Edu-Ventures: Leading, Learning, and Innovating with Dr. Scott Cooper

Dr. Scott Cooper

Summary:

Scott Cooper and Andy Bennetts discuss various topics related to education and leadership. They talk about the financial aspects of college education and career choices for their children, reflecting on their own experiences and the factors that influenced their decisions to pursue leadership roles. They also discuss innovative initiatives in education, such as live streaming teachers and the integration of artificial intelligence, aiming to enhance student learning and reduce the workload for educators.

Scott discusses the breakdown of his responsibilities across different projects and the relevance of each project to his role as the newly minted Director of Innovation. The two also reminisce about their past and discuss potential guests for the podcast, emphasizing the importance of hiring good people and giving them autonomy to excel in their roles.

Scott Cooper provides a detailed account of his extensive educational journey, highlighting his transition to a Special Ed coordinator role and the impact of the pandemic on his career. He also discusses his current position as a career technical education coordinator and the growth of the program over the last three and a half years, emphasizing the evolution of his career within the field of education. Scott and Andy also talk about their varied experiences in different educational environments, highlighting the shared dedication of educators to support and care for students across diverse settings.

The conversation also touches upon various educational initiatives, such as the EPIC program, which aims to address the needs of students who do not pursue traditional higher education, and the CC Live pilot project, which aims to address the challenges of providing high-quality education to rural high schools in Colorado through synchronous online learning. Finally, Andy and Scott converse about the transformative impact of CC Live and AI on their enthusiasm for learning, emphasizing the significance of creating positive opportunities and empowering educators to share valuable learning strategies with their colleagues.

Bio:

I have more than two decades of extensive educational experience including classroom teacher, special education teacher, dean of students, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. My wide range of educational leadership experience from teaching in a two-room schoolhouse 45 min from the nearest town to leading the largest school district on the Western Slope of Colorado have provided me with a vast perspective and depth of knowledge that has loaded my tool belt with countless strategies to overcome the many challenges in education. These career experiences have required me to collaborate effectively with teachers and school leaders to create positive, engaging learning opportunities for all students. My work is to continuously improve the education that we offer to our children through better instruction, use of data, communication, and creating safe schools. These career experiences have required me to collaborate effectively with community members, parents, contractors, city leaders, media outlets, school leaders, teachers, and students to create positive outcomes for everyone.

My educational background includes multiple decades of learning experiences including degrees from; Utah State University, Logan, UT 1999, B.A.; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 2004, M.A., and Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2014, Ed.D. In addition, I have achieved and maintained Colorado education licenses for Administration, K-12 Principal, and CTE Director. I am continuing to learn innovative ways to produce and provide engaging CTE pathways for students and retooling career opportunities for adults.

We at the Colorado River BOCES are engaged in reshaping the future of education by researching, preparing, implementing, and supporting innovative, engaging learning experiences that will transform the traditional models of education to produce valuable outcomes for students and their communities.

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