DEN Geocaching Day 2012

On May 19, 2012 the DEN will host our fourth annual Geocaching Day! Every STAR Discovery Educator is encouraged to venture out with some colleagues on May 19 and have some fun geocaching as you connect with your fellow educators one more time before the summer. Do you want to join us? You can join [...]

Which STARs want to go to the tundra?

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Seriously.  The title of the post is real.  If you are a STAR Discovery Educator, in good standing, active, polished, full of DEN-thusiasm and all that stuff, pay attention. Our amazing friends at Polar Bears International have offered two full scholarships to active members of the DEN community (i.e., STAR Discovery Educators) to attend their [...]

Classroom Management Tips from the DEN

Last week, as part of a Teacher Appreciation Day promo with ClassDojo, we asked DEN members to share a favorite classroom management tip.  We noted 11 lucky entries would be picked and they’d receive an iTunes Gift Card from our friends at ClassDojo.  Well, the winners have been chosen and their names are listed below. [...]

Lists, Descriptions and Training Resources for Using Discovery Education resources

Discovery Education has tons of resources, programs and applications for educators. How do you find it all and learn how to use them? The Discovery Educator Network and this blog is one way. Here are some more ways: Training Resources for Discovery Education Tools and Apps:  http://goo.gl/usJsd - lots of great resources, tips, help and more. [...]

Been Looking At….

Been looking at a few new things:   1. Teachers Paying Teachers– browse this computer science-technology section;  buy the lessons, etc created by educators  2. Vook — a new twist on ebooks — http://vook.com/ 3. Vidinstructor — ecommerce but could haveeducational applications — http://vidstructor.com/  What are you investigating?

Rising Stars

I am so excited about the DEN Rising Stars.  If you are in any of the cadres please be sure to check your Edmodo group and follow Discovery Education on Twitter.  There is a lot of information and fun to be had!