{"id":624,"date":"2021-05-24T16:57:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/tpswesternregion\/?p=624"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:30:25","slug":"teacher-librarian-day-2018-strategize-connect-engage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/tpswesternregion\/teacher-librarian-day-2018-strategize-connect-engage\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Librarian Day 2018: Strategize. Connect. Engage."},"content":{"rendered":"

Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region at MSU Denver hosted the 14th annual Teacher Librarian Day at the History Colorado Center on February 23rd. The 14th TLD came with a few logistical changes, and from preliminary reports, it was a huge success! <\/span><\/p>\n

This year we were fortunate to have Lee Ann Potter, Director of Educational Outreach at the Library of Congress, deliver the keynote. Her enlightening presentation opened our eyes to the possibilities of utilizing primary sources of all kinds. One of the most interesting bits of information was about what happened on same day as TLD, February 23, 1940: Woody Guthrie composed the iconic song, “This Land is your Land<\/a>“.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our speakers this year were diverse in knowledge, backgrounds, and classroom expertise. A link to each of the speaker\u2019s presentations and breakout sessions (if available) are listed below, with the <\/span>full schedule here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Keynote:<\/span><\/h3>\n

Lee Ann Potter – It’s Good to Know!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee Ann Potter\u2019s inspiring presentation highlighted the importance and relevance of the Library of Congress\u2019 resources that are available for free on <\/span>loc.gov<\/span><\/a>. She reminded us that primary sources are powerful teaching tools that help us formulate knowledge that turns into wisdom. No matter how we answer the question of, \u201cHow do we know what we know?\u201d for our students, analyzing primary sources creates an engaging avenue to build student\u2019s critical thinking and reasoning skills. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Speakers and Breakouts:<\/span><\/h3>\n

TPS Western Region – <\/b>Welcome to the TPS Family<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The TPS Western Region highlighted some of the projects we have done in Colorado as well as throughout the Western Region, including Alaska, Hawaii, and the Western United States. Each grantee, university, grantee, school, and individual educator we have worked with has inspired us to become better educators by continuing to create innovative ways to use primary sources in a variety of diverse learning atmospheres. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Michelle Pearson and Rolly Schendel – <\/b>Primary Passion<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Michelle Pearson and Rolly Schendel put passion in perspective with purpose. Their stories about how we as educators impact the lives of our students, as well as the personal testimony from their own students, illuminated the importance of our often thankless jobs. By engaging with our students using the classroom activities they presented in their breakout session, our work helps to create meaning for our students. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Sarah Hurd – <\/b>Travel and Tacos\u2026 and Questions?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Sarah Hurd brought geography to life with purpose by showing us how geography isn\u2019t just about state capitals, but is all around us and we interactive with the geographical elements of location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and regions every day. \u201cWho knew that geography was so physical?\u201d she asks, \u201cSuccessful geographic inquiry involves the willingness to ask, speculate on, and answer geographic questions about why things are, where they are, and how they got there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stevan Kalmon – Teacher to Teacher<\/b><\/p>\n