Teacher Librarian Day 2013!
On March 1st of this year, over 150 educators gathered for Teacher Librarian Day at SpringHill Suites Downtown at Metropolitan State University. SpringHill Suites at Metro State, this year’s venue, was a huge hit with attendees. SpringHill Suites is one of the newest additions to Auraria Campus. It was opened in 2012 as a part [...]
ANUAH Trainers Workshop (Alaska – November 2012)
TPS Western Region Coordinator Keith Patterson and TPS Master Teacher Cindy Stout headed north last November to conduct a “train the trainer” workshop in Alaska. Hosted by the Alaska Network for Understanding American History (ANUAH) and coordinator Stephanie Campbell, the three led a group of teachers and trainers for two days. Read more…
St. Vrain Valley School District Workshop (11/01/12)
On the first day of November last year, TPS @ Metro State went to Longmont, Colorado, to work with educators from the St. Vrain Valley School District. It was our second visit to Longmont in 2012. We were excited for the opportunity to return to Longmont! Read more ….
Read.gov – A Great Resource!
As you’re teaching your students to read, it can be frustrating or impossible to read along as a group. Sometimes, you don’t have multiple books, and the corresponding imagery from the story you’re reading aloud can be incredibly illuminating for students, making the standard move of displaying a book (as in the photo below), less than entirely effective.
Read.gov eliminates that problem. This site features a variety of classic books, and the ability to read them page by page. Continue reading…
Evergreen School District (WA) – October 2012
At the end of October, Evergreen School District in Vancouver, Washington, hosted a special 2-day workshop that focused on integrating primary sources with the The Common Core – Literacy Standards. In attendance were over 20 middle school teachers from around the district. Continue reading…