Partnerships

Colorado has numerous assets which can and should be leveraged to advance a statewide STEM agenda. In addition to the Gov. John Hickenlooper administration, key public partners include the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (OEDIT), and the Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC). STEM Roadmap, 2014

View Colorado's STEM Education Roadmap

Colorado Institutions of Higher Education
Colorado-based National Laboratories/Research Centers
Colorado Informal Educators

Colorado-based Industries
Colorado-based Foundations
Federal Organizations

Colorado Institutions of Higher Education

Partnering

There are many ways to partner with Institutions of Higher Education. A few may be to:

contract with one to offer professional development for administrator, teachers and staff
conduct collaborative research projects
write grants with them to improve students outcomes
computer science partnership programs (CSPPs)
work with them on building summer programs for your students
work with students on computer sceince projects

Colorado Department of Higher Education – Complete listing of 2 and 4 year Public Institutions of Higher Education and Private Institutions of Higher Education.

Colorado-based National Laboratories/Research Centers

Our state is second to none in concentrated talent, making Colorado a crucible for innovation and entrepreneurism. Partnerships among our research universities and national laboratories, the business community, and K-12 education breeds company success. Colorado has more than 30 federal labs and research institutions. Many of these labs have data sets to share, infographics, educational programming, and much more.

Partnering

There are many ways to partner with federal labs and research institutions. A few may be to:

contract with one to offer professional development for administrator, teachers and staff
conduct collaborative research projects
create field experiences for your students
establish a mentoring program
work with them on building summer programs for your students and teachers

Major federal labs and research centers located in Colorado

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - the federal government's top agency for monitoring our climate, the space environment, and ocean resources (Boulder)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency R&D (Golden)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology (Boulder)
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) - dedicated to exploring and studying our atmosphere and its interaction with the sun, oceans, biosphere, and society (Boulder)
National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR) - managed by UCAR, is a National Science Foundation R&D Center (Boulder)
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) - directs research in the atmospheric sciences into practical applications in weather and climate (Fort Collins)
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) - dedicated to research targeted at all aspects of Earth System Science and communicating its findings to the global scientific community (Boulder)

View all federal labs and research centers in Colorado

Colorado Informal Educators

Informal education institutions are innovation centers in our communities. Although this is not an exhaustive list, and some are in metro Denver, it provides ideas for other areas of the state.

Partnering

There are many ways to partner with informal educators. A few may be to:

contract with one to offer professional development for administrator, teachers and staff
conduct collaborative research projects
create field experiences for your students
establish a mentoring program
work with them on building summer programs for your students and teachers

Informal Educators

Colorado-based Industries

Our state is second to none in concentrated talent, making Colorado a crucible for innovation and entrepreneurism. The Colorado STEM Roadmap provides information on what Colorado is doing to establish greater connections between industry and K-12 education. For more information, view Colorado's STEM Education Roadmap

Partnering

There are many ways to partner with industry leaders. A few may be to:

create field experiences for your students
establish a mentoring program
work with them to build summer programs for your students and teachers
present at school assemblies or in classrooms

Colorado Technology Association

Colorado-based Initiatives and Foundations

Partnering

There are many ways to partner with foundations and initiatives. A few may be to:

establishing a mentoring program
work with them on building summer programs for your students and teachers
apply for grant/scholarship monies to support innovative programs in your districts

Initiatives

Foundations

View Foundations in Colorado

Federal Organizations

Partnering

There are many ways to partner with federal organizations. A few may be to:

contract with one to offer professional development for administrator, teachers and staff
conduct collaborative research projects
create field experiences for your students
establish a mentoring program
work with them on building summer programs for your students and teachers
host a river watch program in your school/district
work with Project WILD/WET/Learning Tree