DEN Weekly Update 3-2-12
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for March 3, 2012.
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for March 3, 2012.
The DEN community is full of talent. Every STAR has his/her own special talents, skills, and passion for utilizing digital content across the curriculum. We want to continue to provide opportunities for STARs to share their knowledge with the community so we began the DEN Guru program. DEN Gurus are STAR Discovery Educators who possess [...]
Apply to attend the DEN Summer Institute 2012 by March 1 for a chance to have your airfare covered by the DEN. DEN Summer Institute 2012 Bozeman, Montana STAR Discovery Educators who are accepted to the DEN Summer Institute will experience a week of professional development and networking that they will never forget. Apply today [...]
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for February 24, 2012.
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for February 17, 2012.
Over the past six years, the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) has grown in many different ways including the variety of ways educators may participate in the community. You can be a Discovery Educator and participate in the online community. You can apply to become a STAR Discovery Educator and engage in both online and in-person [...]
In case you missed this fabulous webinar with DEN Guru Rita Mortenson, here’s the archive. The Guru Webinar Series continues March 6 with “Creating Visually Informative Projects” featuring DEN Guru Dean Mantz. Register to attend at http://tinyurl.com/GURUseries
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for February 10, 2012.
Please welcome these new DEN STARs: Audrey Cox, FL Heather Dahl, NM Elizabeth Kinsey, AZ Siobhan Ryan, FL Sherri Sampson, MO Carrie Shealey, FL Christine Sweeney, NJ Catherine Velazquez, FL Pam Williamson, FL Kim Esselaar, Ontario Anne Chervanka, PA Elizabeth Laird, FL Caitlyn Locke, PA John Monahan, PA Tamara Ballard, NC Kelli Brooks, KY Brian [...]
Patti Harju teaches 2nd grade at St. Stephen School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She’s been teaching for over 20 years, all of it at St. Stephen School. She loves to use technology to engage and excite her students. They use a class wiki, blog, Kidblogs, and more. Check out her class wiki – http://harju.wikispaces.com/ Here’s [...]
We have exciting news – the 2011 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge winner AND the Siemens We Can Change the World middle school team winners will be exhibiting at the White House Science Fair tomorrow, February 7. The President’s remarks will be live streamed on whitehouse.gov/live (tune in between 11-12 ET). You can also [...]
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for February 3, 2012.
I love Bill Nye. I also love cover songs. They are my favorite genre, if that’s really a genre. Today, I discovered this really cool cover of Bill Nye the Science Guy: That made me ask, “I wonder how much Bill Nye stuff I can get through Discovery Education?” So, I logged in to DE [...]
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for January 27, 2012.
Enjoy the DEN Weekly update for January 20, 2012.
Please welcome these new DEN STARs: Monica Amador, FL Jessi Anderson, GA Holly Berg, GA Elizabeth Blair-Nussbaum, VA Michele Bond, NJ Christine Ciofolo, NY Cindy Dunagan, NC Kathy Fiedler, PA Mary Gilmour, NY Selena Jimenez, NC Jamilah Jones-McLean, NY Amy Miles, IN Heidi Williams, NC Terry Laughlin, PA Julie Jenewein, WI We’re thrilled to [...]
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for January 13, 2012.
We’re gearing up for the 3rd annual DEN SCIcon on Saturday, January 28th and hope you’ll join us either virtually or in one of the in-person events planned across the country. DEN SCIcon focuses on providing participants with some of the most effective strategies for transforming their science classes through the meaningful and effective integration [...]
Enjoy the DEN Weekly Update for January 6, 2012.
Get your cowboy boots ready! The DEN Summer Institute is heading to the wild wild west. DENSI2012 will take place from July 21-26, 2012 at Montana State University in scenic Bozeman, MT. Up to 125 STARs will be invited to attend the DEN Summer Institute. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with fellow STAR [...]
Please welcome these new DEN STARs: Tracie Best-Harris, NJ Todd Boender, IA Meaghan Corcoran, TX Terra-Lee Gratton, Alberta Robin Harward, NC Tracy Huemoeller, AZ Charlamen Hurtado, AZ Susan Kirlough, SC Melissa Landreth, NC Vicki Morgan, NM Jill Murphy, TN Jamie Nodell, CT Jennifer Orr, AZ Heather Parris-Fitzpatrick, NY Kevin Roessner, PA Stacey Saraj, FL Katherine [...]
Voting for the Edublog Awards is in full swing, and the DEN has been nominated in three categories: Best Group Blog: Since we migrated formats so that the contributions from Leadership Councils all over flow right on to the main page, the DEN Global blog is far and away the best group blog in the [...]
Did you get snow yesterday? Those of us in the midwest certainly did! Schools in the area are out today, so we’re rescheduling our Seasonal Science Stream for next week. Join us Wednesday, December, 7th at 1PM ET for the Seasonal Science Stream. The topic is electricity and we will be demonstrating some amazing hands-on [...]