Welcome to Spotlight on Strategies Challenge! Our S.O.S series provides help, tips, and tricks for integrating DE media into your curriculum. Twenty Questions PDF Version BACKGROUND The game “20 Questions” is a widely known game that helps to encourage questioning and deductive reasoning. “The act of questioning actually has a physiological impact on the human [...]
I’m very excited to invite you to our “What’s the 4-1-1″ webinar next Tuesday, May 14 (7 p.m. EST), where we will be featuring DEN STARs from across the nation. This will be our last 411 webinar for the summer and we wanted to end with a bang as we highlight some of the amazing things [...]
Here is the May issue of DEN UP! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Enjoy!
A few weeks ago I was in Raleigh, North Carolina working with Wake County educators for the DEN Spring Virtual Conference. I worked with Marlo Gaddis (DEN STAR and Director of Instructional Technology and Media Services for Wake County) to plan the in-person event. We decided to offer a mix of virtual and in-person sessions [...]
This morning I had the privilege of joining in on a Social Studies Techbook webinar led by Kevin Jenkins and Dan Byerly. I’ve seen several SS TB overviews over the past few months and have even given it a go myself, but this morning’s discussion has me so excited, I just couldn’t resist sharing. (If you [...]
This past Saturday I attended the 2nd DENapalooza event in Atlanta, GA. It was extra special for me to participate in this event as it was hosted in Fulton County, which is where I began my teaching career over 10 years ago. During our “Unconference” portion of the afternoon, I facilitated a session where we [...]
Welcome to Spotlight on Strategies Challenge! Our S.O.S series provides help, tips, and tricks for integrating DE media into your curriculum. Multiple Perspectives PDF Version BACKGROUND Understanding a situation from multiple perspectives is an important skill for students to master. In addition, the theory of Multiple Intelligences (proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983) has been [...]
DEN STAR Lesley Locke-Sellinger, a 5th grade teacher from Dooley Elementary in Clark County School District, recently hosted a Literacy Night where families were invited to discover Discovery Education. Below is a summary from the event. What I love most about this story is the fact that parents and students joined together to complete the [...]
On Saturday I had the pleasure of working with Marlo Gaddis, Alison Schleede and Jean Monroe from Wake County where we hosted the largest in-person event for the DEN Spring Virtual Conference. Nearly 70 educators from across the district joined us for a day of professional development, networking, food, and fun. We hosted both in-person [...]
If you are a new DEN STAR and you are overwhelmed with all of the information and resources the DEN has to offer, I would like to invite you to the Rising STAR program. Over the years the DEN has flourished into a wealth of information and resources and we want to ensure all new [...]
Glenda Moton, DEN STAR from Miami-Dade County Public Schools, recently worked with Barry University in hosting 300 elementary students for an exciting event called “Science With a Twist”. The event was such a success that the university is interested in hosting it again next year. The evening provided students, parents and teachers the opportunity to [...]
Here is the April edition of our DEN UP Newsletter. Enjoy!
In a recent article, Mooresville Graded School District’s Superintendent Mark Edwards, talks about how it took his district five years to become an overnight success. This is a great example of how one of our Discovery Education partners and digital Techbook adopters is leading the charge on digital conversion to increase student achievement and close gaps [...]
A few weeks ago we received a glowing email from David Futch (Discovery Education PD) who wanted to share his excitement for the success story of DEN STAR Ambassador Erik Gonzalez from Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Like a proud Papa, David shared his story with us and we knew instantly we had to share it [...]
Here is the March issue of our DEN UP Newsletter. Enjoy!
A few weeks ago my colleague Jannita and I were in Las Vegas meeting with a group of DEN STAR Ambassadors from Clark County School District. We spent the day exploring instructional strategies and DE resources they can use to support student learning based on their Discovery Education Assessment data. As we wrapped up the [...]
This week a few of my colleagues and I had the privilege of working with an amazing team from Wake County Public Schools in Raleigh, North Carolina. Over the course of two days we met with over 200 principals and central office administrators to kick-off an exciting partnership with Wake County. We designed the day to immerse [...]
Last week I was in Albuquerque Public Schools working with a group of high school students who are members of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Committee (SAC). Each of the 18 SAC members invited a teacher to attend a day of learning and professional development focused on Discovery Education. We spent the day with the teachers [...]
I think the Beatles were on to something with their hit song “All You Need Is Love”. Written in 1967 by John Lennon, the Beatles had been tasked with coming up with a simple message that could be easily understood throughout the world. Love is a universal language that brings us together and makes us [...]
Last night we hosted a DEN Digital Learning Day “Smackdown” via Google Hangout. My distinguished panel included DEN Team members Chad Lehman, Dean Shareski, Jannita Demian, Steve Dembo; Leadership Council members Christelle Patselas and Sheila Fredericks; and DEN STAR Therese Conner. We started with a discussion around why digital learning is important and what it [...]
If you attended the student-led webinar this afternoon you saw firsthand just how powerful and engaging digital media can be. Students from around the US shared their favorite iPad Apps and talked about how they use them in class during the “Don’t Worry, Be APPy” webinar. If you missed it be sure to check out [...]
Tis the season for giving! We are sending you our favorite ways to stay connected with Discovery Education. Check out the December edition of the DEN UP Newsletter for information on: Events in a Box Explore the Blue Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt with Discovery Videos Rising STAR Reflections The DEN Wiki Enjoy! Ginny and Jannita [...]
Last Thursday, November 8, Albuquerque Public Schools and Discovery Education joined forces to host an open house event at Zuni Elementary School. The purpose of the event was to shine a light on the ways APS educators are transforming teaching and learning through the use of digital media. APS is leveraging the power of technology [...]
Over the past few months I have delivered a presentation I call “Creating Innovative Learning Environments” a handful of times. It was initially developed as a breakout session presentation for the DEN Summer Institute in Bozeman this past July. Over the past year I have read a variety of books, blog posts and articles and [...]
On Saturday, October 20, the DEN hosted an in-person event for the Fall Virtual Conference at Morehead STEM Academy in Charlotte. Over 60 educators from across Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools gave up their Saturday to join us for a jam packed day of learning. We began with a quick welcome and introduction followed by the opening virtual [...]
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