voices and we believe in empowered, passionate, and highly effective educators,” said CEI President and CEO Glenna Norvelle. “We modeled CEI’s Ed Talks after the popular TED Talks to give educators an opportunity to hear personal stories from inspiring and passionate Colorado …
School District Unplugs to Get Teachers Talking
May 2, 2016 When Mesa County Valley School District 51 wanted to get their teachers talking about large initiatives like performance-based learning, professional learning, and educator effectiveness, they faced a challenge — their size. D51 is the 12th largest district in Colorado. Reaching out to staff at over 44 sites seemed daunting …
New NW BOCES professional development project takes off
By Teresa Ristow, Steamboat Today | April 20, 2016 A new professional development project for rural teachers created by the Northwest Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services has launched, and local teachers have offered positive feedback so far. NW BOCES’ System for Educator Effectiveness, or SEED, was funded through a …
Blast Off with the Assessment for Learning Grantees
By Chris Sturgis, CompetencyWorks.org | April 19, 2016 With ESSA upon us, we are all hurrying to get our heads wrapped around what is possible in terms of how we think about ensuring that our districts and schools are meeting needs of children and what state policy might look like …
Lake County Intermediate School recipient of the 2016 Governor’s Award for School Health and Wellness
Colorado Dept. of Public Health, Colorado COPrevent blog | February 22, 2016 The Governor’s Council for Active and Healthy Lifestyles, Colorado Education Initiative and Colorado Health Foundation have announced the 2016 Healthy School Champions. The Healthy School Champions program recognizes schools across Colorado for their successes in creating healthy school, …
Design approach to solving problems preps kids for innovation
By Caitlin Hendee, Denver Business Journal | March 25, 2016 Design Thinking is an approach to problem solving that asks students to draw inspiration through empathy, and then to test ideas through user feedback. It’s also a growing trend among schools in Colorado, said Tara Jahn, senior manager of Next Generation …
CEI’s Vice President of Development Talks Fundraising and the Future
April 4, 2016 We recently welcomed Alex Carter as vice president of development. His unique experience as a teacher, principal, and superintendent brings a valuable perspective to our statewide approach to serve schools. We talked with him about this new role, his passions, and fundraising for a nonprofit. What three …
How liberal enrollment policies for honors classes are hurting scores but helping students
By Tyler Silvy, The Greeley Tribune | March 26, 2016 Take a look at Hernan Dominguez’s life: four advanced placement classes, involvement in everything from National Honor Society to Student Council and a part-time job at McDonald’s. It’s far from normal. In fact, it’s downright exceptional for a first-generation U.S. …