ALA Conference 2016

I am SOOO excited!  This June I will attend the 2016 ALA Conference in Orlando!  I've been quite blessed to have attended previous ALA Conferences and they have ALWAYS been amazing!!  I will be sure to post all of my notes and reference links here on this blog.

Some Interesting Matches for Classic Novels

I just came across this article from 2014 where classic novels were matched up with some "obscure" novels from years past.  Many sound quite interesting, so I thought I'd share!

18 Great Obscure Books to Match the Famous Classics You Read and Loved!

2016 TLD Date Announced!

The PD Event You've Been Waiting For is Here! We've set a date for Teacher Librarian Day:  February 26th, 2016 at History Colorado Center! Registration and event information coming soon.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science Educator Night

Denver Museum of Nature and Science is hosting its annual Educator Night on Monday, September 21st from 6-9 PM!  Click here to register!

FREE archived webinars through DMNS

Denver Museum of Nature and Science has a variety of archived webinars!!  Check them out!

http://www.dmns.org/teachers/professional-development/webinars/archived-webinars/

Printing Original Post-It Notes

Such a wonderful idea!  Just be forewarned, the video has an echo effect ... ugh.

4th Graders Get In National Parks For FREE!!

Every Kid in a Park is a BRAND NEW program created to introduce America's youth and their guests to federal public lands and waters! 

During the 2015-2016 school year, 4th graders can use these park passes to visit our National Parks! 

As an educator, you are qualified to register for and print out these park passes to give to the 4^th graders in your community—for FREE! The form is available at https://www.everykidinapark.gov/get-your-pass/educator.