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At mindSpark Learning, we're dedicated to solving these problems. Learn more below.

About mindSpark Learning

mindSpark Learning is the catalyst and intermediary between education and industry, and driven by mobilizing diverse ecosystems to create sustained economies through education. In a recent report by McKinsey and Company, it was suggested that 800 million existing jobs worldwide could disappear by 2030; in other words, nearly one third of the global workforce would have to seek other employment.

While automation is likely to replace the majority of jobs, it is becoming more and more evident that the need for an adaptable workforce that possesses creativity, critical thinking and emotional intelligence is critical now more than ever because these are the skills that automation cannot replicate.

Quite frankly, this is why we exist. Our programs empower schools to transform their climate and culture, while utilizing their greatest asset -- human capital -- to solve the problems they encounter, engage in critical conversations with experts in the field and connect students to industry mentors and authentic problems and scenarios at a very young age.

What We Do

We Offer Customized Experiences Designed to Build Sustainable Communities

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Our Journey

  • 2007 -- Share Fair Nation is Founded

    We started ten years ago as Share Fair Nation, and hosted professional learning events designed to push educators out of their comfort zone and empower them with the types of skills that are paramount to not only their future, but the future of their students.

  • 2013 -- Share Fair Nation Meets Kellie Lauth

    In 2013 we met Kellie Lauth, who is now our CEO but at the time was working as the principal at STEM Launch in Adams 12 -- an unprecedented school that has used problem-based learning to accomplish amazing feats of innovation with their students and industry partners.

  • 2017 -- Share Fair Nation Rebrands

    In January of 2017 we were rebranded as mindSpark Learning to better reflect our mission to change the conversation in education. Our work is still focused on the empowerment of educators, and we do this by working hand-in-hand with education and industry.

  • 2018 -- mindSpark Learning Celebrates A Year

    We celebrated a year of existence with fellow educators and industry partners in January. It was a year marked by many successes, many pivots and ultimately a bright future that speaks to our mission of being the best damn sustainable community building organization around.

 
 
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"We now exemplify a culture that values curiosity, innovation and solution-based thinking -- a culture that promotes critical conversations and collaboration."

— Abbigail Yellman, Director of Library Services and Cultural Affairs

City and County of Broomfield

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Happy Friday! _____________________ Our first Design Thinking & Innovative Mindset Institute was a success! For a week, participants developed skills around the Design Thinking process to teach innovative, human-centered solution thinkers. _____________________ The Design Thinking cycle begins with a specific user and context, and then provides the opportunity for creativity and innovation to develop over multiple cycles in order to make an impactful solution. Participants walked away learning the process of cultivating the spirit of creativity and innovation to create future solution solvers of the world!
"The structure of STEMpath is well-suited for other certification programs too.... While the initial sequence will focus on computer science... STEMpath is designed to be a plug and play system that allows educators to deep dive into various facets of the STEM spectrum by simply changing the graduate-level coursework." _________________ Thank you, STEAM Universe for sharing about STEMpath! Link to the article in bio! _________________ Open enrollment for STEMpath, an unprecedented graduate-level program, is open! _________________ www.mymindsparklearning.org/stempath/ _________________ This is YOUR chance to apply for a program that is a complete game-changer. This program combines work-based learning through in-industry externships, coursework and professional learning centered around career literacy, information science and equity-based design thinking. In other words, you will explore, and become an expert in, #computerscience (CS), while transcending the traditional skills generally associated with CS -- coding and programming -- and gain a more well-informed perspective of STEM/CS. _________________ Thank you to our partners for making this dream a reality! @msudenver, @couragion and Colorado Succeeds
"A key question we address in this series is how strategic staffing can better serve diverse learners. Supporting diverse learners within innovative models is key to ensuring an equitable education for all students. In order to allocate staffing to serve diverse learners (those qualifying for special education services/IEPs), we need to recognize, as a field, that we need more trained personnel in classrooms. This is especially true when working within a blended and personalized learning model." _______________________ We have another guest blog, written by Jennifer Wolfe from The Learning Accelerator! Read more about how Strategic Staffing Better Supports Diverse Learners. Link in Bio! _______________________ We also had an opportunity to guest blog for The Learning Accelerator as well! You can read what our Director of Marketing shared at: _______________________ https://practices.learningaccelerator.org/insights/storytelling-built-to-engage-community-stakeholders
Have you read @msudenver’s article on STEMpath? _____________________ https://insider.msudenver.edu/paving-a-stempath-for-teachers/
This past weekend we got to show off robotics to teachers, parents and children at the #DenverComicCon and celebrate Educators Day with @popcultureclassroom! We had such a blast and so thankful for the opportunity!
At the Design Thinking & Innovative Mindset Institute: Vetting our peers... feedback is a crucial part of the #designthinking process.
Our SEL & Mindfulness Institute is coming up! As a result, we are unable to provide the matching grant component before the start date. In order to provide attendees the same pricing opportunity, all tickets for are 50%! ____________ You read that right--it's 50% off! ____________ Sign up today--link in bio!

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  • STEMpath: Our STEM graduate-level educator certification program, STEMpath, is in the news! Read more about this unprecedented career literacy program here, here and here. If you're interested, you can apply here.

  • Wonder Workshop: We partnered with Wonder Workshop to provide robots and great PD to interested educators in the Colorado mindSpark Learning network. Click here to learn more about the Teach Wonder program.

  • Couragion: We've also partnered with Couragion to provide the STEM Career Literacy Professional Experience, and support educators with proven career literacy practices that can be integrally woven into STEM education experiences.

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