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Building Community and Industry Partners

 

Partner with Colorado Institutions of Higher Education

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
  • math and science partnership programs (MSPs)
  • work with them on building summer programs for your students
  • work with students on science fair projects

Complete listing of 2 and 4 year Public Institutions of Higher Education and Private Institutions of Higher Education from the Colorado Department of Higher Education


Partner with 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. 

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

View all federal labs and research centers in Colorado


Partner with 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


Partner with Colorado-based Industries

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

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

Partner with Colorado-based Foundations and Initiatives

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

Foundations


Partner with Federal Organizations

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

Organizations