This Saturday, March 6, 2010, will be the start of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska. Students and teachers from all over the world will take part in this “Last Great Race” via the Internet through a project called “eIditarod” facilitated by Walter McKenzie. The history of this race is traced back to [...]
I had a chance to attend the ICE Conference last week and luckily got to see many of my DEN friends. Conferences are always a good time to connect with other educators, but it’s also a time to freshen up our teaching practice and gather some new ideas. This conference has a great resource available [...]
I can be on Facebook keeping in touch with friends and other times I’m on Twitter tweeting with teachers about what we will be doing at their next workshop. My Facebook status is updated by tweets, which is very convenient, except too many people like to comment on both networks. If you are having problems keeping [...]
Nothing, absolutely nothing, succeeds like success (well, okay, maybe money too). So it totally does not surprise me that the huge demand for Matt Monjan’s DEN PreCon at PETE&C presentation is being reprised in a webinar. See, we listen. Discovery ALWAYS does! You asked for it; you got it! Patti Duncan microblogged Matt’s presentation using [...]
No, I’m not talking about kite flying or basketball playoffs. Although I have to admit these activities may cause less stress than the topic we’re tackling this month: State-wide Testing. Actually, the plan is to provide some tips for tackling test anxiety/stress. We hope some of these ideas will help you help your students feel [...]
No, I’m not talking about kite flying or basketball playoffs. Although I have to admit these activities may cause less stress than the topic we’re tackling this month: State-wide Testing. Actually, the plan is to provide some tips for tackling test anxiety/stress. We hope some of these ideas will help you help your students feel [...]
This morning we were able to experience the Seattle Aquarium with Philippe Cousteau. Many schools around Texas participated and had an amazing time. Williams Elementary even won a chance to have Philippe come to there school for a Day of Discovery with him. Isn’t that waonderful! If you missed it, you definitely missed a huge [...]
Jessica Cooley is a grade five teacher at Stafford Elementary School in Stafford, Connecticut. During her five years of teaching, Jessica has always used Discovery Education to enhance her lessons and to build background knowledge of her students. In 2009, she became a STAR educator and is anxious to share the wonderful things Discovery Education [...]
Your PA DEN LC Blog Team ~ Traci Blazoski, Joe Oliphant, Robin Martin and I always strive to bring you the best of all things DEN, with a special focus of PA events. We also try to streamline information, and play around with what works best. Our tab section at the top of our blog [...]
Presentation Resources The STARS are Shining (Again) at PETE&C Finding Your Passion Changes Everything: Sir Ken Robinson Continue the Conversation with Sir Ken Robinson 60 in 6: Lutz and McGrath at PETE&C 2010 Top Ten STEM with Patti Duncan (blogged from webinar preceding PETE&C presentation) Using Ning as a School Social Network: Dianne Krause School [...]
On Wednesday, March 3rd and 10th, at 5 p.m. SLT (7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST) the New York DEN and the DEN in Second Life will be co-hosting a book talk on Dr. Ken Robinson’s book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. I first heard (and heard of) Sir Robinson at the [...]
Presentation Resources Beyond the Textbook: DEN PreCon at PETE&C DEN PreCon Share A Ride? Top 10 STEM with Patti Duncan Beyond the Textbook: DEN PreCon 2010 Beyond the Textbook: Multimedia Einsteins Beyond the Textbook: Homework Gone Digital RECESS: Beyond the Textbook Top 10 Ways to Pop Your Blog ~ Beyond the Writing The STARs Are [...]
Presentation Resources DEN SCIcon 2010: Saturday, January 9, 2010 Propel Montour to Host DEN SCIcon 2010 Last call yall! (Is that a word?) Change the Present, Change the Future with Lance Rougeux at DEN SCIcon 2010 No Paper Left Behind: A New Age of Science with Brad Fountain at DEN SCIcon 2010 Hands On Digital [...]
Presentation Resources DEN Virtual Conference DEN Virtual Conference Archives PA LC Virtual Conference (Registration) PA DEN Virtual Conference Live Event (Schedule) Tech or Treat in PA at IU 21 on Facebook Meet, Greet, and Eat: Welcome to Virtual Conference Live Event Getting Started With Discovery Education Thinking Outside the Slide: Mike Byrant on Multimedia Presentations [...]
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