Happy Read Across America Day!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by ceawhatworks

Our Association is building a nation of readers through NEA’s Read Across America. Now in its thirteenth year, this year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. Read Across America Day is celebrated March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss, the beloved children’s author. Today, across our [...]

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Teachers, did you TELL?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by ceawhatworks

Schools are competing to win $500 in the run-up to the close of the TELL Colorado Survey. How? By getting their TELL Colorado participation rate to at least 50 percent. Six schools have each won $500 so far: West Jefferson Middle School (Jefferson County) with 100% participation; Irish Elementary School in Ft. Collins (Poudre) with [...]

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Did you TELL?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by ceawhatworks

K-12 teachers, there are only nine days left until the TELL Colorado Survey closes. Have you and your colleagues at your school completed the short 20-minute online survey? It’s a great chance to TELL Colorado what you want and need as a teacher, especially because of Gov. Hickenlooper’s proposed budget cuts for 2010-11 and the [...]

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Legacy Foundation honors educators and best practices

Posted on February 7, 2011 by ceawhatworks

Colorado’s Teacher of the Year, Michelle Pearson, will be honored on Tuesday, February 8, at the Legacy Foundation’s celebration of top public school educators and their best classroom practices. Michelle is a teacher of gifted students at Hulstrom Options School in Adams District 12. She’s a CEA member in District Twelve Educators Association. You can [...]

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Time to “TELL” Again: Jan 31-Feb 28

Posted on January 31, 2011 by ceawhatworks

Because we want Colorado educators to have the supportive working conditions they need to help their students achieve, CEA is a partner in the second TELL Survey for teachers and administrators. The survey will be open for four weeks: January 31 through February 28. “TELL” stands for Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning. School-level results of [...]

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Remembering Christa McAuliffe

Posted on January 28, 2011 by ceawhatworks

Those of us who were educators 25 years ago likely felt the same feeling on January 28, 1986, as we did when we heard that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated or as we felt on September 11, 2001. Anyone of school age or older in 1986 remembers the exact moment that the Challenger Space [...]

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CEA President in Today’s Denver Post; SB 191 Testimony Begins

Posted on April 21, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Today, CEA President Beverly Ingle has a guest commentary in The Denver Post. Please take a minute to review it and share it with your friends and neighbors! Also today, the Senate Education Committee begins two days of hearings on SB 191. A number of CEA members, staff and other experts will give testimony against [...]

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Systemic change is needed – but so are the means to do it right

Posted on April 20, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Teachers in Colorado are committed to excellence. We want to help our colleagues improve or help them out of the profession – and we want a quality teacher in every classroom. SB 191 doesn’t help us get there. As an article posted today on EdNews Colorado says, “I’m all for changing the whole system.  But [...]

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Better Educator Evaluation System is Costly, Complex Process

Posted on April 19, 2010 by ceawhatworks

“Why…don’t we have fair and balanced evaluation of teachers with simplified due process rules for the removal of those who are persistently ineffective?” A great question. It was posed by Richard Rothstein, a Research Associate with the Economic Policy Institute, in his recent column titled “Unions not an important impediment to removing ineffective teachers.” His [...]

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Not so fast! CEA opposing SB 191

Posted on April 15, 2010 by ceawhatworks

A critical component of student achievement is a quality teacher. Ensuring we have quality teachers in every classroom depends in part on an effective and fair evaluation system. But, Colorado’s current system doesn’t work. That’s why the Governor appointed a Council for Educator Effectiveness to assess and recommend a new evaluation system. Unfortunately, State Senator Michael [...]

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Colorado Makes First Cut in Race to the Top

Posted on March 4, 2010 by ceawhatworks

The Colorado Education Association is pleased that Colorado was selected to interview for Phase 1 of the Race to the Top competitive education grants. Colorado is one of 16 finalists who will travel to Washington D.C. the week of March 15 to present their proposals. Winners of the first round of grants will be announced in early April.

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