May 17, 2018 By Paul Beck Innovation Specialist, Colorado Education Initiative Here’s the dilemma. There is no shortage of innovative solutions to problems in education. But, it seems the solutions never really stick. We desperately need educators, learners, and systems leaders that can take an innovation from theory to implementation …
The Problem with The Education of Tomorrow Syndrome
May 14, 2018 By Scott Fuller Next Generation Learning Coordinator, Colorado Springs School District 11 There are moments these days, walking around the showroom floor at a conference or scrolling through my inbox when I feel like I’m in one of those Tex Avery World of Tomorrow cartoons. For anyone …
Listening to Student Voices: The Sound of Assessment for Learning
Education Week | May 11, 2018 NGLC Program Officer Tony Siddall sent this reflection prompt to the Assessment for Learning Project (ALP) community in December 2017, as part of their preparation for the annual convening in April 2018. In this edition of Friday Focus: Practitioner’s Guide to Next Gen Learning, Tony tells the …
New Board Members Welcomed to CEI
May 10, 2018 Three new members have joined the CEI Board of Trustees. Stephanie Donner, Lindsey Padrino, and Veronica Palmer will work closely with CEI’s other board members to set strategic direction and oversee CEI’s progress towards our vision of equitable outcomes for all students in Colorado. “I am thrilled …
Colorado Students Get Ready for the Jobs of the Future
May 7, 2018 By Sandra Steiner Director of Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness, Westminster Public Schools All Colorado students deserve to get the support they need to prepare for viable, self-selected careers. They need to feel confident that they can realize their unique potential and be prepared to tackle whatever their …
How to Make School One 13-Year Journey
May 1, 2018 By Jeri Crispe Secondary Education Director, Thompson School District Imagine starting every school year completely from scratch. A new classroom. A principal who you don’t know and doesn’t know you. Different colleagues. New rules and expectations. New lesson plans. You would start every year in uncharted territory. …
Accountability in a Competency-Based System
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 …