It may be snowing in the east, but the STARs are shining bright in TX today. Discovery Education and the Texas DEN Leadership Council proudly hosted Beyond the Textbook: A TCEA Pre-Conference Day of Discovery at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. Educators from all over the state came together to learn new ways to engage students with the infusion of digital media into their curriculum including:
To advance a new generation of education technology leaders, Discovery Education, renowned for its quality content and digital media services in over half of all US schools, and Wilkes University, a leader in graduate education, have teamed up to create the online Master of Science degree in Instructional Media.
To thrive in the 21st century classroom, successful educators are embracing a new approach to teacher instruction. New tools. New technologies. A new appreciation for digital media. From Web 2.0 to digital storytelling, to virtual field trips, the 21st century classroom has the power to engage and inspire today’s tech savvy students. This degree provides teachers the tools, knowledge and strategies to be successful 21st century educators.
Learn about the program from our amazing course designers, check out student projects, and more at our brand new website: www.discoveryeducation.com/masters
Every Tuesday educators enrolled in the Discovery Education Wilkes University Instructional Media Program get together to share ideas. Join them on February 16, 2010 as they have Daniel Pink, author of DriveandA Whole New Mind, dropping by for an hour-long discussion. All the details can be found here.
Today is Groundhog Day! While I know many of you may be lax in celebrating the historic day, this year will be different. This morning we’ll be doing Groundhog Day “DEN Style”. Right here on this blog, we’ll do a live broadcast with our very own DEN groundhog! And no, I’m not joking.Will he see his shadow? We don’t know. Will he be ’shadow-free’ and signal an early end to the cold weather? We don’t know that either. The only thing we DO know is that he’ll be sharing the Top 5 Streaming Resources About Groundhog Day!The broadcast will begin promptly at 7:30am EST, right here in this post. So keep an eye on the video box below. We’ll go live when he’s ready to come out of his hole!
The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is now open for entries for 2010. The challenge is the nation’s premier science competition for students in grades 5 through 8. Ten finalists will be selected to receive an all-expense paid trip to New York City to compete in the final challenge in October. The winner will receive $50,000 in U.S. Savings Bonds ($25,000 cash value), a tour of 3M’s celebrated Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota given by some of today’s top scientists, and the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist.”Check out the Science in Action blog to learn more!
METC is right around the corner and we look forward to seeing you there. Discovery Education will be located at booth # 2. Featured Speaker Lance Rougeux, Mike Bryant, Brad Weir and Brad Hagaman from Discovery will be in attendance. Be sure to check-out Lance’s sessions:
Science, Literacy and Technology -Lance Rougeux (Elementary, Middle, High)
Tuesday, Feb 9: 1:00 - 1:50 PM
Creating Multiple Pathways to Learning: Lance Rougeux (Elementary, Middle, High) Wednesday, February 10: 10:50 - 11:40 AM
We are looking for STAR Discovery Educators that are interesting in presenting during our, Sowing Seeds of Success: Projects, Ideas and Tips from STAR Discovery Educators, session at METC. The presentation will be on Tuesday, February 9th at 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM. In addition, if you have some time available during the conference, we would love for you to join us in the booth to share your experiences.
If you are presenting at METC, interested in presenting with us or want to join us in the booth, please follow the below link.
3 states and 4 DEN LCs were represented this weekend at the DEN LC Retreat in Chicago. It was great to be able to sit, face-to-face and work on event planning for 2010. A huge thank you to all that were able to attend, we really accomplished a lot. Speaking of accomplishments, Steve Dembo walked in to the office today with a wonderful surprise left by the LCs. Check out the below video for more details. We’ll be posting more pics from the weekend in the event gallery soon.
Yesterday, the DEN hosted a full day pre-conference event at Sea World. The day kicked off with a phenomenal presentation by Scott Kinney about the past and future of textbooks. Don’t worry if you missed it though, he’s going to be our featured speaker in the EdTechConnect series on May 17th.
The day continued with a workshop presented by Lodge McCammon. Don’t know Lodge? You need to! He’s an incredible songwriter and you’ll be able to find his music soon within DE streaming. He led the group in the creation of a music video based on… proportions. Sound crazy? Just watch the videos below.
There’s just one problem. The group was divided in two, so we have two final projects. We took a vote to determine which was the best one, and it might surprise you to find out that the voting was split right down the middle, 50/50 (ok, maybe that wouldn’t surprise you).
SO we need your help! Watch both videos below, and then cast your vote. Let us know which one was your favorite. The winners will receive fame, fortune and everything that goes along with it.
And if you like what you see, don’t worry, you’ll have your chance to give it a try soon.
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