An estimated 21,400 Arizona residents serve full time in the military, 5,400 serve as reservists, and 7,200 are enlisted in the National Guard, totaling 34,000 Arizonans in military service. As the anniversary of September 11th approaches, please keep in mind the sacrifices that military families make throughout the Grand Canyon State. On Sept. 11, please [...]
If you haven’t done so already, please take a moment to take a look at the DEN National Blog post about this year’s Freedom Walk. It’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss out on. Let’s all do our part to remember September 11.
Our own Ann Jablonski, events planner for the Texas Leadership Council, has been selected to be a presenter at TCEA 2008, Discover Your Destination. She will be sharing ways to use unitedstreaming video to retell a story, summarize, and sequence. She’ll be using Movie Maker and Photostory as apps and including lesson plans and rubrics for [...]
Here in Texas, we all got to spend a little extra time this summer getting ready, right? With the passage of the law that keeps Texas schools from opening until the last week of August, nearly everyone started this Monday. That meant that our summer was a tad bit longer this year. Could you tell? [...]
On Sept. 11, please join the DEN team and the Military Channel as we partner with America Supports You, a Department of Defense program recognizing citizens’ support for our military and communicating that support to members of our Armed Forces and their families. America Supports You connects citizens and corporations who are looking for ways [...]
I know that many of us have family & friends who have served or are currently serving in the military (my sister is a Naval Flight Navigator who served in Iraq). When reading the following post (from the National DEN Blog), please think about how we can best honor our heros & our freedom- On [...]
Our first ThinkLink assessment of the 0708 school year is well under way. This is our second year with ThinkLink Lanugage Arts and Math, and we look forward to giving our first Science assessment in the near future. Our teachers use data notebooks as a way to keep all assessment information in one place. This [...]
On Tuesday, Scott Kinney shared a "Status of the DEN" webinar, where we looked back at the last two years and then looked forward to the future. It was part celebration, part town hall meeting, and 100% filled with DEN spirit. Would you believe that 2 years ago we had 6 STAR Discovery Educators? And [...]
On Sept. 11, please join the DEN team and the Military Channel as we partner with America Supports You, a Department of Defense program recognizing citizens’ support for our military and communicating that support to members of our Armed Forces and their families. America Supports You connects citizens and corporations who are looking for ways [...]
Yesterday I got a chance to see a new group of teachers see ThinkLink for the first time. I forgot how much fun it is to see the excited faces as they realize how powerful and easy to use this product is. Such a cool day! Lynn
It has been almost two weeks since we wrapped up the first ever Discovery Education Science Connection Summer Institute and I am still feeling the excitement of those four days in Valley Forge. We had a great group of educators from all over the country who made it a fun and funny time. Our special [...]
It’s time to celebrate new beginnings! Join us for our final Beach Bonfire of the summer as we kick off the 07/08 school year and welcome Kim Randall and Mike Botte to the DEN team! Bring your family and a even future DEN members as we head down to the beach once again. When: Saturday, [...]
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