Please join us during the 2012-2013 school year as we travel the country for local workshops that focus on our Discovery Education Assessment tools. These exciting and interactive afternoons and evenings of professional development will highlight creative ways to meet your students’ needs using your Discovery Education Assessment tools and resources. Prizes will be many! Next week’s [...]
With the start of a new school year things are always a little crazy, but also full of excitement. Most of you are excited to try new lesson ideas and work the great resources you have access to, like Discovery Education. As part of our support for educators using the Discovery Education Techbook content we [...]
This week we’ll explore how to download closed captioned files using the new interface. I also provide links that show ou how to manipulate the Closed Captioned text on both a PC and Mac. We’ll also examine a cool app that links to many more cool free education apps! Finally, in this edition, I provide [...]
Are you looking for ways to teach your students ways to tackle their comprehension of non-fiction texts? Check out this excellent resource from the Center for Urban Education. I love how the graphic organizers are simple to draw, so I don’t have to run copies ahead of time for my students. They are also broken [...]
Several years ago when DENSI was in Boston, I was able to meet Peter Reynolds when we visited Fablevision. I did not realize how his wonderful book The Dot would impact my teaching. The Dot is a wonderful book about how each person has something to offer if you believe in them. The first year [...]
Hello Michigan Educators! Look at all that Discovery Education has in store for you this Fall! In Person: REMC 5 Day of Discovery (October 17) Details: http://discovery.box.com/s/e7a811e4251baad8eaaf REMC 7 Day of Discovery (October 19) Details: http://discovery.box.com/s/3e1ef5c3cfe0ed2cd9e3 Virtual: Back-To-School Webinar Series (August 8 – September 27) Details: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/BTS REMC Usage Drive (August 27 – October 24) Details: https://discovery.box.com/s/49eb90feb7d7253933be
Here is the archive from today’s DEN Open House podcast. I am trying to fill the host shoes for Dean Shareski, who was traveling at the time of this Google Hangout. In this podcast we discuss “community” and the importance of having a community and tips for building a community. Enjoy.
September 15ish is International Dot Day! Well, we headed to Boston and to Fablevision to do a special event for classrooms with Peter H. Reynolds and his twin brother, Paul. If you weren’t able to join us live, here’s the archive. Reading of The Dot, posted with the permission of Peter H. Reynolds.
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for September 14, 2012.
Last night we hosted a virtual DEN Open House event. DEN STAR & LC members Heather Hurley, Linda Rush and Mary Carole Strother joined us in a Google Hangout to talk about their experience with the DEN. The goal of our open house was to give educators a personal introduction and overview of the DEN [...]
These are the Techbook times. So to help connect you with everything Techbook, we provide a monthly newsletter called, “Techbook Times”. Take a look at the September issue below.
A continuation of Cache and Cookie’s Animal Alphabet Series! Kindergarten through second grade teachers may engage their students through DE streaming’s 25 minute full video titled “Animal Alphabet.” This video cleverly uses the animal kingdom to teach students their alphabet. You can also use this video’s segments to engage students–one letter at a time. [...]
This week we had a fantastic conversation with our DEN Gurus via Google Hangout! Since it was a part of Open House week, we spent some time sharing how each of them got started with the DEN and what they remembered about their experiences were with the community. Since we have just wrapped up Connected [...]
Posted on behalf of Cindy Dunagan Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, “A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” I choose to post for Open House Week because it was exactly one year ago that I attended my first DEN event and what an excellent adventure this last year has been. On September 10, [...]
Do we want to be part of a society where education truly benefits all? Where education can lead toward upward mobility? Do we want more students learning at higher levels? How can we as a society dramatically increase the numbers of young people who achieve at high levels in language arts, math, science and social [...]
I couldn’t believe my ears. My daughter came home from piano lessons the other day and started playing a new song she learned. When I heard it, I instantly thought of many great Discovery moments. If you’ve been a part of the DEN for several years, you’ll undoubtedly recognize the tune below and it will [...]
It is a fact that there are some DEN Stars that are Gleeks. While the love for the show might come from the music or storyline, we feel the that same connection. If you have ever been at an in-person DEN event, you understand this quote from the first season. I realized in 2008 that [...]
The time for back to school night has come again. Every year I am excited to try something new that will make the experience better for my students and better for my parents. The problem with back to school night has been I have felt like I just ran a marathon and have [...]
Get Blown Away at the Orlando Science Center Have you ever wanted to experience hurricane force winds or see a tornado form right in front of your eyes without fearing for your life? Are you looking for an opportunity to explore science in a fabulous hands on learning environment? Do you wish you had [...]
Hey all you DENmazing Educators! Welcome to the DEN Blog Open House! I am a STEM Math teacher and Tech Integration Specialist in Marshfield WI. I first learned of all the wonders of Discovery Education while experiencing the Siemens STEM Institute in 2010. While attending the STEM Institute, I was catapulted into real 21st Century [...]
I’ll never forget the day a kindergartner was sent to my classroom for bad behavior. I knew the teacher was at the end of her rope to send him my way and that the goal was to get him to shape up. When I started to discuss his behavior he actually said, “Are you almost [...]
This is Open House at the DEN and I cannot say enough about how much this powerful network has increased my professional learning network. The very first DE event I attended was in Memphis, TN over eight years ago. I was amazed at all of the resources that Discovery Education provided me with my position [...]
As you settle into the 2012-2013 school year we would like to share the September edition of the DEN UP Newsletter with you. Here is a highlight of what we are covering this month: This time of year can have you feeling upside down. Don’t fear, learn how other educators are “FLIPPing” their classrooms. As [...]
Calling all New Jersey educators! Discovery Education and Plymouth Rock Assurance – Teachers’ Insurance Plan of NJ are excited to announce the launch of the Professional Growth Academy Webinar Series: a free monthly program exclusively for New Jersey educators! The Professional Growth Academy will be led by Discovery Education and will give you tools to [...]
For those that missed the Exciting Enhancements to Discovery Education webinars last week, you still have two chances to catch them! The webinars will again be presented today, Wednesday September 12th and tomorrow, Thursday September 13th. Don’t miss your chance to get a peek at the great new updates that we’re offering this year! Here’s [...]
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