The Education Department Chair Mike Taber is a member of the team that won the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education, presented by the journal Science. Click here for the full article.
The Colorado Art Association’s Fall Conference is scheduled for October 13-16, 2011 at the Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO. This year’s theme is: Creative Possibilities, Innovation, Invention, and Technology. Click here for more information.
2011 Secondary MAT class
2011 ED320 Breakfast at Kris Stanec's home
[From the Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education]
The U.S. Department of Education announced that STEM education is one of the new “absolute priorities” in the Investing in Innovation (i3) grants. The i3 competition was created under the Recovery and Reinvestment Act to encourage districts, along with community partners, to explore evidence-based, innovative approaches to improving student achievement. The first round in 2010 drew nearly 1,700 applications competing for a slice of $650 million.
The second round of i3 will be much smaller, providing a total of $150 million and awarding up to 22 winners. While the previous round required grant winners to secure 20% matching funds from the private sector, the matching requirements will be lower and scaled to the type of grant awarded. According to the Department of Education, the smaller matching fund requirement, along with fewer selection criteria are part of “simplifications” made in response to feedback from prior applicants and other stakeholders. Click here for more information.
ED Department faculty will do just about anything to help make life easier for our MAT students, including cleaning the front porch and patio furniture at Mierow House.
Please note: this position has been filled. [Updated Sept. 1, 2011]
Colorado College is seeking a secondary English/LA methods instructor and supervisor. The position is currently for teaching in Block 1, which runs from September 5 through September 28. In general, class is held in the afternoons from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Qualifications for the position include:
Teacher-librarian Nora Murphy explains the job she does and why it’s not the job the district should cut. For full text of the article, click here.
All results for the 2011 Colorado Teaching, Empowering, Leading & Learning (TELL) survey are posted at http://www.tellcolorado.org. Principals and superintendents can use this data to gauge working conditions for teachers in schools.
The Colorado Department of Higher Education and ACT are hosting a regional Postsecondary Forum on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the University of Denver. Colorado-Wyoming Postsecondary Forum – Save the Date Continue reading
