Proposals have been accepted for TPS-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 and other educational elements to accomplish stated learning outcomes.

Learning Activities Development projects will:

• Follow a specified template.
• Be centered around a topic (unit or lesson) using American Memory primary sources.
• Propose and answer essential questions about the topic.
• Address specific state learning standards.

Learning Activities Development Resources for Fall 2005

• Learning Activities Fall 2005 Resource Page for participants
• Learning Activities Development Completed Projects

Learning Activities Development Schedule
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 TPS-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 Learning Activities Schedule, below.

Teams of 2 to 4 Colorado educators submitted proposals for Learning Activities Development. TPS-Colorado requires that teams of 3 or 4 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.

Dissemination of 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 disseminated to the team¹s peers is submitted to TPS-Colorado, each team member will receive an additional $200 stipend. Teams will have until November 6, 2006 to complete their dissemination reports.

A selection of completed Learning Activities Development projects will be made available to the educational community through links on the TPS-Colorado Web site.

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

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

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