As school leaders we are responsible not just for today’s learning – we are also responsible for tomorrow’s. We don’t get to be comfortable with the status quo. Each and every student deserves productive, rich and fulfilling learning opportunities today and tomorrow. Technology is a positive resource in our work! As school leaders we need [...]
The Career Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers is a five-year award available to outstanding science and/or mathematics teachers in North Carolina public primary and secondary schools. The purpose of this award is to recognize teachers who have demonstrated solid knowledge of science and/or mathematics content and who have outstanding performance records in educating children. [...]
The Holidays! As the winter break draws nearer, have you found that the students are less attentive than usual? Discovery Streaming has items to help! First, some holiday title suggestions from the catalog: The Magic School Bus: Holiday Special — grades 2 – 4 Christmas Tales from Foreign Lands (various titles in series) – grades [...]
Discovery Education Professional Development staff fly out to northwest Canada to breathtaking views and snowy mountain tops. Teachers at School District #36 in Surrey, British Columbia participated in a day of hands-on training. Teachers were inspired to drive student learning using digital media in the classroom. Read more about the day at Surrey from our Discovery [...]
For more than 5 years now, the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) has been fervently pursuing our singular goal of connecting educators to their most valuable resource, each other. Today, we are pleased to announce that we are expanding our outreach to school and district leaders with the launch of an administrators’ strand, the DEN Admin [...]
I’m certainly not Oprah, but both DonorsChoose.org and Groupon make my list of favorite things. For those of you who are not familiar with these tools, here’s a snapshot. DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to donate to classrooms. Teachers across America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org. Then, you [...]
When thinking of November we first think of Thanksgiving and it being National Breast Cancer Awareness month. However, for many, their is one day that remains quite special to those of us that have had friends and family members give their lives so we may enjoy life, freedom, and ability to make our own decisions. [...]
I guess you could say that I am a procrastinator, not because I want to avoid work, but more or less because I am a perfectionist! I avoid doing things simply because I wanted it to be perfect! Well, the end result, is that things simply do not get done! This brings me to why [...]
The SC Leadership Council would like to thank ALL of the great Discovery Educators in the Palmetto State who have joined the SC DEN! We hope to hear from you on the blog or in-person at one of our upcoming events. But we have LOTS to be thankful for, so why stop there? Grab a [...]
On this Thanksgiving Day, it only seems appropriate to reflect on some of the things I have gained through my affiliation with Discovery Education and the DEN. I give thanks for: *The videos and resources that help make so many things more real for my students. *The fantastic professional development opportunities – Summer Institutes, webinars, [...]
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for November 24, 2010.
From now until December 17 STAR Discovery Educators and their students have the opportunity to earn holiday gifts for students in need by submitting entries to the The Hub Create a Story Contest. For every contest entry from students of STAR Discovery Educators we will donate a toy to a local charity in Silver Spring, [...]
What an amazing day with engaging activities, sharing ideas and learning about Discovery Education at the Day of Discovery at New Brunswick School District #8 in Eastern Canada. Steve Dembo, Director of Social Media and Online Community at Discovery Education, kicked off the day as the keynote speaker sharing his inspiring and creative session on [...]
Are your students interested in math and science research? The Siemens Foundation is hosting a free workshop for high school students in the Washington DC area. “Getting Started….The Road to Creating an Original Research Project”, will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 4:00pm at: The George Washington University Media and Public Affairs Building [...]
Are looking for a way for teachers to sign up for time in the computer lab online? I just might have a solution for you. YouCanBook.Me is an online schedule maker that is linked with Google Calendar. There is a great video on the company website showing some of the features. It’s worth viewing. We [...]
Discovery Education Canada launched a two day event at School District #8 in Saint John, New Brunswick kicking off a new partnership. Today hundreds of students joined Philippe Cousteau and Discovery on-site and in a live webcast sharing his passion for the ocean. As an educator and conservationist, Philippe urged students to take action to make [...]
On Saturday, November 19, 2010 educators from across Chicago Public Schools attended a Day of Discovery at the SHEDD Aquarium in Chicago to learn how to utilize digital media from Discovery Education to enhance science instruction. The day began with an opening from Phillipe Cousteau and was followed with breakout sessions designed to help educators [...]
This past Saturday through tomorrow is the New York State Computers and Technology in Education conference. In keeping with the theme of “Sharing the Responsibility of Tomorrow”, I wanted to share with you some useful resources I learned about. Check out these Wild Wacky Worthy Web 2.0 Tools at http://wildwackyworthy.wikispaces.com/. Some of the tools you will find on this [...]
There are some very cool educational “conferences” or “unconferences” coming up that everyone should check out. These are all in the Northeast (NY, NJ, and MA). They are all FREE! EdCampNYC – EdCamp NYC is an unconference about K-12 education issues and ideas. It is Saturday, December 4th, 2010 and will be held at the [...]
Dear Discovery Educator Network, Recently I had my annual get-together with some close friends from college, most of whom are teachers. One of them is not only teaching her regular courses but is also an adjunct at her local community college. She bemoaned the fact that she had been asked to share her many resources [...]
I am so excited to let you know that I have been invited to present on the K12 Online Conference Echo series. My Skype buddy, Jan Wells(from Kansas), and I rolled out our K12 Online Conference presentation on October 27. Shortly after our session went “live” we were invited to be the first presenters for [...]
Great news for those STAR DEN members who will be attending LACUE 2010 in Baton Rouge! Susan Tompkins, our LC chair, has organized a dinner Thursday night for all LA STARs. Invite someone to come along with you who is not already a STAR DE so we can help spread the word about how great [...]
http://www.e-learningforkids.org is a great site that provides free e-courses for kids all around the world. This site has engaging and interactive courses for kids in online safety, computer skills such as using Google, typing, and core subjects like language arts, math, and science. Most of the courses are for elementary school-aged children, and involve dynamic [...]
Jennifer Bond, a DEN STAR educator from the Walled Lake Consolidated School District in Michigan, has a “Skype Guest of the Week.” This past week, JoAnne Kaminski, a Reading Specialist from Wisconsin, visited Mrs. Bond’s 3rd grade classroom. The two educators connected as a result of Mrs. Bond’s post on the Skype in Schools wiki which describes how [...]
The DEN presence was very apparent at this year’s MassCUE Annual Conference at the end of October. Stars presented on a variety of topics showing the range of interests and expertise in our professional learning/sharing network. Several of us also gathered at lunch on the first day; it was great to put some names and [...]
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