Are you ready to learn everything you ever wanted to know about flip cameras? The Arkansas Leadership Council is collaborating with Best Buy in North Little Rock to offer you a little one-on-one time with the famous Geek Squad. The event, which will take place on March 6, 2010, at the North Little Rock Best Buy, is [...]
Teachers (grades K-12) and parents of students ages 10-18 are eligible to win a Discovery Student Adventure “Ultimate Summer Field Trip” to Italy and Greece just by becoming a Fan on Facebook. Go to http://www.facebook.com/discoverystudentadventures , join our fan club and you will be entered to win. Plus, increase your chances of winning with every [...]
Captivate Students Through the Wonders of LIFE Coming to Discovery Education streaming Plus in March LIFE is the definitive exploration of our planet’s living things and their spectacular and fascinating behaviors. More than four years in the making, with over 3,000 days of filming in the field, and narrated by Oprah Winfrey, LIFE will take [...]
Saturday, January 9, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM ET Drop by for an hour or stay for the whole day! It’s virtual and it’s FREE! Register for the online sessions at: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/denscicon or Register for one of many in-person events hosted by our DEN Leadership Councils. Click here to see the list of in-person events. [...]
There’s a great article by Kimberely Ketterer in the Dec/Jan issue of Learning & Leading with Technology. As I read through the article, it was amazing to me how many of these topics I had talked with people about at either Discovery’s Leadership Symposium or Discovery’s National Institute. The 2010 national institute is almost certainly being planned at [...]
The Spring 2010 AAIM Conference will be held at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas on April 18-20. Jana Dixon, AAIM Conference Chair, has made a session proposal form available at the conference wiki at http://aaimconference.wikispaces.com/ Consider sharing your expertise with other library media specialist from around the state. Members of the Arkansas Leadership Council [...]
The DEN Can Change the World We have a lot of programs that teachers and their students can participate in for free. One of my personal favorites is the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The Challenge is designed to help your students work together to solve an environmental problem in their… Classroom (K-2) [...]
Midland High School Pleasant Plains hosted by Judy Pearson and Karen Wells registration: https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-pleasant-plains-ar/ Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts Hot Springs hosted by Daniel Moix and Glenda Jenkins registration: https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-hot-springs-ar/ Har-Ber High School Springdale hosted by Evelyn McFadden registration: https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-springdale-ar/ Saturday, October 24, 2009 9 AM to 4 PM ET Click here [...]
Discovery Education, St. George’s Independent School, the Memphis City Schools, and the DEN Leadership Councils in Tennessee and Arkansas, cordially invite you to join them for a day of discovery, learning, and networking. Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 Location: St. George’s Independent School1880 Wolf River BoulevardCollierville, TN 38017 Time: 8:30AM – 3:30PM Cost: FREE! Space [...]
The in-state sites for the October 24th virtual conference are as follows: Glenda Jenkins and Daniel Moix co-hosting at ASMSA in Hot Springs Evelyn McFadden hosting at Har-Ber High School in Springdale Karen Wells hosting at Midland High School in Pleasant Plains Make plans now to attend one.
The Arkansas Leadership Council is supporting the Tennessee Leadership Council by participating in the Western TN Day of Discovery. Information has been included below for those of you who would like to attend. Members of the Arkansas LC will be presenting at the event. Western TN Day of Discovery Registration Form – http://sn.im/wtndod St. George’s Independent [...]
Isn’t it amazing how the word “FREE” always catches our attention! As educators we are always looking for free ways to bring technology to the classroom. Recently I found a website that allows anyone to download stories to mp3 players and yes..it is FREE. Storynory is an excellent resource for teaching fairytales, classics like Alice in Wonderland [...]
The Free Technology 4 Teachers blog offers a free guide for teachers to consider in technology integration. This online guide, written by Richard Byne, is made available for free at the yudu website.
As Star members begin to have back to school training sessions, what better way to introduce DISCOVERY than “Leadership Week” Focus will be on: Are our Schools up to the Task? Safety and Social Networking Web 2.0 for Administrators and Others Schools, Tools, and the 21st Century Data Driven Decisions with Discovery Education Assessment To [...]
Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at 3:00 PM eastern time, you have the opportunity to attend a Webinar on Explore Africa Today Register today! Take a virtual expedition to Africa and join fellow teachers and students in a one-of-a-kind live web event! Explore the Republic of Benin, one of the most diverse areas of West Africa, with [...]
It is a never ending list of the things we continue to learn about. Some of us learn when things are first introduced and others of us find them later. Either way, learning is taking place and if we share it….someone else will find it! ( I heard a movie saying in my head> something [...]
I know everyone has seen or logged onto a wiki at some time. I’ve always relied on someone else to design and direct me to their wiki. After a long needed vacation , I returned to summer workshops, to learn how to create my very own wiki space. It is still in the making so [...]
It is time to encourage good use of phones in the classroom. This link talks about the research about using the phones and how they will use them in Math and Science (linear equations specifically). Home school (illness) kids can still communicate with other students. Teacher can always see what the kids are doing with [...]
We’re at the LC conference in Maryland and are busy planning our events calendar for 2009. Email me at karenwells@ymail.com if there are any events you would like to see us plan for the upcoming year. New Comment
Don’t forget!! In order to maintain your STAR status, you must report at least two of your events for the 2008-2009 school year by August 31, 2009. We don’t want anybody to lose their STAR status, so be sure you take the time to let us know about all the times you’ve shared the power [...]
Event: Discovery Education Assessment: Predictive Benchmarks Date and Time: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York) Change time zone Duration: 30 minutes Description: Match, predict and improve student performance on state exams with Discovery Education Assessment: Predictive Benchmark. A powerful formative assessment resource, Predictive Benchmark generates a clear, [...]
The Problem: So, you’ve registered to attend one of the Back to School with DE webinars and now you are looking for great integration ideas for the enhanced DE media library. The Solution: Join the DEN for summer school! Who ever said summer school isn’t fun? Get ready for your school year with an amazing series [...]
I have enjoyed being on the journey with our Arkansas students in South Africa so much. They are sharing their adventures each day in “wonderful” blog posts. Their talents in posting and picture taking are amazing. Each student has used words and pictures to make you feel like you are there with them. It isn’t [...]
Follow Arkansas students as they travel South Africa starting June 3-12. Karen Wells from the Arkansas LC will be accompanying 4 students on a journey of learning and fun. They will be posting daily about their daily experiences. I can’t wait to be a part of this fantastic journey! http://dsasouthafrica.blogspot.com/
Congratulations to Karen Wells and four of her students from Midland High School in Northest Arkansas. They will be leaving June 2nd, headed to South Africa on the Discovery Student Adventures’s South Africa pilot trip. Day 2 has them arriving into Johannesburg where they will meet their South African travel manager, before boarding an internal flight to Cape Town, [...]
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