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FlyteCo Brewery Partners with PEBC to Support Teachers through “Hall Pass Hazy IPA”

By Morgan O'Sullivan / September 16, 2024

At FlyteCo Brewery, education may not be our core business, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make an impact. So, […]

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Reimagining Retention for BIPOC Educators

By Jailyn Jenkins / June 25, 2024

In the crisp embrace of a fall morning in 2022, PEBC colleagues Sathya, Wendy and I met in a charming […]

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Rural Colorado Road Trip: Lessons Learned

By John Kearney / November 16, 2021

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I hit the road to visit the PEBC Teacher […]

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Two people wearing masks greet each other with elbow bumps indoors, both carrying backpacks and one holding a notebook.

Despite the Challenges, Amazing Things Happened

By PEBC / November 16, 2021

In 2020/21, as the world retreated behind screens, we grappled with ways to stay true to our belief that community […]

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Rock Star Alumna Instills a Sense of Curiosity in Students

By PEBC / May 12, 2021

Wrangling rock stars in the music industry requires the same skill set as teaching a roomful of third graders.  Maybe […]

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A group of students poses in front of a bus display and American flag inside a classroom.

Learning to Teach in the Age of COVID

By Kim McGrigg / January 11, 2021

­­­­Teaching is not only a career for Alex Buck; it’s his destiny. One of Alex’s earliest memories is from second […]

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A group of four children and one adult, all wearing festive holiday sweaters, stand outside on a sunny day.

“PEBC has been a consistent, vital tool”

By PEBC / May 4, 2020

Nicole Johnston always wanted to be a teacher. In fact, in high school, she chose to work at the on-campus […]

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A group of people seated at tables in a conference room, one person is speaking at the front near a screen showing a presentation.

Teacher says PEBC saved her career

By PEBC / February 5, 2020

Keri Gordon’s first teacher training experience occurred early in her life when she was an elementary school student playing school […]

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A woman wearing safety goggles and gloves demonstrates an experiment to a group of children standing against a brick wall.

PEBC Teacher Residency Alumni Panel

By PEBC / November 10, 2019

PEBC Teacher Residency Alumni Brent Appelbaum, Kathleen Campbell and Meg Cypress share their thoughts about the importance of the PEBC […]

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“Even if I had all the money in the world, I’d be teacher.”

By PEBC / October 21, 2019

While some people are moved by a beautiful piece of art or well-crafted, stirring poetry, Nicole Snelgrove is inspired by […]

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Four people sitting on the floor in a circle, collaborating on documents spread out in the center.

“I am so grateful to PEBC for opening that door.”

By PEBC / October 15, 2019

What does a bartender with a math degree do when they realize their true calling is to be a teacher? […]

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Teacher assisting two students with their work in a classroom setting.

“This is where I’m supposed to be”

By PEBC / September 17, 2019

As a math and science teacher at William Smith High School in Aurora, Colo., Brendan Harrison says he consistently utilizes […]

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