By Amanda Avallone, Education Week | October 20, 2017 5:23 PM Classes are in session right now, so the halls of Thomas B. Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, CO, are empty and nearly silent. From behind the walls of the classrooms we pass, only the rumbling, low tones of the …
Empowering Principals As Designers Capable of Retooling School
By Katrina Schwartz, MindShift | June 8, 2017 When vice principal Tim Carlin arrived at Everitt Middle School in Jefferson County, Colorado, he wanted to hold a schoolwide assembly, a pretty common activity in most schools. But his principal told him that the school didn’t hold assemblies anymore because too …
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 …
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 …
Welcome to the classroom of the future
By Dan Daru, Fox31 and CW2 | February 11, 2016 Welcome to the classroom of the future. It kind of looks the same. Sounds the same, too. But don’t judge a book by its cover. They call it NGL, next generation learning. “Next generation learning is shifting teacher and student …
New Opportunity for Schools to Pilot Measures of Non-Academic Outcomes
December 3, 2015 CEI’s Next Generation Learning team offers an exciting opportunity for Colorado schools to learn about measuring students’ non-academic skills such as civic, personal, professional, and entrepreneurial competencies. “Schools can no longer focus only on academics. Today, successful students require a broader set of skills,” said Next Generation …
Six Colorado Schools Redesign the Future of Student Learning
By The Colorado Education Initiative, YourHub | April 2, 2015 Three Colorado school districts are on the cutting edge of redesigning the classroom of the future — better preparing students for success in the classroom and workforce. Adams County School District 50, Colorado Springs School District 11, and the Thompson …
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