By Aurora Public Schools communications, YourHub – Aurora | December 2, 2015 Vista PEAK Preparatory’s Advanced Placement courses are experiencing dramatic gains in student enrollment and achievement thanks to The Colorado Education Initiative’s Colorado Legacy Schools (CLS) program. READ MORE >
Guide Gives Schools Instructions on How to Create an Allies in Diversity Program
By Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | November 25, 2015 The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) has updated a guide for middle schools that want to create an Allies in Diversity program. The guide offers step-by-step advice to schools on how to foster a student club devoted to social justice, equity, diversity, and …
Literacy Framework Boosts Teacher and Student Success
By Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | November 25, 2015 CEI delivers Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) training and support to K-12 educators around the state who are asking how they can better help students meet the Colorado Academic Standards. READ MORE >
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 …
Literacy Workshop Trains Teachers to Lead Instruction
December 3, 2015 CEI and the national LDC organization recently hosted a professional learning workshop for Colorado educators to become trained LDC jurors. “LDC partners and their teachers and coaches deepened their understanding of instructional design as they develop their own local jurying systems and enlist more educators to train …