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AAM-Colorado Newsletter • Edition 4 • September 2005
Included in This Issue:

Fall 2005 Workshops Begin in September!
Workshops are Offered at No Charge
to Colorado K-12 Educators

Did you know that AAM-Colorado Workshops are offered free of charge to any Colorado K-12 educator? Summer AAM-Colorado workshops were a success with 37 in-service participants who completed Workshop Series I, II, and III in June and July. AAM-Colorado is preparing for fall with Saturday and Online workshops scheduled throughout the fall semester. On Location workshop groups will be scheduled as needed for groups with a minimum of 15 participants. The AAM-Colorado fall workshop schedule is available at: http://aamcolorado.mscd.edu/schedulefall2005.htm.

The Fall 2005 workshop schedule introduces several formats. The Saturday Workshop Series is offered as three consecutive Saturdays at Metro State's downtown Denver campus, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., for a total of 24 contact hours. This format entitles participating educators to receive the American Memory Certification, possible recertification credit (depending on the district), up to $240 in Digital Resource Certificates, and the eligibility to apply for a $1,500 Technology Acquisition for their school.

Contact Peggy O'Neill-Jones at 303-556-4821 or oneilljp@mscd.edu if you would like to schedule AAM-Colorado Workshops for your district.

The Online Graduate Credit Series takes place over eight weeks for a total of 45 contact hours. Participants completing this series will receive the American Memory Certification, three graduate credit hours through University of Colorado at Denver or Adams State College, possible recertification credit (depending on the district), up to $450 in Digital Resource Certificates, and the eligibility to apply for a $1,500 Technology Acquisition for their school.

The On Location Workshop Series may be scheduled by groups with a minimum of 15 participants. This series offers educators a total of 24 contact hours, the American Memory Certification, possible recertification credit (depending on the district), up to $240 in Digital Resource Certificates, and the eligibility to apply for a $1,500 Technology Acquisition for their school. For more information about AAM-Colorado workshops and the Fall 2005 schedule, please contact AAM-Colorado at 303-352-4945 or aamcolorado@mscd.edu.

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Summer Learning Activities Development Projects Now Online
Learning Activities Development participants and AAM-Colorado Director Peggy O'Neill-Jones with speaker Mary JohnsonColorado educators were invited to submit proposals for Summer 2005 Learning Activities Development (LAD) projects that they created in August. LAD projects began Monday, August 1 with a Professional Development Day that included presentations by guest speakers Dr. Judy Hilton of Metropolitan State College, and former Library of Congress fellows Eliza Hamrick and Mary Johnson. Donna Levene, another former Library of Congress fellow, was also in attendance. Donna and Colorado educator Michelle Pearson assisted AAM-Colorado staff with planning of Learning Activities Development.

Teams of Colorado K-12 content experts developed learning activities incorporating primary sources and other educational elements to accomplish stated learning outcomes. Participants will be required to submit a report due by August 1, 2006 describing and documenting how the project was disseminated to the team’s peers.

Completed projects are available online for educators to view and download. AAM-Colorado workshop participants may redeem their Digital Resource Certificates to order the lesson resources for their classrooms. For each project, see the Resource Checklist for a list of primary sources incorporated. Projects include:

Middle School Level

High School Level

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Fall Learning Activities Development Proposals
Proposals are now being accepted for AAM-Colorado Learning Activities Development projects to be created in Fall 2005. Learning Activities Development will bring teams of content experts together to create learning activities using a template and incorporating primary sources as well as other educational elements to accomplish stated learning outcomes.

Learning Activities Development will begin with an introductory Professional Development Meeting on Monday, October 10 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to explain project goals and expectations. A Progress Meeting will be held Monday, October 24 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to update the group, brainstorm, share ideas, and generate feedback.

During the weeks of October 10 through November 7, participants may work on Learning Activities Development projects in AAM-Colorado¹s Digital Primary Resource Center (DPRC) in CN 101 on the Auraria Campus or in a location of their choice. Teams will have until Monday, November 7 to complete their Learning Activities Development projects. Dissemination reports for each team will be due November 6, 2006. See the Fall 2005 Learning Activities Development Page for more information.

Teams of two to four Colorado educators submitted proposals for Learning Activities Development. AAM-Colorado required that teams of three or four include at least one librarian, media or technology specialist. A stipend of $400 will be paid to each team member upon submission of the team's completed project. A selection of completed Learning Activities Development projects will be made available to the educational community through links on the AAM-Colorado Web site.

Sharing the content developed in the Learning Activities Development project is a key element of this professional development opportunity. After a report describing and documenting how the project was shared with the team¹s peers is submitted to AAM-Colorado, each team member will receive an additional $200 stipend. Teams will have until November 6, 2006 to complete their reports.

Participants must be Colorado K-12 educators, and at least one participant per team must have completed AAM-Colorado Workshop Series I and II prior to the team's participation in Learning Activities Development.

The deadline for submission of Learning Activities Development proposals is Friday, September 30, 2005. For more information about AAM-Colorado Learning Activities Development, please contact AAM-Colorado at 303-352-4945 or aamcolorado@mscd.edu.

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Historic Denver Walking Tours
AAM-Colorado summer workshop participants were enthusiastic about including a walking tour of historic downtown Denver, guided by Metro State’s Adjunct Professor of History Kevin Rucker and AAM-Colorado Assistant Director Chris Jennings, who plans to have a video of the walking tours available in the near future. Optional walking tours will be offered during Fall 2005 for participants who have completed AAM-Colorado Workshop Series I, II, and III, or who are registered for the Online Workshop Series.

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The current Historic Denver Walking Tours schedule is:

  • Sunday, September 11, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Sunday, October 16, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 19, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 3, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, contact AAM-Colorado Assistant Director Chris Jennings at 303-556-4781 or jenninct@mscd.edu.

Technology Acquisitions Basics
Upon completing Workshop Series I, II, and III, participants will be awarded the American Memory Certification. A Colorado school with at least one person having an American Memory Certificate is eligible to apply for up to $1,500 in Technology Acquisitions to assist their school in using digitized primary sources in the classroom. A school with at least two people having American Memory Certificates is eligible to apply for up to $3,000 in Technology Acquisitions. There is a limit of $3,000 per school, and the technology acquired becomes the property of the school.

AAM-Colorado will award a minimum of 40 technology acquisitions per semester. The technology acquisitions will be awarded based on a lottery drawing completed toward the end of each semester. Unused technology acquisitions, if any, will carry forward into the following semester.

To date, AAM-Colorado has awarded 54 technology acquisitions of $1,500 each to the following districts:

Every Colorado educator who completes AAM-Colorado Workshop Series I, II, and III will receive an American Memory USB Flash Drive complete with AAM-Colorado Workshop materials and digital primary sources ready to use in their classrooms!

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  • 9 ($13,500) to Denver County
  • 9 ($13,500) to Jefferson County
  • 7 ($10,500) to Archdiocese of Denver
  • 6 ($9,000) to Adams 27J / Brighton
  • 6 ($9,000) to Mesa County Valley
  • 5 ($7,500) to Cherry Creek
  • 3 ($4,500) to Adams 12
  • 2 ($3,000) to Bennett
  • 2 ($3,000) to Colorado Springs
  • 2 ($3,000) to Lutheran Schools
  • 2 ($3,000) to Sheridan
  • 1 ($1,500) to St. Vrain Valley

Spring 2006 Workshop Schedule now Online
The AAM-Colorado Spring 2006 workshop schedule is now online. Saturday and Online workshops will continue into Spring. On-Location workshop groups will be scheduled as needed for groups with a minimum of 15 participants. The Spring schedule is available at: http://aamcolorado.mscd.edu/schedulespring2006.htm.

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AAM-Colorado at the "Technology in Education" Conference
AAM-Colorado’s June presentation at the “Technology in Education: Trail Blazing through Technology” conference in Copper Mountain, CO was a big event. Director Peggy O’Neill-Jones and Assistant Director Chris Jennings presented “Using Digital Primary Source Material and Rich Media in the Classroom” to a standing-room-only audience, with assistance by Online Communication Developer Lisa Bradshaw. The AAM-Colorado team discussed the Library of Congress and the American Memory project, Metro State’s participation in the national AAM program, and AAM-Colorado’s workshops for Colorado educators. The presentation concluded with a demonstration of the “Life in a Box” activity that was originally created at AAMNVA by its Program Director, Dr. Rhonda Clevenson. AAM-Colorado looks forward to having a larger room at next year’s TIE conference!

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Workshop for Chairs of School of Professional Studies
In August 2005, AAM-Colorado hosted a meeting with the Chairs of the School of Professional Studies at Metropolitan State College. AAM-Colorado Director Peggy O-Neill-Jones provided the group with a virtual tour of the LOC and American Memory Web site. The virtual tour included the material covered in AAM-Colorado's Workshop 1, Introducing the Library of Congress American Memory Project and Online Primary Sources. Parts of Workshop 2, Finding and Accessing Primary Sources for the Classroom, were introduced as well.

The boardroom was set up with a wireless laptop for all participants, and each department Chair was told, by School of Professional Studies Dean, Dr. Sandra Haynes, to find a primary source that represents their respective department. Taylor Kendal and Chris Jennings were on hand to offer technical support. However, the instruction, materials, and Web site navigation proved to be enough for this skilled group.

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Library of Congress Teacher in Residence Selected for 2005-2006 Year
Sharon Metzger-Galloway, Library Media Specialist at Mt. Garfield Middle School in Clifton, CO since 1990, has been selected as Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Sherrie will live and work for the next year in Washington, D.C.

As a member of the Educational Technology / Information Literacy Planning Committee for Mesa County Valley School District, Sherrie helped coordinate An Adventure of the American Mind - Colorado training in Colorado's Western Slope region in early 2005. The Mt. Garfield Middle School Library, to which Sherrie will return after her year as Teacher in Residence, has been designated a Colorado Power Library for the past four years. Sherrie is also member of numerous local and state organizations that will have to give her up for a year!

Sherrie brings to the Library of Congress many years' experience as an educator, mentor, and community leader. She hopes to return with a unique perspective on the Library itself, better understanding of the depth of the Library of Congress collections, and practical ways of using them to share with other educators.

Sherrie believes that primary sources such as those in the Library of Congress collections can help students to better identify with historical figures and events. She said, "The (primary sources) are about real people trying things, and kids can better relate to that than to a textbook. It's important to give kids a sense of awe about primary sources and the people behind them."

Although Sherrie and her husband have traveled extensively and she has visited D.C. three times, she expected to experience some "culture shock" when they relocated there. They have just moved from their home near Mesa, CO, a town of about 45 people, to one of the nation's largest cities!

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Goodbye and Welcome to AAM-Colorado Staff
Regretfully, AAM-Colorado says goodbye to Administrative Assistant Erin Hollis, as she begins law school at University of Denver. We are happy to welcome Augustine (Augie) Maestas as our new Administrative Assistant and William Taylor Kendal as our new Digital Preservationist. In addition, student employee Diane Watkins has joined us beginning Fall 2005. Welcome to the AAM-Colorado program!

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AAM-Colorado Fall 2005 Workshops Begin in September!
Contact AAM-Colorado Director Peggy O’Neill-Jones at 303-352-4945 or aamcolorado@mscd.edu
for details about enrolling in AAM-Colorado Workshops.

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