Alabama’s DEN STARS had time to meet and share ideas Wednesday, June 16th, when many were in Birmingham attending the Alabama Technology Education Conference. The event, called “McWane’s World Rocks the Stars,” was held at the McWane Science Center, a popular hands-on science center located close to the conference’s downtown meeting place. A delightful and [...]
Attending AETC? How about an evening of food and fun while you’re there? Bring a fellow educator with you! The Alabama DEN Leadership Council would like to invite you to enjoy an evening with the STARS at the McWane Science Center. Meet DEN Stars from around AL Enjoy some great food Find out how you [...]
Discovery Education is pleased to present an Assessment Day of Discovery for Alabama educators on Saturday, November 20th! This exciting and interactive day of professional development will highlight creative ways to meet your students’ needs through on-going assessments and targeted instruction. Discovery Education has teamed up with Birmingham City School District to host the event [...]
Alabama Educators Carolyn Rains and Susan Monday joined us for the MEGA reception with Philippe Cousteau at the Exploreum on July 19th and were able to pull Philippe aside to ask the tough question: What can each of us do to make a difference in this world that we share? Thank you, Carolyn and Susan, [...]
We are thrilled to be in Alabama for the Marshall County Summer Academy. This is a huge professional development event sponsored sponsored by the schools districts of Albertville, Arab, Boaz, Guntersville, and Marshall County and hosted by Arab City Schools. We are facilitating two sessions: 21st Century Learning: Researching in the Digital Age and Beginning [...]
As the new school year approaches, now is the time to make sure your STAR status is intact. We’ve added a couple other options to help you demonstrate how you actively contribute to the community. There are lots of ways to stay active: • Report at least two events from this past school year • [...]
As the new school year approaches, make sure your STAR status is intact. All you have to do is report at least two events from this school year. When you log into the DEN website (http://dencommunity.com) you’ll see “Report Event” in your profile. Let us know how you’ve shared the power of Discovery with your [...]
You’re a teacher eagerly looking forward to a couple of weeks of summer bliss, right? Wrong! Summer is the time for intellectual rejuvenation, creative inspiration, and learning. Let the Discovery Educator Network help you meet these noble goals. Check out some of the fantastic FREE webinars from Discovery Education. Discovery Education First Look: Back to [...]
We are thrilled to be one of the sponsors for AETC 2010! We’d love to visit with Alabama educators in our booth (#502) and during our conference breakout sessions. Discovery Education – Where Learning Comes Alive Created by the Discovery Channel, and the energy that revolutionized media over twenty-five years ago, Discovery Education empowers educators [...]
We are very excited to announce that Danny Forster from Science Channel’s Build It Bigger will be joining us for the AETC conference on June 9-10 in Birmingham! Danny will be joining us in booth #502 from 2-3:00pm on Wedensday, June 9th. As the host of the Science Channel series Build It Bigger, Forster [...]
As you know throughout the year we collect your Discovery Education suggestions and comments. Then, every summer, we take your suggestions and launch enhancements to the site. Well this summer is no different and I am really excited in the direction that we are moving! For example, the Assignment Builder, Writing Prompt Builder, and Quiz [...]
Hello Alabama Educators! As we begin to look forward to the 2010-2011 school year, we invite you to share your stories of how Discovery Education has impacted your students and your classroom. Please leave us a comment below and invite your friends and colleagues to do the same. Thank you in advance for taking time [...]
Are you going to the ISTE conference this year? It’s June 27- 30 in Denver, CO and sure to inspire your teaching! I promise, you’ll also want to show up a day early for the pre-conference. Join us for a day of networking, creativity, and connections at the Denver Zoo on June 26. This day will provide ISTE attendees [...]
Are you coming to ISTE 2010 in Denver? Do you love using your Discovery Education content on your SMARTBoard? Would you like to help create MORE for yourself and for others? Attend the SMART/Discovery Education Content Creation Seminar!! Discover how to create professional, interactive and sharable SMART Notebook™ software lesson activities built from the award [...]
If you participated in our Spring Virtual Conference or our Teacher Appreciation Week, then you already know that change was in the air. Well, today we go live! The next generation of the DEN community website is up and we couldn’t be more thrilled. It features an all new look and feel, designed to keep [...]
I copied this in case you don’t always check the national blog. Try to catch one of these seminars. Personally, I can’t wait to see the changes to the Student Center. STAR Streaming Update Webinar Discovery Education is excited to announce many new GREAT additions coming your way to streaming! This includes the long awaited [...]
Discovery Education’s Scott Kinney was the keynote speaker at Shelby County’s Tech Fest ’08. What an excellant speaker! If you ever get the chance to hear him, do it. He kept things lively by including the audience with the help of personal response devices. As he was showing some video clips from Discovery’s collection, he [...]
Have you seen Discovery Education’s Atlas? It is an interactive map based on the Discovery Channel’s landmark Atlas series. It has exclusive clips from that series and thousands of videos about countries ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Go to United Steaming. (Remember here in Alabama, go through APT Plus. They are paying for United Streaming for [...]
We know there are some wonderful teachers in Alabama and we want you to join with us. Just go to this page and watch the short video about the benefits of joining. Then click on the link at the bottom and complete the registration. Please note, you do need to be logged in in order [...]
WHEN? Tuesday, January 15th at 4 p.m. SLT (that would be 6 p.m. CST ) ‘Get a Life, a Second Life That Is!’ is a webinar aimed at educators who would like to learn more about Second Life and how this virtual world can contribute to your PLN (Personal/Professional Learning Network). Brand new to Second Life? [...]
Sign up for this wonderful connection with Daniel Pink. If you don’t know Daniel’s work, be sure to check out the excerpts from his new book, A Whole New Mind. You will want the book for yourself and the young people you know. Don’t miss this opportunity. Daniel Pink, bestselling author of A WHOLE NEW [...]
Welcome to Alabama’s DEN blog. We are so happy about having this exciting way to share resources, ideas, and learning opportunities. We the help of Discovery Educators Network, we have a way to provide statewide professional development activities, regular updates, and a way to network using our blog. The Alabama Leadership Council currently has five members and [...]
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