MetLife Forums on the Future of Teaching:

The Future of Teaching in Colorado

May 20, 2008

To watch the forum discussion, click here.

NCTAF, MetLife Foundation, and Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting convened a thought-provoking discussion on teacher quality, embedded professional development, and closing the student achievement gap in both urban and rural areas in Colorado.

This event included a two-panel discussion, featuring:

• Tammy Clementi-Watson, Interim Superintendent, Aguilar Reorganized District 6;
• Tara Dotter, Teacher, Aguilar Elementary School;
• Matt Gianneschi, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Governor Bill Ritter Jr.;
• Dwight Jones, Commissioner of Education, State of Colorado;
• Chrisanne LaHue, Instructional Coach, Bruce Randolph School;
• Lynn K. Rhodes, Dean of the School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado, Denver;
• Kristin Waters, Principal, Bruce Randolph School
• Cynthia Hessin, RMPBS Executive Producer, moderated the discussion.

Left to right: Cynthia Hessin, Dwight Jones, Lynn K.Rhodes and Matt Gianneschi