Hey Tucsonans! We have a great event and day for you! - To the rest of Arizona: let us know and we can bring this fun experience your way.
On May 16th we will be introducing educators to educational geocaching and all the great resources in Discovery that deepen the lesson. We will be meeting at Starbucks, 3421 E Broadway for an introduction to the DEN and then heading to Reid Park Zoo to experience the great fun of a puzzle cache. We will use coordinates to gather clues that will unlock a document. You are bound to learn a ton, catch the fever of the geocaching rage, and come away with great ideas for creating activities for your students.
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We look forward to seeing everyone and diving into the adventure!
Hey, we had a great time in Snowflake this morning. Let’s see if my new glogster poster works….and is there some news about who is going to S.F. Institute this summer :)? You’ll see me there! 
The DEN webinar series has been one of the highlights of the last few weeks. I’ve seen&heard Tony Vincent telling us all about iPods in the classroom; witnessed the magic of “Movers and Shakers” like Traci telling us about her wonderful use of Google Earth with Glogster to embed activities and links into her 1st graders’ journeys around the world learning about frogs and toads; Bernajean Porter sharing her wonderful knowledge about digital storytelling and getting to the “Soul” of your message; Matt “Geekybird” sharing his amazing site within Discovery geekybird.com and its perfect resources for learning all the tricks for using and presenting on Discovery resources that reside within his “Bird House” (They Might Be Giant Fans will appreciate the allusion). http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/matt.monjan/the-bird-house-your-source-for-geekybird-stuff/
Don’t miss the upcoming opportunities to learn more about using and sharing Discovery in effective and integrated curriculum-focused ways in your classroom.
Rumor has it that Discovery will be hosting a National Geocaching Day on May 23rd. Stay tuned for updates.
Phoenix has it going on during the Culinary Festival. http://www.scottsdaleculinaryfestival.org/ Educators are invited for food, folks, fun and digital storytelling. It is on us! Come join us and become a star.
Join us in person or virtually for the “Spring into Action” DEN Virtual Conference Saturday, April 25 2009 7:30am – 1:00pm Snowflake High School (for a group gathering) or in your own home - virtually
Spring Into Action with the DEN and join thousands of educators who are passionate about integrating media into their instruction and collaborating with each other to improve student achievement. During this unique (and free) professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many regional events hosted by the DEN Leadership Councils.
Register at this link. If you want to join the local group conference, please use the pulldown menu for “event location” on the registration page and click “AZ Snowflake”
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| 7:30 |
Meet & Greet – Snowflake High School Coffee, Juice, Bagels, Muffins – connections! |
| 8:00 -9:00 |
Sowing Seeds of Success: Projects, Ideas and Tips from STAR Discovery Educators |
| 9:00 – 10:00 |
Keynote
Building
School 2.0 |
| 10:00 – 11:00 |
Closing the Global Achievement Gap: Beyond Test-Prep, Toward Life-Prep |
| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Local Session/Lunch – Pizza & Sodas DEN Tips Xchange – closed captioning, the Builders & more |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Sowing Seeds of Success: More Projects, Ideas and Tips from STAR Discovery Educators |
| 5 Hr. PD Certificate Available |
You are encouraged to bring your own laptop, flashdrives, USB camera
In Arizona, to access free DiscoveryEducationstreaming, you must have an account with IDEAL, a partnership between ADE and ASU. Set up your free account at www.ideal.azed.gov Please have your username and password ready for this event.For other event questions, e-mail Vicki Schmitt vicki.schmitt@asu.edu
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