The Michigan Leadership Council hosted three events across the state for teachers as part of Discovery Educator Network’s Geocaching Day! Events were held in Battle Creek, Flint, and Milford. It was a great day of collaboration, learning, and outdoor fun. The Milford group found 7 caches along Milford Trail, a path that goes from the [...]
Each year, MACUL supports Michigan educators by funding grants of up to $1500 to support effective use of technology in the classroom. Apply any time between now and June 8, 2011. Applications should include the outline of a project that focuses on an instructional use of a computer or related equipment which has the potential [...]
The Walled Lake Consolidated School District in southeastern Michigan hosted the Stir it Up with Discovery Education Conference on Saturday, March 19. It was a fantastic day of learning and networking. There were 75+ attendees from at least 15 different school districts and one attendee from Canada. We were lucky to have Discovery Education’s Mike [...]
Michigan Educators: You are invited to attend a technology conference on Saturday, March 19 at Sarah Banks Middle School (Wixom, MI) from 8:30am-3:15pm. This event will focus on providing participants with some of the most effective strategies for transforming teaching practices through the meaningful and effective integration of digital media content. Presenters are from Discovery Education, the [...]
Porter Palmer delivered the keynote address to Michigan school superintendents at the MASA Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan this morning. She demonstrated six super tools for lifelong learners: Facebook, Twitter, the new and improved MASA website, RSS, Blogging, and the Discovery Educator Network Administrators’ Academy. See her presentation and all shared links here. Enjoy!
Click on link below to read the December 2010 Michigan DEN Newsletter. Inside you will find information about copyright and fair use, upcoming webinars, and more! Dec2010
Jennifer Bond, a DEN STAR educator from the Walled Lake Consolidated School District in Michigan, has a “Skype Guest of the Week.” This past week, JoAnne Kaminski, a Reading Specialist from Wisconsin, visited Mrs. Bond’s 3rd grade classroom. The two educators connected as a result of Mrs. Bond’s post on the Skype in Schools wiki which describes how [...]
From Steve Megley, Deputy Director of Ed Tech, US Department of Education: “Assessment can be done THROUGH the act of learning. It’s crazy to give tests and expect kids to do well just to make the teacher’s day.” “Education needs structural change, and we must find the spaces for the changes. We cannot just add it [...]
Want to join thousands of educators who are passionate about integrating media into their instruction and collaborating with each other to improve student achievement? Then attend the DEN Fall Virtual Conference on October 23! During this unique (and free) professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of two regional [...]
Heidi Ferguson, Saginaw Amanda Barrett, Berrien Springs Angie Johnson, Stevensville Tracy Cropley, Mercellus Jason Huber, Saint Joseph Brandly Yoder, Battle Creek
The Michigan Leadership Council for 2010-11 Chair: Cheryl Lykowski Events Coordinators: Gina Loveless and Lisa Wickman. Events Team: Cindy Carson, Susan Dornberg, Katie Rourk Blog Coordinator: Eric Strommer. Blog Team: Kristi Bush, John Phillips, Pam Shoemaker
What better way to kick off a new school year than with a whole day’s worth of DE streaming webinars? Join the DEN team on Tuesday, September 14 for the fifth annual streamathon! Come for an hour when you have a break at school or come for several hours! Here’s the schedule: 9:00 – 9:45 AM Back-to-School [...]
Next time you log in, you’ll notice that My DE has a fresh new look and design, streamlined content and exciting new customization capabilities. Design your own landing page by utilizing the new Drag and Drop feature, which allows you to arrange your content so it suits your needs and gives you immediate access to what [...]
I’ve seen the ads, I’ve read the reviews, and I couldn’t wait to get a copy of Windows 7 to see how it worked for myself. Admitedly, I was nervous about upgrading my computer (from Vista), worried that something would go wrong and I’d no longer be able to connect to my home wireless network, [...]
We just got back from an awesome week of learning and fun with the Discovery Educator Network. There were seven of us from Michigan who met with leaders from 20 other states. I sure enjoyed spending time with this group of geeky people with contagious energy and positive attitudes!
Michael Wesch: “Harness the relevant tools and engage students in real world problems that the teacher does not know the answer to.” “We need to move our students from knowledgeable to knowledge-able.” Michael Lambert: “Treat a visual like an onion. Peel back the layers, make the students slow down, and dive in.” “Emotion drives attention [...]
I’m at the DEN Leadership Council Institute in Boston this week with 75 other amazing DEN leaders from across the country. This evening we participated in an AmeriDEN Idol competition. What a fun structure for learning! Each team (of approximately ten people) were given four minutes to deliver a presentation to the others… a web site, online tool, video, etc. The DEN team hammed [...]
Cheryl Lykowski was awarded a Discovery Educator Network leadership award at this year’s DENny awards! Cheryl is the Michigan DEN Leadership Council Chairperson. Congratulations, Cheryl; your efforts are much appreciated.
Today is the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Spring Geocaching Day. Groups of teachers from all over the country get together to geocache! This is part of the West Bloomfield group, organized by Cindy Carson and Pam Shoemaker. It rained the whole time, but that didn’t stop us. A fun time! Another Michigan group cached in Battle [...]
There are two opportunities to apply to present at educational technology conferences: 1. Collaborative Tools Conference – Nov 13 at Macomb ISD. Call for Speakers Application due Sept 28. http://webtools4learning.org 2. MACUL Conference – March 11 & 12 in Grand Rapids. Call for Speakers Application is due Sept 29. http://www.macul.org Perks for both: [...]
Click here for the July Michigan DEN Newsletter.
This year, several Michigan educators applied and were accepted to be DEN STAR Educators. To learn more about what that means and to apply, click here. DEN STARS have access to training kits, special events, and fun perks. The best part is being connected with other STAR educators from across the nation. Welcome to the [...]
Get ready for a new school year with the DEN! The entire month of August is jam-packed with free webinars. Tell a colleague, invite your principal and join us for Summer School with the DEN. Enroll today at: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar.All sessions begin at 11 AM EST. Digital Storytelling Week 8/3/09: Thinking Outside the Slide: Creating non-linear [...]
Google Earth released new and updated imagery and higher resolution 3D terrain for many locations, including Michigan! If you have not visited Google Earth lately, you need to check it out! I took a quick screenshot of Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes (NW Michigan’s Lower Peninsula). I have vivid memories of running up and down the [...]
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