By Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | July 14, 2016 The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin are donating time, talent and financial resources to Colorado middle school classrooms. At the 2016 Colorado Education Initiative Showcase, these two companies announced the launch of a STEM mentorship pilot in a partnership with …
Teacher works to bring more Native Americans to AP classes
By Nelson Garcia, 9News | July 13, 2016 Life on the reservation can be difficult for students. Poverty and other issues are prevalent. But, a teacher in Durango believes teens’ lives can be changed by offering a new class. “Really, just all kids, girls and boys from all socio-economic levels, …
Looking forward, back at school year
By Karen Quanbeck, Jeffco Schools, Golden Transcript | July 12, 2016 In many of our schools, students are enjoying more project-based learning, hands-on projects that require working in small groups and solving messy problems. Small groups of educators from Wheat Ridge are attending conferences across the state to learn from …
Three Ways to Fix District PD—Tap Internal Talent, Analyze Your Data Footprint, and Listen
By Karen Johnson, EdSurge.com | July 11, 2016 Last fall, Mancos worked with the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) to conduct a “readiness assessment” of its ability to support and train educators to adopt the new tool. Using a collaborative process, facilitators met with school leaders and teachers to tease out the …
STEM Mentorship Pilot Announced, Applications Accepted Through Aug. 13
By Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | July 6, 2016 The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin are donating their time, talent, and financial resources to Colorado middle school classrooms. At the 2016 CEI Showcase, these two CEI Colorado STEM Champions announced the launch of a STEM mentorship pilot in a partnership …
STEM Design Challenge Puts Business into Colorado Classrooms
Mentorship Opportunity for Middle School Students Also Announced; Apply by August 13 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2016 Contact Information: Melissa Reeves 720-502-4756 work 303-856-8098 cell mreeves@coloradoedinitiative.org Denver, Colorado — It started with a three-day challenge for Colorado educators to show off their most creative science, technology, engineering, and math …
STEM Design Challenge Puts Business Mentors and Money into Colorado Classrooms
By Melissa Reeves, YourHub – Denver Post | July 2, 2016 It started with a three-day challenge for Colorado educators to show off their most creative science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) projects to colleagues and industry professionals — and ended with three talented educators’ projects each receiving over $2,000 …