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How STEAM plays a critical role in developing Colorado’s STEM-focused workforce Much of Colorado’s economic future depends on a coordinated effort between K-12, universities, governments and businesses to produce a quality, educated workforce with an emphasis on degrees in science, technology, engineering and math — commonly referred to as STEM. The Colorado Department of Higher…

Sorry…   please ignore the MyMail notification.  We are testing a new component for the IMPACT. – Brad  

This is the link to a wonderful article and short video on first generation college students and the challenges they face that go beyond paying tuition. As we are working with more undergraduates I thought this might be useful and even a good discussion piece in some of our courses. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/education/edlife/first-generation-students-unite.html

In April, the University of Colorado Denver hosted the second annual Colorado Black Education Impact (BE!) Conference on the Auraria campus. The conference brought together 300mlocal high school students, parents, educators, and community leaders to explore solutions regarding Colorado’s educational culture gap and to encourage group and individual ownership of our youth’s education and development.…

The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) allows master’s, graduate certificate, and Ph.D. students who are residents of the WICHE member states to enroll in some 320 high-quality programs at 56 participating institutions outside of their home state and pay resident tuition. The WICHE states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,…

A Conversation About Growing Up Black via New York Times In this short documentary, young black men explain the particular challenges they face growing up in America.

The New Media Consortium (NMC) has invited Brad Hinson to join their work as a contributing editor and writer, focusing on emerging technologies, pedagogies, and educational models.  The NMC is known for their Summer Conference  and their annual Horizon Report which each examine current and future best-practices in 21st century teaching and learning.  

Here is the link to the second story which aired last Wednesday. http://beta.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view?13764834/token/5c2a8460-9059-44fe-b594-ecc0bb36f93e The bill will be heard by the Colorado Senate today (Monday.)