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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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From our Director of Computer Science Education, Tina Granato: _______________ "mindSpark Learning so grateful to provide computer science workshops to the 5th group of Jeffco Public Schools West Transportation elementary teachers. One day Code.org CSF workshop & full day robotics with Wonder Workshop Education Dash, Learn to Code Boxset & guide, Sphero SPRK+, Ozobots, & Scratch. Thankful for our amazing facilitator team: Catherine, Kelsey, Jacki, & Becky!! Thank you Jeffco teachers for you energy & enthusiasm! Thank you Marnie Roush for your brilliant CS leadership in Jeffco!" _______________ #sparkon #edtechchat
A fun opening game at the Student Diversity Leadership Conference being held in our space! It is such an honor to have these students and educators with us today! #edchat #sparkon #leadership
Our Mountain EA met once again! From our Director of Professional Learning, Cassie Smith: "It was great to give back with Sweet Dreams Colorado and discussing cognitive dissonance with our participants!" _______________ #sparkon #edchat
We are beyond excited that our Teacher Storytelling Program, in partnership with Brink Literacy Project ( @frictionseries ) is about a month away! _______________ This in-depth six-week course is centered on storytelling through the medium of comics. _______________ Course participants will interact with celebrity comic creators, storyboard their own incredible tales and adventures as educators and work hand-in-hand with experts from both organizations to bring engaging storytelling back to their classrooms and students. All participants will also be given the chance to have their story added to a published anthology of super teacher stories! _______________ If you’ve been looking for a new and engaging way to tell your story as an educator, this program is for you! _______________ For more information and pricing check out the link in our bio! #sparkon
Question: Which bear is best? _______________ New Year, New Trivia at mindSpark Learning! _______________ Come to our office to celebrate The Office for a fun trivia night on February 8th! You could even win the Dundie for The Whitest Sneakers or Cutest Redhead in the Office. _______________ The night's trivia will be run by Team Trivia Colorado - you can come with a team or join one when you get here! The trivia will focus on the NBC hit show The Office and its classic characters like Creed, Tuna and Baldy. _______________ Trivia will go from 7:00-9:00pm at mindSpark Learning. Parking is easy and free. A cover charge of $7.50 gets you snacks, 2 drinks and the chance to contribute to our education nonprofit. _______________ Register by copying the link! http://bit.ly/2ABPKHm _______________ #sparkon #trivia #communitymatters
When it comes to K-12 education in the U.S., there is a significant shortage of qualified #STEM and computer science (CS) teachers available to the students who will need to be aptly prepared in these fields in the future workforce. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be 1.4 million open computing and STEM jobs by 2020 but only 400,000 CS and STEM graduates with the skills to fill them. _______________ More importantly, only 1 in 9 Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) members have actually taken a college course in CS, and only 5-7% have a degree or certificate in STEM or CS. There are also, on average, 5,000 jobs available to CS and STEM teachers each year because of an attrition rate of 15% in the first five years of a CS and STEM educator’s career. _______________ How are students supposed to be aptly prepared for these careers, that will dominate the landscape of the future workforce, when their teachers aren’t prepared themselves? _______________ New Year, New Blog! Read more about the Higher Ed and The K-12 STEM/CS Teacher Shortage-- Link in bio! _______________ #sparkon #edtechchat #computerscience
Research by @oracleacademy & @couragion reports ‘Charting Career Paths Trumps Focusing on Skills in Computer Science’ in @wsj. Read the article to learn how to ignite the imaginations of all students & download the full report for more. ______________ #CSEducation #CompSci #CS4All _______________ Link in bio!
We love @neilhimself quote on embracing failure, as a sign that you are trying something new and progressing! It's great for the new year! _______________ "I hope that in the year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something. _______________ So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work of family or life. _______________ What it is you're scared of doing, do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever."

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  • Colorado Avalanche Charity Challenge: We're part of the Avs Charity Challenge this year, and you can click here to get SIGNIFICANTLY discounted tickets to SEVEN different games this season.

  • Baseline: Have you heard about Baseline yet? This incredible school and development, completing the Denver and Boulder triangle, is the first of its kind: a fully dedicated location where education and industry exist under one roof. Read more here.

  • 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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