The Colorado Legacy Foundation has named five recipients of its 2013 Ignite Innovation Challenge, which provides grants to teachers for innovative approaches to personalized learning.
Winner of a $1,000 award is Evan Wettengal, a second-grade teacher at Godsman Elementary School in Denver. Wettengal won the prize for his work with expanded learning time initiatives.
The two runners-up, Caleb Hicks at Fruita Monument High School and Kristie Letter of Peak to Peak Charter School, each won $750 awards. Five teachers won honorable mentions and $500 awards. Get more details and the full list of winners in this news release.