Denver Math Fellows Blog
Denver Fellows and Addressing the Opportunity Myth
November 1, 2018By, Kristin Hubbard Our mission is to close the opportunity gap by providing small group math & literacy instruction for our highest need students in order to accelerate their academic growth in preparation for college and career. When students graduate from high school they expect to be academically prepared to achieve at the collegiate level—it … Continue reading Denver Fellows and Addressing the Opportunity Myth
Diversity=Excellence 2.0
October 11, 2018By, Kathy Crawford We are excited to share that again this year, 37% of the 2018-19 Fellow Cohort identify as people of color. This is commensurate with the 38% from last year and a 20% increase from five years ago. A huge shout out to our Recruitment team Maureen Malcolm, Rosy Marquez, and Meredith Trevino! … Continue reading Diversity=Excellence 2.0
Welcome to the 2018-2019 New Math and Literacy Coordinator & Fellow Corps
September 12, 2018Welcome to our 2018-2019 Team By, Kathy Crawford I am excited to celebrate our 2018-2019 Coordinator and Fellow corps! We have five new coordinators who I would like to introduce: Anna Tuggle is the Fellow Coordinator for Hamilton Middle School and Holm Elementary School. The past four years she has taught middle and high school … Continue reading Welcome to the 2018-2019 New Math and Literacy Coordinator & Fellow Corps
New Director for 2018-2019: Kathy Crawford
April 9, 2018New Director for 2018-2019: Kathy Crawford By, Tim Johnson I am excited to share that Kathy Crawford will be the new Director of Denver Fellows with a to-be-determined early summer 2018 start date. Kathy has been a key leader within the Denver Fellows program for the last 5 years and came to Denver Fellows with experience as a … Continue reading New Director for 2018-2019: Kathy Crawford
Letter to All Denver Fellows
February 28, 2018A version of this letter was shared with Denver Fellows team members in mid-February 2018. Dear Team, I am writing to share an important decision. I have decided that I will be leaving Denver Fellows and Denver Public Schools at the end of the school year. I am fully committed to ensuring a … Continue reading Letter to All Denver Fellows
Teacher Residencies and the Nationwide Teacher Shortages
November 20, 2017By, Meredith Trevino, Fellow Alum and Recruitment and Data Coordinator Denver Fellow Resident Lashonda Anderson practices What to Do Directions. Teacher Education Programs According to data, traditional teacher education program enrollment dropped 35% between 2009 and 2014. While this decrease seems extreme, it needs to be understood in the context of the fact that for … Continue reading Teacher Residencies and the Nationwide Teacher Shortages
Influencer of the Month and Counteracting Stereotype Threat
October 31, 2017By, Maureen Malcolm, 2014 Fellow Alum and Recruitment and Data Coordinator Here at Denver Fellows we work create learning environments that support the whole child through the development of growth mindsets with adults and students. Over 90% of our students are students of color so we make an effort to expose our students to role … Continue reading Influencer of the Month and Counteracting Stereotype Threat
The Value of Fellows as Mentors
October 6, 2017By, Maureen Malcolm, 2014 Fellow Alum and Recruitment and Data Coordinator In Denver, we work to support the academic and personal growth of our students through a focus on the whole child. Fellows work with small groups of students (2-4 students per period) on a daily basis. This provides fellows with a unique opportunity to … Continue reading The Value of Fellows as Mentors
Diversity = Excellence
September 22, 2017By, Tim Johnson, Director of Denver Fellows Excited to share that 38% of our fellow corps members this year identify as people of color. This is a 5% increase from last year and a 21% increase from four years ago. Our operations team – Rosy Marquez, Maureen Malcolm and Meredith Trevino – deserve a big … Continue reading Diversity = Excellence
Deliberate Practice at Summer Institute
August 8, 2017Deliberate Practice at Summer Institute 2017 Fellows practice, receive feedback and practice again during Summer Institute 2017. There are Denver Math and Literacy Fellows as well as Denver Fellow Residents serving in over 35 schools in Denver Public Schools this year. This year’s training has involved lots of practice and getting ready for our students to … Continue reading Deliberate Practice at Summer Institute
Denver Fellows and Relay GSE
July 28, 2017Denver Fellows Partners with Relay Graduate School of Education Denver Fellows partners with Relay Graduate School of Education to provide a pathway into teaching. After a year of service with Denver Fellows and training with Relay GSE our alums are prepared to be effective rookie teachers. With only a few weeks left until students come … Continue reading Denver Fellows and Relay GSE
Summer Training to Improve Student Outcomes
June 8, 2017Summer Training to Improve Student Outcomes Tim Johnson “Make the complicated simple, and the simple powerful.” –Bill Graham We just completed our summer training for instructional leaders (Math and Literacy Fellow Coordinators) who coach and lead teams of fellows (Math Fellows, Literacy Fellows, Fellow Residents). We did a few things to revamp our content and … Continue reading Summer Training to Improve Student Outcomes
Student Lunches
April 27, 2016By, Tim Johnson, Director of Denver Math and Literacy Fellows In February I had the chance to visit the White House for a briefing on the two year anniversary of the launch of My Brother’s Keeper (MBK). To learn more about MBK go here. One of the highlights of the trip was the involvement … Continue reading Student Lunches
Fellow Summer Institute 2015 – Opening Remarks
August 10, 2015Welcome Good morning and welcome! My name is Tim Johnson, I am the director of Denver Math Fellows and proud to say that I play for Team DPS! Welcome to Year 3! We are really excited to be entering our third year of Denver wide expansion. I’d like to kick-off this morning and our … Continue reading Fellow Summer Institute 2015 – Opening Remarks
Coordinator Leadership Academy – Opening Remarks
August 3, 2015Tim Johnson Director, Denver Math Fellows I. Welcome and Gratitude Welcome back for the 2015-2016 school year! I hope that everyone had an enjoyable and restful summer and a big thank you for the hiring each of you completed over the summer. A special shout out here to Nina and her nieces for participating … Continue reading Coordinator Leadership Academy – Opening Remarks
Student Voice and Feedback in Math Fellow Selection
July 7, 2015By: Tim Johnson, Director of Denver Math Fellows Denver Math Fellows is still hiring for the 2015-2016 school year! Math fellows work full time for the entire school year with groups of no more that 4 students per period. Math fellows come from a wide range of majors and experiences and include recent college graduates, … Continue reading Student Voice and Feedback in Math Fellow Selection
Fellow Spotlight – Imad Ridha
April 14, 2015The Denver Math Fellows program is a full time service year in Denver Public Schools for recent college graduates from any major, career changers interested in education and retirees from a range of professions. To become a math fellow for the 2015-2016 school year click “apply now” at the top of this page! Below is … Continue reading Fellow Spotlight – Imad Ridha
2014 Results and Areas to Expand Impact, Post 2 of 2
October 23, 20142014 Results and Areas to Expand Impact, Post 2 of 2 By Tim Johnson, Director of Denver Math Fellows In the previous post I outlined our student growth and achievement highlights for year one, high growth implementations at the school level and characteristics of those implementations. Now, for the areas to improve and … Continue reading 2014 Results and Areas to Expand Impact, Post 2 of 2
2014 Results and Characteristics of High Growth Implementations, Post 1 of 2
2014 Results and Characteristics of High Growth Implementations, Post 1 of 2 By Tim Johnson, Director of Denver Math Fellows Sharing our 2014 results for the first year of our district wide expansion in about 40 schools. Some bright spots and definitely areas to expand impact. I’ll start with the highlights and follow up with … Continue reading 2014 Results and Characteristics of High Growth Implementations, Post 1 of 2
Tight and Legit
September 26, 2014Tight and Legit By Tim Johnson, Director of Denver Math Fellows Every day thousands of students participate in math lab sessions in Denver Public Schools. The aim is to approach each session with a sense of urgency and to ensure that math lab is tight and legit—systems and routines maximize instructional time (that’s the tight … Continue reading Tight and Legit
Our Mission
Our mission is to close the opportunity gap by providing small group math instruction for our highest need students in order to accelerate their academic growth in preparation for college and career.
Relay Graduate School of Education
Denver Fellows and Relay Graduate School of Education partner to offer a select group of Fellow Residents teacher preparation, licensure and a Masters of Education.
