Arkansas DEN

The Spring 2010 AAIM Conference will be held at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas on April 18-20.  Jana Dixon, AAIM Conference Chair, has made a  session proposal form available at the conference wiki at http://aaimconference.wikispaces.com/ 

Consider sharing your expertise with other library media specialist from around the state.  Members of the Arkansas Leadership Council will be offering presentations on Discover Education Streaming.  Hope to see you there.

The DEN Can Change the World

We have a lot of programs that teachers and their students can participate in for free.  One of my personal favorites is the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. 

The Challenge is designed to help your students work together to solve an environmental problem in their…

• Classroom (K-2)
• School (3-5)
• Community (6-8)

Participating is easy.  You can take a month to work on the Challenge or you could complete it in a week.  The projects truly cut across the curriculum so you can teach Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies as part of the Challenge. All the resources you need (lesson plans, sample projects, virtual labs, eBooks, videos, parent resources, etc.) are on the website at: http://wecanchange.com.

Since the Challenge is open to K-8 (and next year it will be K-12), we thought this would be a perfect opportunity to truly engage the entire DEN since the majority of our community members can participate. 

So, here’s our two-part DEN Challenge as part of the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge.

1. Any STAR Discovery Educator who enters the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge by January 31, 2010 will have his/her name put into a drawing to win a trip to the NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia, PA (March 18-21, 2010).  Airfare, hotel and conference registration will be covered by the DEN. You must be a STAR Discovery Educator and you must let us know that you and your students have entered the We Can Change the World Challenge by completing this form.
2. The state (where there is a DEN Leadership Council) with the highest number of entries to the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge will earn a Day of Discovery in conunction with the DEN’s Spring Virtual Conference.  The day will be planned, managed and executed by the DEN team giving the state LC a break.  Hall Davidson, Steve Dembo and other members of the DEN team will be there in person to present.

So, ready to learn more and get started?  We have a whole series of webinars to help you.  Just visit: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/wecanchange.

Good luck, have fun, and change the world with your students! 

Originally posted on the national blog 

Midland High School

Pleasant Plains

hosted by Judy Pearson and Karen Wells

registration:
https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-pleasant-plains-ar/

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

Hot Springs

hosted by Daniel Moix and Glenda Jenkins

registration:

https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-hot-springs-ar/

Har-Ber High School

Springdale

hosted by Evelyn McFadden

registration:

https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-springdale-ar/

Saturday, October 24, 2009
9 AM to 4 PM ET
Click here to register for the virtual sessions.
Registration for the in-person events will be posted soon.

Join thousands of educators online and in-person as the DEN team goes house to house to explore the many digital treats available to educators today. During this unique 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.

The day will feature special presentations from Justin Karkow and Steve Dembo along with a host of other great sessions guaranteed to satisfy your digital sweet tooth.

To register for the virtual sessions visit: http://LINKS.discoveryeducation.com/virtualcon

Schedule
(All times ET)

9 AM
Can I Help You With That? The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
with Justin Karkow

10 AM
Do You Have the Audacity to Podcast?

11 AM
Thinking Outside the Slide

12 PM
Putting the Bling in Your Builders
with Steve Dembo

1 PM
What on Earth is a Gloggle?

2 PM
Be Nice and Share: Publishing Your Media-Infused Projects for the World to See

3 PM
Can I Help You With That? The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
encore presentation with Justin Karkow

originally posted on DEN blog

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Discovery Education, St. George’s Independent School, the Memphis City Schools, and the DEN Leadership Councils in Tennessee and Arkansas, cordially invite you to join them for a day of discovery, learning, and networking. 

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009

 Location: St. George’s Independent School1880 Wolf River BoulevardCollierville, TN 38017

 The in-state sites for the October 24th virtual conference are as follows: 

Glenda Jenkins and Daniel Moix co-hosting at ASMSA in Hot Springs

Evelyn McFadden hosting at Har-Ber High School in Springdale

Karen Wells hosting at Midland High School in Pleasant Plains

Make plans now to attend one.

The Arkansas Leadership Council is supporting the Tennessee Leadership Council by participating in the Western TN Day of Discovery.  Information has been included below for those of you who would like to attend.  Members of the Arkansas LC will be presenting at the event. 

Western TN Day of Discovery
Registration Form - http://sn.im/wtndod

St. George’s Independent School
September 26, 2009

Location:
1880 Wolf River Blvd.
Collierville, TN 38017

Middle School / High School

Directions to St. George’s Collierville campus http://www.sgis.org/page.cfm?p=45

Isn’t it amazing how the word “FREE” always catches our attention!  As educators we are always looking for free ways to bring technology to the classroom.  Recently I found a website that allows anyone to download stories to mp3 players and yes..it is FREE.  Storynory is an excellent resource for teaching fairytales, classics like Alice in Wonderland and other wonderful reading.  Check it out!

The Free Technology 4 Teachers blog offers a free guide for teachers to consider in technology integration.  This online guide, written by Richard Byne, is made available for free at the yudu website.

As Star members begin to have back to school training sessions, what better way to introduce DISCOVERY than “Leadership Week”

Focus will be on:

• Are our Schools up to the Task?
• Safety and Social Networking
• Web 2.0 for Administrators and Others
• Schools, Tools, and the 21^st Century
• Data Driven Decisions with Discovery Education Assessment

 To complete the month of August you have the opportunity to be involved in Science Week and Web 2.0 Week. (I need a record button! LOL)  Hope to see you there. (Register Today!)

Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at 3:00 PM eastern time,  you have the opportunity to attend a Webinar on Explore Africa Today 
Register today!

Take a virtual expedition to Africa and join fellow teachers and students in a one-of-a-kind live web event!  Explore the Republic of Benin, one of the most diverse areas of West Africa, with special guest His Excellency Cyrille Segbe Oguin, Ambassador to the U.S. from Benin, who will bring the diversity of the country, its people and cultures to life in an open, interactive discussion.  Learn about changes taking place within Benin as the country embraces the modern challenges of democracy while honoring its heritage.  

This unique online and in-person event is an extension of the ExploreAfricaToday.com initiative, featuring the AfricaToday documentary series, both of which are part of the USAID-funded Teach Africa™ program. 

Teach Africa™ showcases the culture and history of Africa and underscores the importance of its inclusion in American curricula.  One-day Africa immersion forums for more than 3,300 students were held in Atlanta, Ga., Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles, Calif., during the past three months alone. Teach Africa™ has previously been implemented in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Penn., San Francisco, Calif., and Portland, Ore. (This information from DEN blog)