Monthly Archives: March 2010

Congress Approves Daylight-Saving Time

On this date 92 years ago, Congress approved Daylight-Saving Time. Daylight-saving time is the idea of moving the clocks ahead an hour to increase the overall daylight in a day. According to Wikipedia: The practice is controversial. Adding daylight to afternoons benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but causes problems for farming, evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun. Traffic fatalities are reduced when there is extra … Read more…

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TPS Teacher Librarian Day 2010

The annual TPS-Colorado Teacher Librarian Day was held this year on February 12th.  The conference, titled “Unpack the Standards – Discover Your Story” was a professional development event for Colorado educators that was hosted by Metropolitan State College of Denver in collaboration with Rocky Mountain PBS, the Denver Public Library, the Colorado History Museum, and the Colorado Department of Education. The purpose of this year’s event was to show educators how to integrate primary sources … Read more…

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