{"id":523,"date":"2021-05-21T21:52:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/tpswesternregion\/?p=523"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:25:49","slug":"teacher-librarian-day-2016-creative-contrast-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/tpswesternregion\/teacher-librarian-day-2016-creative-contrast-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Librarian Day 2016: Creative Contrast Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 12th annual Teacher Librarian Day 2016: Creative Contrast was held on February 26th, 2016 at <\/span>History Colorado<\/span><\/a>. Nearly 200 teachers, librarians, educators, and content specialists attended the event and unlike last year, the weather was beautiful – 60 degrees and blue skies!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"This year\u2019s theme was Creative Contrast. It was chosen to spur innovative discussions, cross collaboration, and encourage contrasting viewpoints to come together for a larger purpose. All of our speakers contributed to this ideology and brought about some interesting correlations with the work they are doing, the Library of Congress and primary sources, as well as how educators can bring their ideas into the classroom. Many teachers mentioned to us that they were impressed with the creativity and variety put into TLD this year. We can only hope to continue to provide creative professional development that encourages teachers to step outside of their comfort zone and engage with their students on a whole new level!<\/span><\/p>\n

To kick off the event, Peggy O\u2019Neill-Jones and Rolly Schendel introduced a <\/span>Caption Writer Classroom Activity<\/span><\/a> that is easily introduced into classrooms of all grade levels. This quick and innovative activity served as a perfect icebreaker and introduction to LOC primary sources. Around 100 teachers posted pictures of their captions to the first ever <\/span>TLD App<\/span><\/a> and where two lucky uploaders won a Kindle Fire tablet and a printer that were donated by Colorado National History Day. Primary Source captions are, after all, historical memes, and are a great way for students to enjoy primary source driven learning. All of the Caption Writer pictures can be viewed <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our first presenters were a group of National History Day students from the Denver School of Arts. Their presentation entitled, \u201cNixon\u2019s 1972 Visit to China: Exploring Cold War Compromise, Encountering Normalized Relations, and Creating a Lasting Legacy of Economic and Political Exchange,\u201d which was an accumulation of NHD\u2019s 2016 theme of exploration, encounter, and exchange. It was truly well-thought out, informative, and gave a perfect example of how students can participate in historical discussions and compete at a local, state, and even national level. Best of luck to them at the <\/span>2016 Kenneth E. Behring National History Day<\/a> performance competition in June!<\/span><\/p>\n

During the Jigsaw Breakouts teachers were given the chance to explore the <\/span>History Colorado <\/span><\/a>Center and speak with 18 educational organizations that were interspersed throughout the exhibits. These organizations are truly the lifeblood of Colorado social studies and gave out digital and print resources, activities, and most importantly, ideas for teachers and librarians to utilize in their schools and make their professional lives easier. Listed in no particular order, we can\u2019t thank our partners enough:<\/span><\/p>\n