LibGuides: Educator Resources: Resources to Support Curriculum

Educational Presenters for the Classroom

Colorado Humanities - History Speakers Bureau
"The Colorado Humanities History Speakers Bureau brings engaging living-history scholars to communities throughout Colorado. We help non-profit organizations, such as libraries, schools, and museums, identify and book a speaker from our vetted list of scholars, and help promote the event in their local community."
COSSAR - The Patriot Chest Program
"The goals of the COSSAR Youth & Education Outreach Program's are to augment Colorado schools curriculum on the American Revolution by bringing to the classroom period-dressed presenters with what we call a "Patriot's Chest" full of Colonial reproduction items of the period they can look at and touch, recognize American History teachers who distinguish themselves in teaching the history of the American Revolution, and award students for outstanding work in the community. "
History Colorado - Speakers Bureau
"Book a presentation from the History Colorado Speakers Bureau for your next group event, and hear from historians, curators, archivists, and other experts who spend their days uncovering the fascinating tales of the Centennial State."
Legendary Ladies - Making History Come Alive
Historical performers focused on promoting the history of women who contributed to the West.

Organizations Offering Educational Resources
The Informal Educator Collaborative of the Pikes Peak Region, which is comprised of over 20 local organizations, has developed a new, at-a-glance, Local Educational Resource Bank for your K-12 Classroom so that teachers, educators and parents can easily find local educational materials and opportunities for classrooms.

Online Resources

Annenberg Learner
As part of its mission to advance excellent teaching in American schools, Annenberg Learner funds and distributes educational video programs – with coordinated online and print materials – for the professional development of K-12 teachers.
edWeb.net
"edWeb.net is an award-winning professional learning network that makes it easy to collaborate, engage in peer-to-peer learning, and share innovative ideas and resources."
Finding Open Educational Resources
Looking for Open Educational Resources you can use in your classroom? Take a look to see if someone else has created a similar, complete OER course or textbook.
Library of Congress Teacher Program
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching.
Mozilla Learning Network
Mozilla Learning rallies and connects leaders who want to advance the promise of the Internet for learning in a networked world. We do this by fueling new approaches to digital learning through Mozilla Hives, Clubs and our Gigabit cities.
OERColorado
OERColorado is a dynamic library of openly licensed digital collections and resources. The platform is taggable, searchable and collaborative, making it easy to find the ideal resource.
PBS Learning Media
RMPBS and PBS have curated FREE, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.
Smithsonian for Educators
The Smithsonian offers many resources and programs to support educators, caregivers, and students in the classroom, at home, and at our museums, research centers, and zoo.
TeachEngineering
"The TeachEngineering Digital Library is an educational resource featuring standards-aligned, design-rich curricula. Our goal is to help educators put the ‘E’ in STEM— by making applied science, technology, and math come alive through engineering design and design thinking."

Online Colorado History Resources

Colorado Experience - Rocky Mountain PBS
"A historical documentary series produced by Rocky Mountain PBS, dedicated to preserving & celebrating the people, events & places that have shaped Colorado."
Colorado History by History Colorado Museum
Your Library is a partner with History Colorado and offers this program for FREE to classrooms. "Through facilitated hands-on programs at your school, students use objects, photographs and a large walk-on map of the state to explore the stories of people, places, and industries throughout Colorado’s history."
Crow Canyon Archaeology Webinars
"Our webinars are free and led by renowned researchers, cultural specialists, tribal members, academics, and experts."
History Colorado History Buff Membership for 4th graders
"History Colorado offers FREE membership to all fourth grade students in the state."
Nuu-Ciu Strong Resource Guides - Colorado Department of Education
"Nuu~ciu Strong is a resource for fourth-grade educators to utilize as a support guide in teaching the history, culture, and present lives of the Ute people." Now, there is a guide for Kindergarten and First Grade.
Ute History - Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
"This webinar is an overview of Ute history and culture." Presented by Rebecca Hammond on the treaties and the impacts on the Ute lands in Colorado and Utah.
Ute STEM Project - History Colorado
"The Ute STEM Project explores the integration of Western science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and Ute traditional ecological knowledge."
Ute Tribal Paths Online Exhibit - History Colorado
An interactive, online exhibit exploring early ute History.