Porter Palmer, as she is so good at doing, has inspired me to write my DEN love story. I have been a member of the DEN since 2006 and a STAR since the program started. It has also been my privilege to have been the chair of the CT DEN LC for the past three [...]
I am very pleased to announce that the CT DEN leadership council will be hosting a live event for the SCICon virtual conference at the Mark Twain House in Hartford on Saturday, January 28, 2012. DEN SCIcon focuses on providing participants with some of the most effective strategies for transforming their science classes through the [...]
Discovery Education, CECA, and Meriden Public Schools are pleased to present: CECA Pre-Conference Day of Discovery Designed specifically for Connecticut-area educators, this interactive day of free professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate your curriculum using the latest 21st century tools. Whether you are new to Discovery Education or a long-time [...]
Did you ever stop to think about why you got up today? Are you marking off another day on the calendar that gets you closer to retirement? Did you think about the staff meeting, ppt, or other get together with a sense of dread? Did you think about the students you are going to be [...]
NASA has just released a photo gallery of some of the most amazing pictures you will ever see. On May 23 Astronaut Paolo Nespoli took a series of photographs from a Soyuz space capsule as he, Russian Cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, and American Astronaut Cady Coleman were departing the International Space Station and returning to earth. [...]
Back in the fall I was given the assignment to learn as much as I could about the iPad in order to support the agency I work for, and our member districts, as they begin various pilot programs. When I was first presented with this project, I was overwhelemed with the amount of information I was [...]
The list of Web 2.0 tools grows exponentially day by day it seems. In almost every workshop I facilitate lately, one of the most frequently asked questions is, “Which Web 2.0 tool(s) do you like best?” That’s like asking me, “Which tool do you like best when building a house?” The answer all depends on [...]
It is 9:09 am Wednesday morning. I have been awake since 6:30 am. So far today I have checked my work email, my hotmail and gmail accounts, voicemail, twitter, facebook, my elfster gift exchange with my PLN, and the headlines from MSNBC.com. I spent a half hour in the car driving my nephew to school. [...]
A final reminder that the Pre CECA Day of Discovery is set and ready to go this Saturday, October 16. It will take place at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Steve Dembo from Discovery Education will be presenting the keynote “Learning to Speak Native”. There will be numerous break [...]
Discovery Education, Glastonbury Public Schools, and the Connecticut DEN Leadership Council are proud to present a CECA Pre-Conference Day of Discovery at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury, CT on October 16, 2010. Designed specifically for Connecticut educators, this exciting and interactive day of professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate curriculum [...]
One of the things I like to do is to research the history of the holidays and other special days we celebrate. With today being Labor Day, I thought I would share what I have learned about this holiday that marks the unofficial end of summer and celebrates the American worker. As educators, many of [...]
Connecticut Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Leadership Council members will be at the Vernon and Wallingford Staples stores in CT on their Teacher Appreciation Day from 9 AM to 11AM. We will be there to inform teachers about Discovery Education services and the DEN STAR programs. The Vernon store is located at 35 Talcottville Road and [...]
Okay, I admit that I have been a reluctant iPad convert. We bought one for the ed. tech department at CREC so we could see what, if any, value they might have for education. About two weeks ago it was my turn to give it a test drive. The first thing I did when I [...]
Janice is a science teacher at the Thomas Edison Magnet School in Meriden. She took advantage of Teacher Tuesdays at the King Tut Exhibit at Discovery Times Square and was kind enough to share her reflections with us. The 150 piece King Tut collection is spectacular. Tiye, his mother, has a beautiful gold sarcophogus and [...]
Well, we have reached June and for many, it is a very hectic time of year. Last minute lessons, working around field trips, special assemblies, and warm weather all make it difficult for students (and teachers) to stay focused. It is my hope that as we enter the final weeks of this school year, each [...]
Tuesday evening the Discovery Educator Network held its second annual DENny awards to recognize outstanding contributions to the DEN. The Connecticut DEN Leadership Council received an award for having one of the most outstanding blogs. We would like to thank all of our Connecticut Discovery Educators and fellow DEN STARS across the country for recognizing the efforts of [...]
I attended a workshop yesterday and one of the presenters was using a really neat USB camera as a document camera. It is called the IPEVO Point 2 View USB Camera. It can be used as a web cam with Skype and other IM applications and it can take 2 megapixel pictures. The quality of [...]
I recently received a link to Microsoft Research’s World Wide Telescope – www.worldwidetelescope.org. According to the user guide: ”The WorldWide Telescope is a software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope—combining terabytes of imagery from such famous telescopes as Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer into one vast panorama of the universe. WorldWide [...]
I have recently had the opportunity to work with a couple of districts on using Flip video cameras. The Flip is a video camera that is about the size of an iPod. Depending on the model you choose, you can store either 60 or 120 minutes of video on the camera. I am currently using [...]
Some of the largest expenses for any school district are the energy costs for electricity, fuel oil or gas for heating, water usage, etc. A group called The Alliance to Save Energy has a program called Green Schools Program which seeks to reduce energy costs in order to free up more funds for education programs [...]
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