We all have heard of a very merry “unbirthday”, but have you heard of an unconference? Today, the LC members were tasked with coming up with the burning questions and issues that they absolutely positively knew they wanted to see addressed before they left the Symposium. These 24 topics were set into an agenda and [...]
Have you ever wondered how Common Craft creates their simple yet informative digital videos? Well, thanks to Dr. Lodge McCammon and the DEN LC Symposium, your fearless DEN Leadership Council now knows, and we are here to share it with you! Dr. Lodge McCammon, a good friend of the DEN, currently calls North Carolina his [...]
Day two in Waltham began with an air of anticipation for Christopher Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. Today, there has been a shift in the knowledge and skills society values. As we all know, the traditional industrial model no longer serves the majority of the students. [...]
Adobe needs teachers to test and provide feedback on new software they are developing. If you are interested in testing out new software and providing feedback respond to the email address below. “ROME” that aims to make media creation fun and easy for everyone. This fresh approach to creative software is defined by three key themes: 1. [...]
Image by rmom352 via Flickr Today was filled with unconference sessions set by request of the participants. There were 24 different sessions offered in 4 time slots. My day began with geocaching in the rain with Porter Palmer. She confessed to being new to geocaching, but has a great depth of knowledge and enthusiasm about [...]
Today was our “unconference” day. It is one of the best things the DEN has started at these little annual meetings of ours. Last night, a long line of people stood before the group and announced something they would like to work on. Each of us wrote that down on a piece of card stock. [...]
Just made this cool map of our MD STARs on www.mapalist.com. See if you can find yourself!
We are learning and networking at the Discovery Leadership Council Symposium. Today we attend an unconference and were able to network with all of the wonderful and knowledable Den members from across the country. We used EDMODO to take notes and connect during the sessions. This might be a good tool for you to use [...]
This blog post is in cooperation with the DEN LC from Pennsylvania. RJ and Meg have shared their recent posting discussing all of the new updates with Diigo.
Bestselling author, Don Tapscott, adjunct Professor of Management at the University of Toronto, hosts a special Webinar, part of EdTechConnect Webinar series, where he will discuss MacroWikinomics, its impact on the world of education and the implications it holds for the future. MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World is the sequal to the groundbreaking [...]
You’re invited to join us as we journey, “Beyond the Textbook” at an enriching and intensive professional development experience. REMC 13 and Discovery Education are excited to provide this Day of Discovery at no charge to area educators. Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (registration begins at 8:30 AM) REMC 13 [...]
LC Chair Katie Knapp and I have been enjoying the DEN Leadership Council Symposium at Bentley University in Waltham, MA. Sunday evening started with meeting old friends and making some new ones. There are several new leadership councils so for many LC members it is their first experience. Monday started with a fabulous session [...]
Do you like to use 3-ring binders but wish they weren’t so cumbersome? Use LiveBinders to organize the digital resources you want to keep all in the same place. http://livebinders.com/
DEN LC’s are enjoying a busy week with “Discovering” new ways of sharing in education. Evelyn McFadden and Karen Wells are representing the Arkansas Leadership Council. They started off their week with a three hour session of FIZZ. No, it wasn’t a carbonated drink…but it was an active session with the unpredictable Dr. Lodge McCammon. They [...]
Today Deb Thomson and I are participating in an “un”conference. The LCs in attendance have created their own sessions and are directing their own learning. The first session we have chosen is entitled “LC Tips and Tricks: Best of DEN LC”. We are having conversations on how to strengthen our state DEN. Have an idea [...]
Tuesday at the DEN Leadership Council Symposium was a busy day, a long day, and a good day. At times, it seemed as though the clock was moving quite a bit faster than normal while at other times, it seemed like it was broken. Perhaps that’s what happens when you start the day at 9:00 [...]
Explore the Blue is a new program from the Take Me Fishing™ campaign and Discovery Education, which provides teachers and parents with a set of online tools that promote youth participation in on-the-water activities and reinforce the importance of caring for our environment. Fun and Games You don’t have to be at a lake or [...]
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