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District 11 to give all fifth-graders a rocket-launch 'peak experience' in April
Summary
Colorado Springs District 11 officials described a new, systemwide "peak experiences" program and detailed a fifth-grade rocket-launch day developed with UCCS, Lockheed Martin and Estes Rockets that will pair a standards-aligned learning arc with a public launch at Memorial Park.
Colorado Springs School District 11 announced a new systemwide "peak experiences" initiative and detailed a fifth-grade rocket-launch learning sequence that will culminate in public launches at Memorial Park in April.
District 11 Superintendent Gull and staff described peak experiences as competency-based demonstrations of learning designed to connect classroom standards to real-world application. Nicole Otmer, chief of strategy for District 11, said the district has audited existing activities and is formalizing and scaling them so "students are both acquiring the skills and applying them, transferring those skills to unique applications." Otmer said the district plans to expand such experiences across grade levels over three years.
Jennifer (presenter), Lana Flinniken (principal on special assignment) and a teacher-design team outlined the…
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