Staff Report, Journal-Advocate | February 25, 2017 Buffalo RE-4J recently announced that it is a 2017 Healthy School Champion and has won the $1,000 Bronze Award for its school health efforts. Read more
Five Exceptional New Leaders Emerge On Colorado’s Education Landscape
By Elaine Gantz Berman and Susan Casey, The Huffington Post | February 23, 2017 These accomplished women have had vastly divergent experiences but also have much in common. They all have advanced degrees, have distinguished themselves in top public leadership roles, and are fearless in their commitment to provide a high …
Top Colorado Schools Honored as Healthy School Champions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2017 Contact Information: Alex Carter (720) 502-4705 work (970) 708-7405 cell acarter@coloradoedinitiative.org WHAT: Annual Colorado Healthy Schools Summit Celebrates Student Health Success WHEN: Friday, March 3, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. WHERE: Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228 Denver, Colorado — Colorado …
2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year Gives Computer Science Class a Makeover
2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year Gives Computer Science Class a Makeover Meet Colorado’s 2017 Teacher of the Year, Sean Wybrant, a computer science teacher from Palmer High School in Colorado Springs School District 11. When Wybrant began teaching computer programming and computer science classes, he noticed a gender gap …
Participants Sought for Colorado Standards Review and Revision Cycle
Standards-based education in Colorado begins with clear expectations that outline what students should know and be able to do at each grade level and content area. These expectations are outlined in the Colorado Academic Standards. The Colorado Academic Standards include 10 content areas for preschool through 12th grade (comprehensive health …
New Resource: Integrated Instructional Units
Colorado teachers, working in collaboration with content specialists from the Colorado Department of Education, have created a series of instructional units that are aligned with the Colorado Academic Standards and ready for use in Colorado classrooms. The units are based on the published Curriculum overviews there were created as part …
Gypsum Creek Middle School STEM Students Win National Competition
By Randy Wyrick, Vail Daily | January 26, 2017 In the heat of the 2016 election campaigns, 40 Gypsum Creek Middle School STEM (that’s science, technology, engineering, and math) students successfully completed a project measuring pollution in Gore Creek in East Vail. Read more
Colorado Technology Association Aims to Steer State Into the Future
By Ernest Luning, The Colorado Statesman | January 18, 2017 Colorado is home to more than 14,000 tech companies, including global corporations and digital startups — the state boasts that new companies launch every 72 hours — employing more than 150,000 workers directly. Technology, of course, touches nearly every part of …
A Conversation with Rebecca Holmes
January 18, 2017 New CEO opens up about leading CEI What drives your commitment to education in Colorado? A mentor of mine helped me see the power of teaching and leading in a community you know deeply and I moved home right after college to teach just a few blocks …
CEI’s support of STEM education in 2017
January 13, 2017 Happy New Year! As we enter 2017, I want to take a moment to share some exciting news with you. CEI is supporting the launch of Colorado STEM as a separate endeavor that will now move outside of CEI. CEI initiated this important scope of work in …