Are teachers more tolerant of challenges because they feel fortunate to be working?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by ceawhatworks

The TELL Colorado Survey released its initial research this week, revealing that Colorado educators are somewhat more positive about their teaching-learning working conditions than they were two years ago when the first survey was conducted. According to the New Teacher Center, the survey research partner, initial findings say that, overall, teaching conditions improved in the [...]

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Engaging Parents in the Pathway to Achievement

Posted on March 25, 2010 by ceawhatworks

A quality teacher in every classroom is certainly a critical part of the pathway to achievement, but equally important is engaging parents in their children’s education. Justin Darnell, Colorado’s 2010 Teacher of the Year and a teacher at Bryant-Webster K-8 School in northwest Denver, shares some observations about how schools can help get parents involved, particularly [...]

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Bridging the Public Education Achievement Gap in Colorado

Posted on February 3, 2010 by ceawhatworks

We spoke with Colorado’s 2010 Teacher of the Year, Justin Darnell, about his thoughts on the achievement gap. The majority of Justin’s work is with at-risk students at Bryant-Webster K-8 School in Northwest Denver. For Justin, in order to work with at-risk students and to close the achievement gap, it takes respect and understanding of cultural diversity and different economic backgrounds, which affects learning styles and students’ readiness to learn.

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