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PEBC’s Approach to Teacher Learning: Lab Classrooms
Honoring student thinking, promoting teacher innovation and fostering communities of adult learners – these principles described in Emily Hanford’s article, A different approach to teacher learning: Lesson Study are also integral to the professional development work of PEBC. Similar to Lesson Study, PEBC engages deeply with educators through job-embedded professional […]
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Curriculum As A Smörgåsbord
When I talk with math teachers about shifting their instruction toward math workshop, one common concern arises: How do I cover everything if I dive into only one or two juicy problems a day and spend all this time talking about our thinking? My answer: You won’t. You won’t cover […]
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Teacher Learning. Student Success.
We’d like to thank TNTP for raising the issue of the importance of high quality professional learning experiences for all educators. One thing we know that research indicates is that investment in high-quality professional learning experiences directly correlates to student achievement. Research demonstrates that among other outcomes, the following professional […]
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Dr. Cynthia Stevenson Joins PEBC as Senior Consultant
DENVER – Feb. 5, 2015 – PEBC, a nonprofit that works with teachers, school leaders and districtsuperintendents to cultivate highly effective K-12 educators to elevate student achievement, announced the addition of Dr. Cynthia Stevenson to its staff as a senior consultant. In this role, Stevenson will provide support to school […]
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Teacher Residency Aims to Prepare Great Educators in Colorado
PEBC’s Boettcher Teacher Residency, which prepares people to have exceptional teaching careers through a hands-on master’s degree program, is now accepting applications.
Read MoreColorado Superintendents: Too much testing, not enough dollars
Public school superintendents across Colorado say the time spent testing is cutting into teaching time in the classroom.
Read MoreSuperintendents vent on testing and about the legislature
A group of district leaders criticized excessive testing and had some frank comments about legislators Wednesday during the annual PEBC Superintendent Forum.
Read MorePublic Education & Business Coalition Wins $2.9 Million Teacher Preparation Grant
Grant to Help Train STEM Teachers in Rural Colorado
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Q&A: Will too much testing sap students’ creativity?
Audio: Ryan Warner talks with Jenny Brundin about one scholar’s thesis that the race to boost America’s test scores will lead to its decline.
Read MoreState awards funds for more teachers in rural areas
Both Teach for America and the Colorado Boettcher Teacher Residency received nearly one and a half million dollars each from the Colorado Department of Education to expand their work on recruiting and training teaching candidates
Read MoreColorado Boettcher Teacher Residency named 100Kin10 partner
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — 100Kin10, a multi-sector network addressing the national imperative to train 100,000 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers by 2021, today announced 31 new partner organizations. More and better-trained STEM teachers are essential to prepare America’s students to fully participate in our democracy and […]
Read MoreBeleaguered schools getting help for teachers
Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 schools will get a little help next year from the Colorado Boettcher Teacher Residency program. Similar to a medical residency, the program places teachers in the state’s “most challenged” school districts. For the fourth straight year, Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 schools failed to meet state performance expectations. In the Colorado […]
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