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Teaching the Poetry of Rivers <br />In early 2004, the Colorado Foundation for Water Education received a grant <br />from the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities to develop an online course <br />for K -12 teachers called "Teaching the Poetry of Rivers." <br />This project is a literacy venture supporting the nationally- renowned Riv- <br />er of Words poetry contest. At the state level, the Colorado Center for the <br />k (CCB) sponsors the Colorado River of Words Poetry Contest, which <br />encourages the interdisciplinary study of watersheds and poetry. <br />An interactive online course platform provides K -12 teachers with re- <br />sources and lesson plans combining humanities instruction (critical thinking, <br />comparative literature), understanding of water resources, and advancement of <br />literacy through creation of original poetry. Online learning is the future of profes- <br />sional development, and is a highly effective, low -cost way to reach busy teachers. <br />Currently over 40 teachers are participating in beta - testing the online programs. <br />ti I_Yle, V - 13l , (..f-! <br />100& } i <br />i 15 <br />NA <br />A I VI A A <br />iix p tsse, <br />k: t <br />JA -is ok.voundO <br />m the. <br />A&siye, <br />4o <br />ryine, <br />smse. o - <br />4ne, Lwyo <br />lwmk n. <br />