{"id":312,"date":"2021-05-12T14:20:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/tpswesternregion\/?p=312"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:25:49","slug":"teacher-librarian-day-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/tpswesternregion\/teacher-librarian-day-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Librarian Day 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

TPS-Colorado held its annual Librarian Days Conference this year on the last two days of January.\u00a0 Over one hundred educators from across Colorado converged on Auraria Campus<\/a>, in downtown Denver, each one of them anticipating a stimulating two days of learning, networking, and information gathering.\u00a0 Their main objective was to learn the methods and intricacies of incorporating primary sources into their teaching skills.\u00a0 For some of them it was their first time; for others, they were seasoned veterans, simply there to hone the skills they already have.\u00a0 One librarian, from Estes Park High School said, \u201cI\u2019m very excited. I\u2019ve been coming for three years.\u00a0 I\u2019m very appreciative that we\u2019re actually working with TPS and have the time to work with them.\u00a0 We\u2019re very fortunate to have this available to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conference was slightly different this year.\u00a0 It celebrated the anniversaries of three major events: the sesquicentennial of the founding of Denver, the centennial of the Colorado Governor\u2019s Mansion completion and the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln<\/a>\u2019s birth.\u00a0 To reflect this, TPS-Colorado brought in speakers from a diverse number of subjects to talk about these events.\u00a0 Some were educators from universities in Denver and one was a retired Professor Emeritus at Duke University.\u00a0 The main concentration of the talks was about our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.\u00a0 There were many topics discussed, ranging from interesting stories of his thought processes regarding situations such as returning to the political scene and the Civil War, as well as his connection to Denver and the West.\u00a0 Many of the attendees enjoyed it immensely.\u00a0 A middle-school librarian mentioned, \u201cThis is my fourth year. I try to bring a different teacher every year.\u00a0 The format\u2019s a little different than last year, but it\u2019s been valuable to have the speakers\u2019 expertise and knowledge, especially this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The theme of the conference this year was \u201cInquire. Create. Participate. Grow.\u201d\u00a0 It represented four simple steps that the conference sought to teach:\u00a0 To inquire about history, create resources for learning and knowledge, participate in an innovative learning community, and grow as learners and professionals.\u00a0 This theme was inspired by the 2007 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) standards model which was also a theme of the conference.\u00a0 The four-word theme also provided an easy format that allowed the presenters, as well as educators, to keep in mind the overall focus of the conference, no matter what the topic or lesson was.<\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the first day of the conference, a reception was held at the aforementioned Colorado Governor\u2019s Mansion\u2014now officially titled the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion.\u00a0 Here, the educators were given tours of the mansion by Cindy Starks, Program Director of the Governors Preservation Fund.\u00a0 During the conference earlier in the day, Cindy had given a short presentation on some historical artifacts that are stored in the attic of the Residence.\u00a0 The artifacts were then shown in person at the reception to the delight of all in attendance.\u00a0 Two speeches were then given by professors from Metropolitan State College of Denver, one about women in 1908\u2014relating to the centennial anniversary of the Residence, and a entertaining talk about the families who built and lived in the Mansion prior to being bequeathed to the State of Colorado.<\/p>\n

The conference was a great success and received many positive comments.\u00a0 Many educators professed their wishes for another conference soon. Marcela, an obviously pleased educator, said at the end of the conference, \u201cThis is my third [conference] and probably the best.\u00a0 They have all been good.\u00a0 The speakers have all been knowledgeable and compelling. The format has made this one better.\u00a0 It\u2019s clear they took our comments and redesigned [the workshop].\u00a0 It\u2019s a much better, much more useful format. We don\u2019t always get collaborative opportunities.\u00a0 We absolutely had more work time, which has been great.\u00a0 Teachers never get enough of that\u2026nowhere on this planet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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