Time Machine Tuesday: Katherine Craig, Colorado Educator
A few years ago, a couple dozen paintings of Colorado governors and other state officials…
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Time Machine Tuesday: Students Debate the Boulder Dam
In the fall of 1927, the University of Colorado announced the topic for that year’s…
Time Machine Tuesday: Thanksgiving Songs and Poems
A century ago the Colorado Superintendent of Public Instruction published a series of “holiday books”…
Remembering Ruben Valdez
Colorado’s first Hispanic Speaker of the House, Ruben Valdez, passed away on Tuesday at age…
September is National Attendance Awareness Month
Good attendance is an important part of a student’s academic success. High school students who…
Time Machine Tuesday: Learning to Drive in 1936
Learning to drive has long been one of the milestones that teenagers most look forward…
Resources for Teaching Colorado History
If you’re a teacher and Colorado history is among your subjects this school year, the…
National Foster Care Month
The month of May has been designated National Foster Care Month, shining the spotlight on…
Full-Day Kindergarten
Just days before the end of their session, the Colorado Legislature approved funding for full-day…
20 Years After Columbine
This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies in our state’s…
Safe2Tell Colorado
It’s not always easy for teens to report safety concerns to adults — but reporting…
March is Music In Our Schools Month
Music education has been shown to have enormous benefits to student learning, including helping to…
February is Career and Technical Education Month
Career and technical education (CTE) is a way for middle- and high-school students to get…
Topics in History: Five Points: The Heart and Soul of Denver
In recent decades, the city of Denver has undergone a drastic transformation both aesthetically and…
Starting a Charter School
This is the time of year when those interested in establishing a new charter school…
New Report on Youth Suicide Prevention
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office just released a new report, Community Conversations to Inform Youth…
“Father” John Lewis Dyer: The Snowshoe Itinerant
When: 1812-1901 Where: Central Colorado Mountains Why important: Beloved circuit-riding Methodist preacher Biography John Lewis…
Family Literacy Resources
Winter break is a great time to read with your kids! Learning doesn’t just happen…
Time Machine Tuesday: Penmanship Lessons
Many schools are no longer prioritizing the teaching of cursive penmanship. Yet a century ago,…
Identifying Students with Learning Disabilities
One of the most frequently-accessed publications in our library is the Colorado Department of Education’s…