The Colorado Department of Education today announced that nominations are being accepted for the 2011 Colorado Teacher of the Year. Applications are due Friday, Sept. 10, 2010.
The annual Colorado Teacher of the Year Program has long provided the state with its most prestigious educator award, which was established to recognize the contributions of the classroom teacher to the students he or she teaches and beyond that, to the continued growth and well-being of the state.
Each year, in order to recognize the contributions of Colorado’s classroom teachers, CDE encourages fellow educators, education administrators, parents and community members to nominate their best and brightest teachers for Colorado Teacher of the Year.
The 2010 Colorado Teacher of the Year application is available at www.cde.state.co.us/cdeawards/download/2010CTOY/2011%20CTOY.doc
Nominees must fill out and submit their own applications by Friday, Sept. 10. An external selection committee will determine the finalists and make a final decision in October when the 2011 Colorado Teacher of the Year will be announced.
Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week
Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.
