The winners were drawn! Thanks to everyone who submitted great integration ideas. Jeannine Shields and Tiffany Braby are the lucky winners of tickets to the Celebration of Teaching and Learning in New York City. Congratulations, Neene and Tiffany! We look forward to hearing all about it.
We have a fabulous opportunity for DEN Stars in the tri-state area. We are giving away 2 tickets to the Celebration of Teaching and Learning! This amazing two day conference takes place March 18th and 19th in New York City. And our very own Guru, Nancy Sharoff will be presenting. If you’re around on Saturday, [...]
Hello DEN members. Teaching the Hudson Valley is looking for proposals for their summer institute, Place and the Digital Native. This institute, which runs in July at Hyde Park, will explore the idea of how, when and why we use technology and social media when teaching about place. Let’s see if we can get some [...]
NewsdaySchool Journalism Awards To Recognize and Encourage Excellence in Student Journalism on Long Island Long Island Educators – Have your students try their hand at writing for a newspaper. This student journalism contest, sponsored by Newsday, gives middle and high school students an opportunity to have their work judged by Newsday reporters, photographers, and editors. [...]
Free Preview for Educators: “Discover the secret behind how we write. Understand how we see. Trace the origins of algebra. Uncover the history of everyday items like coffee, toothbrushes and soap. Plus, view a 13-minute film starring Oscar-winning actor Ben Kingsley, and enjoy over60 interactive exhibits that reveal the scientific legacy of Muslim civilization in our modern [...]
The NY Events Team is putting together alive event for you during the DEN SciCon Conference. It will be at the East Fishkill Library in the town of East Fishkill in Dutchess County on January 22nd from 10:30 a.m. – 3 pm. There you can participate in the DEN SciCon Virtual Conference and have f2f sessions [...]
Lucy Caulkins, author of Units of Study for Primary Writing and Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3–5, is coming to Long Island this April. The 21st Annual Literacy and Learning Institute will feature Lucy Caulkins, children’s author Carmen Agra Deed, and many other featured reading and writing specialists. Find out more about this Eastern Suffolk [...]
In these difficult economic times, many of us are finding that field trips are fast becoming a thing of the past. Teaching the Hudson Valley set up a page for grants we can apply for that will give us the money needed to bring our students to one of their fabulous sites. You can find [...]
Coming soon: The Celebration of Teaching and Learning for 2011. This amazing two day conference, run by PBS, enables educators in the tri-state area to hear top educators, top politicians, and top authors in the comfortable setting of the Hilton New York on Avenue of the Americas. This year, keynote speakers are Oliver Sacks and [...]
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 [...]
If you don’t already know it, Steve Hargadon and Lucy Gray have assembled an UNBELIEVABLE line-up for the Global Education Conference which is currently going on (November 15 – 19, 2010), it’s online and free. Check out the numbers: 370 sessions from 62 countries! 63 keynote speakers! 219 moderator volunteers have signed up to help [...]
Starting tomorrow, the amazing Global Education Conference will be running for the whole week. This conference is totally free, totally online, and totally accessible to us all. From the GEC site: “The 2010 Global Education Conference is being held November 15 – 19, 2010, online and free. Sessions will take place in multiple time zones and multiple [...]
This summer, I was reintroduced to Edmodo at the DEN LC Symposium. I first learned about Edmodo at another conference but never saw it as more than another Twitter and I didn’t see the point. But at the symposium, we actually used it. We created small groups for each session, had discussions, added links, made connections, [...]
Tech or Treat: Fall Virtual Conference ( N.Y. )Join us for a free day of professional development and networking as you “Tech or Treat” with the Discovery Educator Network.Participants Will Leave With:-Exploration of the rich variety of digital content available within Discovery Education..-Integration strategies and exemplar learning experiences to bring digital content alive in your [...]
In New York, October brings changing leaves, lighting fires in fireplaces and stoves, apple picking, and new DEN webinars. Come join us for some informational webinars and learn how to use DE streaming, get an introduction to the Administrator site, learn about Student Access, and explore the Builder Tools and Teacher Center in depth. You can [...]
Did you enjoy the DE Streamathon? Of course you did! But just on the off chance that you didn’t attend all ten hoursworth of webinars, we’ve archived them all and have posted them on the Streamathon 2010 page. So head over there and check out some of your favorite presentations as shared by some of your favorite presenters [...]
FREE Open House for Educators and Administrators! We invite you and a guest to preview the King Tut Exhibition. Please follow the RSVP instructions below. We look forward to meeting you!DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 21TIME: 4-9:30 pm (last entry by 8pm)LOCATION: Discovery Times Square Exposition, 226 West 44th Street, NYC (between 7th and 8th Avenues)NOTE: For complimentary admission, you must RSVP [...]
The 5th annual Discovery Education Streamathon is September 14, 2010. There is a full day of information-packed sessions on how to integrate DE streaming and the newest online technologies used by today’s media-savvy students into classroom instruction. Come join us in the learning! The link to register is: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/streamathon2010 Here’s the schedule…. Come for an hour [...]
With school finally starting here in New York, our minds are back on teaching and learning. Tech Forum, in October is a great way to get us back into the swing of things. This annual conference takes place on October 22, 2010 in Tarrytown and features keynote speaker Kathy Shrock, as well as some fabulous [...]
Mark your calendars! At 1pm ET on Monday, September 13thDanny Forster from the Science Channel’s Build It Bigger is joining us for a special webinar event “A New Way to Look at Architecture.” Danny loves architecture, from the curve of a building’s roof line to the mathematics at its foundation, and he’s excited to share! As the host [...]
This week, Long Island regional teachers were treated to an amazing Day of Discovery at the Cablevision building in Bethpage. Our very own Whitney Mihoulides organized a day full of STEM discussions and DEN information. It was also a great opportunity to network with local DEN members. Our big treat of the day was [...]
Hey! The first two weeks of DEN Summer School sessions have been archived and are available. There are two easy ways to find them. You can click on the Summer School 2010 tab on the DEN blog. OR you can click on the category Webinar Archives to see all of the archives even from webinars that aren’t part of [...]
Come join the learning for Discovery’s FREE Webinars. Webinar Topics Include: 1. DEN Summer School Webinar Series - Devoted to Digital Storytelling, Personal Learning Networks and Project Based Learning. To see a full list of times and dates and to register for this session, click here: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/DENSummerSchool 2. Back to School with Discovery Education [...]
Staples is once again holding a Teacher Appreciation Day. This is a great opportunity to get free gifts, sign up for the Staples Rewards Teachers Program, and shop for back to school items. (Yes, I said it. I’m sorry.) Most NY Staples stores will have this special day in August so be sure to check [...]
The DEN Leadership Council Symposium was held at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts this past week. I had the pleasure of attending and thought I would share my highlights. Edmodo was my favorite new tool. Used throughout the week, it was the most useful way of connecting and collecting information. I was easily able to [...]
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