It is time to break out those reading lists again and dust off your library cards. The DEN comes to the rescue with more great professional reading suggestions for your summer and beyond. Check out some more great suggestions. The Ten-Minute In Service By Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux DEN Rating: 4, I lead [...]
This spring, a great team of DEN leaders started up #denchat, a weekly Twitter chat for educators, that took place on Thursday nights at 8:00 PM EST. The idea behind starting the chat was to engage more members of the DEN and teaching community to share ideas, provide encouragement, and ask challenging questions. We feel [...]
School’s almost through. Summer sun is beating down. It’s time to dust off those reading glasses and that favorite lawn chair. Check out these great professional suggestions from DEN members across America as you start that pile of books to tackle this summer. They are good ones! The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our [...]
North Carolina has some amazing opportunities for educators around the state. Don’t let the chance pass you buy to build your professional network, grow your own learning, and find new ways to make your classroom engaging for your students! The NC Museum of Natural Sciences has some exciting opportunities for educators this summer. See [...]
Looking for ideas for summer reading? Want to start a professional book club in your area? Check out these excellent suggestions from DEN members from across the country. Brain Rules John Medina 979777704 Rating: 4 I think this is a great book for teachers to read about how the brain works. Favorite line/quote: Brain [...]
Are you looking for ways to incorporate more grammar lessons into your class? Do you love finding ways to integrate history and geography throughout the day? If so, check out the Pendemonium series on Discovery Streaming. In Discovery Education’s Lesson Plan Library, you can even find a collection of free lesson plans to enhance your [...]
The Exploring the Earth Camp could be for you! NC State is offering a FREE weeklong summer day camp to for rising Juniors and Seniors to learn geoscience field and laboratory research techniques. Geoscientists investigate the Earth, its rocks, oceans and atmosphere. We forecast the weather, develop land-use plans, explore other planets and the solar system, determine environmental impacts, find new [...]
More excellent professional reading suggestions from our awesome DEN members! Creating Innovators Tony Wagner 978-1-4516-1149-6 Rating: 5: DEN Finger Worthy In this book Tony Wagner provides a powerful rationale for developing an innovation-driven economy. He explores what parents, teachers, and employers must do to develop the capacities of young people to become innovators. This [...]
Calling all educators, both formal and informal! There are spaces available in the Fall 2013 semester of DataStreme Ocean! The only cost to you is your time — time to complete the weekly investigations and time to attend the meetings (plus whatever costs are involved for travel to the meetings). DataStreme Ocean [...]
Meet ALISON SCHLEEDE Where do you teach? Wake County Schools, Raleigh, NC What do you teach? 9-12 Technology Integration When did you become a DEN member? 2010 What’s your favorite thing about being a DEN member? I love being able to learn from other educators across the country! I have connected [...]
Last week’s #denchat focused on sharing ideas for finishing out the year by keeping students focused and engaged! We all know that this is the best way to keep our students, and ourselves, motivated and out of trouble. Busy kids do best! Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation. Coding: I recently [...]
Check out the next installment of great books shared by DEN members! These are some fabulous ideas for professional reads. The Six Secrets of Change Michael Fullan 978-1-118-15260-7 Rating: 5: DEN Finger Worthy This is a great read for leaders in education. Not only are the six secrets easy to incorporate, but Fullan [...]
Thanks to Mark Case, NC DEN Star extraordinaire, who led an amazing NC Geocaching Day event on Saturday, May 18. Thirty-one educators, geocachers, and families met up at the Cedar Rock park in Guilford County, North Carolina, and learned so much. Thanks Mark!
Meet CONNI MULLIGAN Where do you teach? Buncombe County Schools, Asheville, NC What do you teach? K-12 Technology Integration When did you become a DEN member? 2006 What’s your favorite thing about being a DEN member? My favorite thing about being a part of the DEN is the totally AWESOMTASTIC INSPIRATIONAL [...]
The NC Museum of Natural Sciences has some exciting opportunities for educators this summer! Join us for a workshop this July. Workshop descriptions below! To register, follow this link: http://files.naturalsciences.org/education/Ed_Trek_reg_form_2012.pdf Entomology 101 for Teachers Prairie Ridge Ecostation, Raleigh, NC July 10-12, 2013 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily Cost: $25 (includes a field guide and [...]
Science Fair Workshop for Teachers June 5, 2013 Western Carolina University Room 143, Cordelia Camp Building Free (pre-registration required) Lunch will be included Register Online Now http://www.wcu.edu/academics/edoutreach/conted/profdev/Science-Fair-Workshop-for-Teachers.asp Jim Davis will discuss his strategies for a successful science fair. Jim, who teaches at Tuscola High School, has been planning successful science fairs for years. He has [...]
Observing Regional and Global Water Resources Using remote sensing and field data to better understand the hydrologic cycle A FREE Professional Development Institute for Teachers Tuesday July 30, 8:30AM – 5:00PM Wednesday, July 31, 8:30AM-5:00PM At the North Carolina Botanical Garden UNC-Chapel Hill In this two day teacher professional development institute participants will [...]
Meet DOTTIE SMALL Where do you teach? Garrett Elementary What do you teach? ELA, 5th Grade When did you become a DEN member? 2010 What’s your favorite thing about being a DEN member? I like to be invited to free seminars and such for information on new initiatives. What’s your [...]
The 2013 Conference Committee for Environmental Educators of North Carolina has released the Call for Proposals. Climbing the TrEE will be held at the NC Arboretum in Asheville on September 12-15, 2013. http://www.eenc.org/index.php/in-the-news/north-carolina/178-call-for-proposals Proposals will be accepted until May 31, 2013. The committee is seeking proposals that fall into one of five [...]
Are you ready to stock up on some summer reading? Check out some of these great professional suggestions from our fellow DEN Readers! We will post new suggestions every week. Don’t forget that you can add your own favorites and earn points for DEN Spring Training. Make your recommendations HERE! Flip Your Classroom: Reach [...]
Meet KELLY HINES Where do you teach? Guilford County Schools What do you teach? 5th Graders! When did you become a DEN member? Spring 2008, I think What’s your favorite thing about being a DEN member? I love the enthusiasm, encouragement and expertise of my fellow DEN members! What’s your [...]
DEN Guru and STAR extraordinaire, Conni Mulligan, announced today that she will be hosting an event for DEN Geocaching Day, May 18, at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, NC. Directions: http://www.ncarboretum.org/plan-a-visit-or-event/hours-directions/Registration for the day will be open at 9:00 with the days activities beginning at 9:30AM. We will wrap up the days events at 2:00 [...]
Discovery Education’s Spring VirtCon was an amazing day of learning across the world, and especially in North Carolina. Seven face to face events were held across the state, and around 100 educators benefited from the online learning and collegial conversations inspired by the VirtConLive presenters. Thank you, Discovery Education and the DEN for another great [...]
Did you attend DEN’s Spring VirtCon yesterday? If so, you may have had the pleasure to spend part of your day learning with one of North Carolina’s own, Mark Case. He shared his expertise on “Connecting Communities One Geocache at a Time.” If you missed the fun, you can find the archive HERE. You may [...]
I don’t know what your lesson plans are for 1:00 pm EST tomorrow, Friday, April 19th. I do know what they should be, though! Clear those calendars and check your connectivity because it’s time to spend an afternoon with artist and author, Peter H. Reynolds, sponsored by the Purple Feet Foundation. Here are the [...]
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