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TPS & The 2012 WHA Conference |
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Join the Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region at the Western History Association's 52nd Annual Conference! |
The Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region at Metropolitan State University of Denver is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Western History Association's 52nd Annual Conference "Boundary Markers and Border Crossers," October 4-7, 2012, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denver, CO. Mark your calendars and get registered for this unique opportunity. -- View Conference Program
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District 11 Teacher Workshop |
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In the middle of August, TPS @ Metro State traveled a few miles south to partner with Colorado Springs School District 11 and Social Studies Facilitator/AVID District Director Joan Jahelka. The workshops, split into high school teachers on the 14th and middle school teachers on the 16th, focused on our stalwarts of inquiry — both Stripling and Dual —, and a
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tour of the Library of Congress homepage, along with ample time for individual exploration. Both workshops also featured a visit from one of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin (Chris Lowell).
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Wyoming Regional Workshops |
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Sandwiched in between two local Colorado Springs workshops was a regional event in the state of Wyoming which consisted of two separate 2-day workshops (Casper & Cheyenne) focusing on inquiry and National History Day, and its topic for this year, "Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events".
Along with two full days of TPS content and activities, the Wyoming teachers were treated to a special presentation by Associate Director of the American Heritage Center, Rick Ewig. Rick provided an excellent
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overview of some local digital archives, along with presenting a very clever activity based on the Hollywood movie Hidalgo (2004) -- read more here. |
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