By Elliott Asp and Rebecca Holmes | April 30, 2018 At CEI, we define competency-based education (CBE) as a system in which each student moves through school and graduates based on their demonstrated mastery of a transparent set of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors required for success after high school …
Golden Elementary Named Healthy School Champion
Golden Transcript | April 24, 2018 Shelton Elementary School was named a 2018 Healthy School Champion and received the $500 Excellence Award. The award honors schools and districts for creating and supporting healthy schools, and for implementing effective school health efforts that support student learning. “For the past three years, …
CEI is Opening our Doors to 10 Innovators in Education
April 16, 2018 CEI is launching a summer Innovation Fellows Program designed to support innovative education entrepreneurs to take their ideas and ventures from infancy to implementation. This one-of-kind program is designed to support local solutions tailored for the communities where the innovators live, work, and play. The inaugural innovation …
Girls in STEM Event Draws 55 Students in its Inaugural Year
By Katie Langford, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | April 15, 2018 For West Middle School science teacher Heidi Ragsdale, watching dozens of girls collaborate and work on science, technology, engineering and math projects is a dream years in the making. Ragsdale spearheaded the first-ever Girls in STEM conference that captivated …
Mountain Valley School District Named Colorado Healthy School Champion
Valley Courier | April 12, 2018 Mountain Valley School District is proud to announce it is a 2018 Healthy School Champion and has won the $2,500 Silver Award for its school health efforts. As one of 47 champions named as a 2018 Healthy School Champion, the school’s work will be honored …
Colorado Springs Teacher’s Experiment Aims to Reach Every Student in Class
By Jenny Brundin, The Denver Post | April 1, 2018 Sometimes it’s tough for one group of kids to get going in a fifth-grade class at Colorado Springs’ Trailblazer Elementary. “When I get off track it’s sometimes because it’s loud in the room and I need a quiet space and …