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 …

Colorado STEM aims to give students a leg up in technology

By Justin Guerriero, Denver Business Journal | November 18, 2016 Few would argue with the statement that Colorado’s youth are the future of the state and education is critical to a successful future. The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), through Colorado STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs, is trying to …