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 …