"Standards Galore!" Workshops

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Join your fellow school librarians and learn about the COMPANION DOCUMENTS that correlate with the new school library “Standards for the 21st Century Learner”:

Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs
Standards for the 21st Century Learner IN ACTION
Learning 4 Life: A National Plan for Implementation of Standards and Guidelines
Colorado School Library Qualitative and Quantitative Tiered Standards
Colorado Learner’s Bill of Rights

The attendees will participate in lively discussions and work in groups to develop a better understanding of the new standards documents mentioned above and how to implement them into lesson development and into their school library program.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? School librarians and other educators interested in learning about the new state and national library standards.

WHY ATTEND? Participants will collaborate with other school librarians to develop a better understanding of these new documents. Librarians will engage in conversations and work in groups that will guide them to construct better collaborative lessons and to strategically evaluate their library programs. Participants will receive a certificate for 7 hours of Continuing Education credit.

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PRESENTER: Nance Nassar

DATES & LOCATIONS:
(Most workshops start at 9am unless otherwise noted. Coffee is available 15 minutes before the workshop begins.)

Date	Location	Time	Parking
Thursday October 22, 2009	Alamosa Workshop cancelled	N/A	N/A
Tuesday October 27, 2009	Greeley-Evans School Dist. 6 1 North Room 1025 9th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Registration deadline reached	9am-3:30pm	Park in library lot or lot across the street.
Tuesday November 10, 2009	Palmer Ridge High School 19255 Monument Hill Road Monument, CO 80132 Registration deadline reached	9am-3:30pm	Park in visitor (upper) lot; bring driver’s license inside so security can make a visitor badge.
Thursday November 12, 2009	Fort Morgan Museum 110 Main Street *Fort Morgan, CO 80701 Registration deadline reached**	9:30am-4pm	Park in lot.
Friday December 4, 2009	Philip S. Miller Library Castle Rock Bank Room East 100 S. Wilcox Street Castle Rock, CO 80104	9:30am-4pm	Park in library lot.
Thursday December 10, 2009	Rawlings Public Library Ryels Room 100 East Abriendo Ave Pueblo, CO 81004	9am-3:30pm	Park in library lot.
Friday December 11, 2009	East Library & Information Center East Conference Rooms 1 & 2 5550 N Union Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80901	9am-3:30pm	Park in any un-metered space. Enter through main door, check in with security.
Tuesday December 15, 2009	Daniels Fund Room 137 101 Monroe Street Denver, CO 80206	9am-3:30pm	Park at 1st & Madison (west of Daniels Fund) or along 1st Ave. Info (PDF)
Monday January 11, 2010	Bud Werner Memorial Library 1289 Lincoln Ave Steamboat Springs, CO 80487	9am-3:30pm	Head south on 13th, go across the bridge, and turn right into depot parking lot.
Thursday January 21, 2010	TBD Westminster	9am-3:30pm	TBD
Wednesday January 27, 2010	"Flintstone” building (6th and Grand Ave, next to Mesa County Public Library District) 550 Grand Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501	9:30am-4pm	Park in lot at 6th and Grand.
Thursday February 4, 2010	Loveland Public Library 300 N Adams Loveland, CO 80537	9am-3:30pm	Park in library lot.
Tuesday February 9, 2010	U.S. Bank Large Community Room 1901 Grand Ave Glenwood Springs, CO 81601	9am-3:30pm	Park behind the bank.
Tuesday February 23, 2010	Ridgway Library District 300 Charles Street Ridgway, CO 81432	9am-3:30pm	Park behind the library.

REGISTRATION FEE: All-day program, $25 per person. Includes breakfast, lunch, and materials.

At this time, we cannot accept credit cards. Instead, send a check made payable to "Colorado Department of Education" to:

Colorado Department of Education
Colorado State Library
Attn: Michelle Gebhart
201 E Colfax Ave, Room 309
Denver, CO 80203

Please mail your check so that it arrives by the date of your workshop. If that is not possible, bring a check with you to the workshop.

Note: If you do not cancel your registration at least 48 hours in advance, you will be charged the $25 registration fee. We cannot cover the cost of breakfast, lunch, and workshop materials for people who do not show up to the workshop.

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(And please bring the following 2 books with you to the workshop if you have them:
-Standards for the 21st Century Learner: IN ACTION
-Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs)

For questions, please contact Michelle Gebhart, 303-866-6894.