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Please call to schedule a workshop in your area for this fall.
970.351.1555.

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Essentials Exploration- Level One

 

The Essentials Exploration, the level one workshop series, provides an orientation and overview of primary sources and the Library of Congress  online resources. This hands-on workshop series focuses on strategies for navigating the Library’s website, engaging students through critical thinking and analysis, and exploring activities that integrate the Library’s sources into content across the curriculum and across grade levels.

The five-workshop series is typically offered through a  “bookends” model with the  first and fifth sessions delivered in person, on site, with the middle three workshops accessed online.

 

 

 

 

There are three ways to get involved:

  1. Host sessions at your site. Call 970-351-1555 to discuss this option.

  2. Join a session already scheduled in a neighboring district. Call 970-351-1555 to discuss this option.

  3. Attend sessions on the UNC campus. Workshop 1 and 5 is hosted at UNC. Workshops 2, 3, and 4 are taken online between workshop 1 and 5.

    This fall select from the following dates:

  • September 16th (Workshop #1) and October 14th (Workshop #5)
  • October 23 (Workshop #1) and November 13 (Workshop #5)

    Call 970-351-1555 to register
Essentials Exploration Workshop Outline  
   

Optional Graduate Credit

Participants completing the Essentials Exploration workshop series can receive one (1) graduate credit through UNC at a cost of $55. To receive credit, participants must attend both onsite sessions and complete all activities online, including discussions or postings in the online learning community.  In addition a learning activity must be completed as assigned.  The grade is recorded as S/U on the student’s transcript.