Longview School District, Washington (March 1-2, 2012)
By admin on May 17, 2012
TPS Metro State returned to the state of Washington in early March; this time to the small city of Longview. The workshop, facilitated by TPS Metro State Director Peggy O’Neill-Jones and TPS Metro State consultant Cindy Stout, focused on the subjects of Native Americans and the expedition of Lewis & Clark. The … Continue reading →
Category: Blog, Newsletter - May 2012
Teacher Librarian Day 2012: Primary Passion
By tpscolorado on April 27, 2012
Our annual Teacher Librarian Day, which was originally scheduled for February 4th, was postponed due to a monster snowstorm courtesy of Mother Nature. Fourteen inches of snow fell on the Denver Metro area the night before the conference, which led to Auraria Campus closing the following morning. Not a team … Continue reading →
Category: Blog, Newsletter - April 2012
Pikes Peak and Southeast Region GT Workshops
By tpscolorado on April 27, 2012
On April 10th and 12th, some 150 educators of gifted and talented throughout Colorado convened on the Zalman Center in Colorado Springs to discover the power of primary sources. For TPS-Colorado, this workshop marked a first for both attendance level, and also our first workshop offered exclusively to educators of … Continue reading →
Category: Blog, Newsletter - April 2012
TLD 2012: Primary Passion Rescheduled
By tpscolorado on February 14, 2012
TPS-Colorado regretfully had to cancel Teacher Librarian Day 2012 on February 3; the Colorado weather simply got the better of us. Fortunately, this cancellation may bring new opportunity for anyone available on Thursday, March 8, 2012. Too much planning went into this event to let it go, so we reached … Continue reading →
Category: Blog, Newsletter - February 2012
Google is Now Offering Youtube for Schools!
By tpscolorado on December 13, 2011
Interesting news coming out of Google/Youtube. They have now created a “Youtube for Schools.” From what I gather, it’s Youtube fed through a school’s network firewall that then allows for links to videos that Youtube had decided has educational content. This seems like a much-needed improvement over a school or district … Continue reading →
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