Librarian Days 2007
Workshop Descriptions & Presenter Bios
The Lessons of Chaos: Rethinking the Learning Process: Industrial Age schooling applies linear and mechanistic principles to the design and management of instruction. The Digital/Information Age invokes the principles of systems. This presentation explores the implications of these principles in moving from schooling to learning.
Stevan Kalmon: Stevan Kalmon is Coordinator of the Council on 21st Century Learning, a newly formed organization dedicated to promoting and influencing how educators help children prepare for their future. Before working with the Council, Stevan was Coordinator for Information Literacy and Technology in Denver Public Schools and Senior Consultant for the Education Technology Center at the Colorado Department of Education. He has published and presented frequently on topics related to 21st century learning, professional development, and online learning. Stevan is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, teaching classes in technology leadership and instructional design for 21st century learning.
The San Francisco Earthquake Integrated Unit: This unit was created especially for the TPS class, integrating the Library of Congress website, virtual newspapers and the Intel Teaching Thinking with Technology tools. The unit incorporates many higher order thinking skills into one integrated unit.
Kathie Powell: Kathie Powell teaches Technology for grades 1 – 8 in the Gunnison Watershed School District in Gunnison, Colorado. Kathie is a National Board Certified teacher in Early Adolescence English/Language Arts. She is also a Senior Trainer for the Intel Teach to the Future Program.
Library of Congress' American Memory: Explore American Memory, “a digital record of American history and creativity,” and discover through browsing and searching the scope of the primary source collections and the accompanying tools for educators.
Donna Levene: A retired teacher/librarian, Donna B. Levene worked at Overland High School and Homestead Elementary School in the Cherry Creek District. She was a participant in the 1999 American Memory Fellows Institute at the Library of Congress. She is the author of American Musicians Making History. These lessons for teachers and students provide suggestions for investigating American history through the music of the times. Each chapter contains annotated bibliographies of digital resources from the American Memory Collections and other sources.
Virtual Newspapers – Lessons for the Digital Age: The newspaper has entered the digital age, from electronic replica editions of The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News to student community journalism. See the features of the "virtual" edition that make it much easier for students to use. (2004 to the present provided at no charge for classroom use.) Learn how students can use YourHub/Next Gen as a forum for their writing and photographs. Then learn ways to use these primary sources to engage students in asking questions, thinking critically, making inferences and looking at past and present issues.
Dana Plewka : Dana joined The Denver Post as Newspaper In Education Manager in June of 1999 and now manages the Post-News Educational Services Department for The Denver Newspaper Agency. The agency oversees all non-editorial functions for both The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.
Dana founded the NIE program at The Fresno (CA) Bee in 1984 and served as the Educational Services Coordinator there until her move to Denver. She has helped start up new NIE programs in California, Colorado, South Carolina and Wyoming, and has presented NIE and educational workshops in 15 states and in Canada and Bogotá, Colombia.
Historic Newspaper Project: Remember the days when researchers had to spend hours trying to locate relevant articles in old newspapers using microform readers? Today, thanks to amazing new technologies, you can access tens of thousands of pages from Colorado's historic newspapers online, perform keyword searches, print or email articles and browse entire issues. Ask almost any question about Colorado, United States and World history before 1923, and you will find an answer in Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection. Whether you are a historian, a genealogist, a historic preservationist, a teacher, a librarian, a technology specialist or a student of any age, you are in for a treat!
Mary Johnson: Education consultant; former Library Media Specialist with Eagleview Middle School, Colorado Springs, Academy School District 20; Library of Congress American Memory Fellow; TPS-Colorado Alumnus; trainer and consultant for the Collaborative Digitization Program and Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection; author of Primary Sources in the Library: A Collaboration Guide for Library Media Specialists.
What's New with the American Memory Learning Page: Highlights of new content for teachers from the Library of Congress: primary source sets, updated How to Cite Electronic Sources, music resources, and a sneak preview of the under-construction Teacher page that will launch in June.
The Library’s many divisions continue to publish incredible resources which will also be showcased: digitized rare book, and music, theater & dance, performing arts, digital library collections and special monthly resource compilations.
Sherrie Galloway: A teacher for 30 years, Sherrie Galloway graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. She has been a Media Specialist since 1990 and a recipient of the Exemplary Library Media Program Award in 2005 from the Colorado Association of Libraries. Sherrie worked with the Colorado Power Library Project from 2001-2005 and was Educator in Residence with the Library of Congress during 2005-2006.
21st Century Learning – 21st Century Technologies: Gen D – the generation that has grown up with digital devices in a digital culture will be competing for jobs in a digital global work environment. How do we provide them with skills and tools to compete for 21st Century Jobs? John Kuglin will demonstrate a learning environment that removes the historical boundaries of time, distance, location, and resources! The presentation includes technologies featuring a 21st Century Context using 21st Century content along with innovative solutions surrounding the Department of Education’s recent TIF – Teacher Incentive Fund – grants. Participants will be motivated and inspired to reach and teach students using a bridge to the future constructed of 21st Century concepts and technologies.
John Kuglin: John Kuglin is currently the Director of Technology for the Eagle County School District in Eagle, Colorado. He also serves as an educational consultant with Los Angeles based Scope Seven in the development of Education and Training Programs for the company He is featured on the educational version of the ee DVD of the film, “Super Size Me.” John retired as Associate Dean of Continuing Education from the University of Montana where he initiated the first complete online course environment and served as Executive Director for a multi-million dollar NASA grant.
21st Century Teaching, Learning, and Literacy : Change is difficult...especially in education, but it is absolutely necessary in order to create thriving learning environments for the digital-age learners in our classrooms. In this session, you will come away with a multitude of project ideas and classroom resources that can help even the most reluctant educator move their teaching into the 21st Century. Tried and true classroom projects, as well as many free (or cost effective) 21st Century resources, instructional strategies and ideas will be shared. Each participant will receive a CD full of resources and the chance to receive one free copy of the book, "Beyond Technology: Questioning, Research and the Information Literate School" by Jamie McKenzie.
JoAnne Hibbard: JoAnne Hibbard is currently the Professional Development Coordinator for Durango School District 9-R, but has worked extensively with classroom teachers in Durango and across the state on the integration of 21st Century skills and literacies into the K-12 curriculum. She has been in education for 27 years as an award-winning classroom teacher, technology teacher and in professional development.
Michelle Brown: Michelle Brown is a Colorado High Performance Power librarian at Escalante Middle School in Durango, Colorado. Michelle has been a classroom teacher and technology instructor for the Durango School district. She has presented 21st Century thinking and reading strategies at TIE, CAL, and CLIC conferences across the state.
Lincoln’s Letters - White House Historical Society: Explore the era of Lincoln in this class, which will infuse the use of primary sources from the American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress with published materials from the White House Historical Association. Walk away with $100 worth of resources, including the brand new "Presidents and the Media" DVD and the text Letters at Home from the White House Historical Society. Lessons are applicable for grades 3-12. A CD with lessons and resources will be included in the resource package.
Michelle Pearson: Michelle Pearson is a History and Language Arts teacher at Hulstrom Options School in the Adams 12 school district. She is the recipient of
several fellowships which have focused on the design of primary source lessons for the White House Historical Society, PBS, Walden Family Playhouse, and the National Consortium of Teaching Asia. She was recognized as a member of the Gannett News and USA Today National All Teacher Team in 1999.
Michelle has a B.A. in History, Geography, and Historic Preservation from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Her publications and projects include a lesson collection based on the journal White House History, and the recent book Historic Sacred Landmarks of Denver. She designs lessons as a volunteer for the White House Historical Society, National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Using the Power of Inspiration Software to Analyze Primary Sources: Experience the power of visual learning tools Inspiration and InspireData to engage students in the analysis of primary sources. During this hands-on workshop, participants will get instruction in each program and be given exciting lessons, templates and databases to take back to their schools.
Rick Reynolds: Rick Reynolds is Education Manager for Social Studies at Inspiration Software, Inc., where he develops educational resources to be used with Inspiration, Kidspiration, and InspireData. Before joining the company he taught social studies and technology for more than ten years. He holds a Masters degree in education from the University of New Haven and a Bachelors degree in geography from the Honors Program at the University of Connecticut.
Wikis, Podcasts, and Blogs: Wikis, podcasts, and blogs – these are novel words that represent innovative technologies that are transforming the way people communicate in the digital world. But what do these new technologies mean for you – the K-12 educator? Are they to be avoided or would they be worthwhile additions to your classroom? In this workshop, TPS-CO staff members Taylor Kendal and Diane Watkins will be providing an introduction to wikis, podcasts, and blogs by showing examples of how several K-12 educators are using these new technologies to enhance their students’ learning experiences as well as their own teaching experiences. Participants of this workshop will also have the opportunity to use a blog to analyze and discuss a primary source from the Library of Congress website, further the analysis by contributing to a wiki, and create a podcast about their experiences during Librarian Day 2007. Please join us for this hands-on workshop that can help you transform your classroom into a 21st century learning environment.
Taylor Kendal: is responsible for updating and maintaining the TPS website, re-creating and coordinating orders and delivery of primary source material, and assisting the TPS-Colorado faculty and staff with digital media development. Taylor graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2005 with a B.S. in Technical Communication and a minor in Interactive Digital Media from Metro State. In addition to working with TPS-Colorado, Taylor is a freelance multimedia developer specializing in Flash.
Diane Watkins: Diane Watkins is an Online Content Developer for TPS-Colorado. She is currently responsible for updating the TPS-Colorado workshop materials and converting them into an XML format. Diane is a recent graduate of Metro State College of Denver’s Technical Communications program. She also holds an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer Information Systems from Red Rocks Community College. Diane has been working with computer technologies and multimedia development since the early 1990s. She developed computer-based training courseware for the Air Force while working at FlightSafety Services Corporation. There she programmed courseware, applied edits and updates, performed peer reviews, and developed production support tools. Diane recently worked on a government grant designed to explore how military training can be enhanced and learner motivation increased by adding gaming aspects to computer-based training courseware.
Mastering American Memory … and More: How can anyone "master" the vast, intimidating collections of American Memory? Fortunately, in an inquiry model, you only have to know enough to guide your students to search, question and analyze effectively. This highly practical, hands-on workshop will give you the courage to introduce the exciting world of online primary sources to your students. You will go home with useful guides, lots of lesson ideas, new skills and a plan.
Mary Johnson: Education consultant; former Library Media Specialist with Eagleview Middle School, Colorado Springs, Academy School District 20; Library of Congress American Memory Fellow; TPS-Colorado Alumnus; trainer and consultant for the Collaborative Digitization Program and Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection; author of Primary Sources in the Library: A Collaboration Guide for Library Media Specialists.
Virtual Newspapers – Lessons for the Digital Age: The newspaper has entered the digital age, from electronic replica editions of The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News to student community journalism. See the features of the "virtual" edition that make it much easier for students to use. (2004 to the present provided at no charge for classroom use.) Learn how students can use YourHub/Next Gen as a forum for their writing and photographs. Then learn ways to use these primary sources to engage students in asking questions, thinking critically, making inferences, and looking at past and present issues.
Dana Plewka : Dana joined The Denver Post as NIE Manager in June of 1999 and now manages the Post-News Educational Services Department for The Denver Newspaper Agency. The agency oversees all non-editorial functions for both The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.
She founded the Newspaper In Education program at The Fresno (CA) Bee in 1984 and served as the Educational Services Coordinator until her move to Denver.
Plewka has helped start up new NIE programs in California, Colorado, South Carolina and Wyoming. She has presented NIE and educational workshops in more than 15 states and in Canada and Bogotá, Colombia.
Ask Colorado: The Human Powered Search Engine: This hands-on workshop will introduce you to AskColorado, how educators can incorporate it into classroom projects, and how students can use it to find primary source materials.
AskColorado (www.askcolorado.org) is a free online information service provided by Colorado libraries. The service is available 24/7 in English and Spanish using live chat software. Over 55% of AskColorado use is by K-12 students. Educators, school library/media centers and media specialists can use AskColorado to help students find better quality research materials and information sources for their projects and homework.
Learn about the AskColorado Virtual Reference service, and how it can be used in the K-12 setting, including an online demonstration. See specific examples of how the service can be incorporated into classroom assignments and projects, including an interactive section in which participants can brainstorm assignment ideas. Get data on K-12 student use of the service, including the types of questions they ask, first-hand insight into their online behavior in a chat setting and advice for teaching students to be safe and polite online.
Kris Johnson: Kris Johnson is the AskColorado coordinator. Previously, she was an academic librarian whose focus was Information Literacy and The First Year Experience. She has extensive classroom teaching experience, having taught several sections of her own First Year Experience course, as well as credit-based library research courses. Kris holds a Masters degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Texas at Austin, and now works at the Colorado State Library in Denver.
Google Under the Hood: Google, in all its manifestations, has captured the largest part of the search engine market with it's simple to use search box and seemingly endless list of results. During this hands-on workshop, you will learn more about what you are searching when you use Google, and learn some advanced search techniques to uncover the results you need.
Gayle Bradbeer: Gayle Bradbeer is the distance support librarian at Auraria Library which supports the students, staff and faculty of the University of Colorado at Denver, Metropolitan State College and the Community College of Denver. She graduated from Rice University and holds a M.S. in Hydrology from the University of Arizona and an M.L.S. from Emporia State University. She has taught on library research techniques for more than 10 years. She teaches this workshop from extensive experience in library and data research techniques and in analyzing the results both in her hydrology career and as a reference librarian.
Opening Doors - Understanding Immigration in United States History: This session will provide interactive strategies for integrating primary sources into the curriculum in order to enhance students' understanding of the enduring dilemmas related to immigration in American History.
Chris Mullin: Chris Mullin teaches Latin and Advanced Placement U.S. and European history at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in Santa Ynez, CA. He received the prestigious California Teacher of the Year award in 2003. Chris has written extensively on teacher retention and innovative technology integration. He is a facilitator for the California History-Social Science Project and a regular speaker and presenter at state and national conferences.
Intel® Teach to the Future: Using the Thinking Tools: You may have heard of Intel Teach to the Future, but do you know about their amazing, FREE, online thinking tools? Using the “Visual Ranking,” “Showing Evidence” and “Seeing Reason” tools can facilitate higher-level thinking, robust communication and effective collaboration with your second through twelfth grade students. The web site is a warehouse of 21st Century learning projects and units that can be easily integrated into your classroom. Come join us in the exploration of these tools and site; you will have the opportunity to create a lesson using at least one of the tools for immediate use with your students.
JoAnne Hibbard: JoAnne Hibbard is currently the Professional Development Coordinator for Durango School District 9-R. She has worked extensively with classroom teachers in Durango and across the state on the integration of 21st Century skills and literacies into the K-12 curriculum. Joanne has been in education for 27 years as an award-winning classroom teacher, technology teacher and in professional development.
Inquiry Based Learning: An inquiry approach can transform the learning experience for both students and teachers, while addressing the core knowledge, skills, and habits required for the 21st century. Participants in this session will consider a cross-disciplinary model for implementing inquiry-based learning.
Stevan Kalmon: Stevan Kalmon is Coordinator of the Council on 21st Century Learning, a newly formed organization dedicated to promoting and influencing how educators help children prepare for their future. He was Coordinator for Information Literacy and Technology in Denver Public Schools and Senior Consultant for the Education Technology Center at the Colorado Department of Education. He has published and presented frequently on topics related to 21st century learning, professional development and online learning. Stevan is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, teaching classes in technology leadership and instructional design for 21st century learning.
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