Welcoming a New Year and 2012 brings hope, multiple possibilities, and new beginnings. January provides a time to reflect and renew old friendships and new. To that end, the California DEN is holding an event to welcome new and prospective DEN members on January 21, 2012. Please join us at the Claim Jumper Restaurant near [...]
Educators, are you coming to Annual CUE 2012 in Palm Springs? Annual CUE 2012 March 15-17, 2012 – Palm Spring Convention Center Discovery Education will be there sharing great resources, connecting educators, and having fun! We’ll be joined by the one-and-only Matt Monjan – a spotlight speaker at this year’s conference! Check out Matt’s sessions [...]
Join Martha Snider, California DEN STAR and Leadership Council Member, for this hands-on workshop! About: This “Make and Take” is open to all! Not only will you learn how to create interactive writing prompts, quizzes, and assignments, you will discover how easy it is to use the Classroom Manager to provide your students with learning [...]
My mother taught me what mixed emotions meant when we moved during fourth grade. How heartbreaking it was to transfer schools in the middle of the year! I was really excited about my new school and the new house (with my own room!), but I was so sad to leave my friends and my wonderful [...]
DE is hosting a series of general blogging webinars (maybe with Steve Dembo?) which will include basic information on how to: customize the look and feel of the blog, create posts and pages, add multimedia and embedded objects, as well as general strategies for successful blogging. If you are new to DE blogging, want to [...]
One of my mentor teachers taught me a very valuable lesson during my student teaching. It was the first day of school and her fourth graders were excited and eager to begin their year. The morning was spent with introductions, the usual collection of paperwork, passing of books, etc. Then it was time for class [...]
The Day of Discovery in San Diego is! Right on the heels of DENSI 2011 at the University of San Diego, a fabulous Day of Discovery was held. Nearly 300 educators joined in on the learning. Check out the local news coverage here. (We’ve been told that this link prefers IE or Safari.)
The battle is on! Catch one of Animal Planet’s most watched series as it airs across the country, with a post-screening Q & A with stars of the show and Animal Planet executive producer Jason Carey. Friday, June 3 Santa Monica Drive-In at the Santa Monica Pier No ticket required. Gates open at 7:30 PM, [...]
On Saturday, May 21, sixty-five Southern California educators, community members, and kids gathered at Santiago Park in Santa Ana for great morning of geocaching! Diane Main and Barbara Barreda kicked off the day with the low-down on geocaching, including ideas for math, science, and social studies connections and classroom management strategies. With those ideas in [...]
It happens every year during the month of May. Suddenly trees are proffering purple flowers where there was naught but green. Summer is approaching and the Jacaranda (dzha-ke-randa) trees bloom en masse down many of the Southern California streets. These trees actually have two blooming periods, Spring and Fall, although the Fall foliage is not [...]
Join PBS SoCal, Orange County CUE, and Discovery Education us for a fun-filled morning of geocaching for the whole family! When: Saturday, May 21, 2011, from 9 AM – 12 PM Where: Santiago Park in Santa Ana, CA Why: It’s National DEN Geocaching Day! Come learn and experience the world of geocaching. You and your [...]
Take a Cyber Walk in Stockton Take a “cyber” walk with Christa McAuliffe Middle School DEN members! From the comfort of the school’s climate controlled computer lab, you’ll learn powerful ways to integrate digital media and Web 2.0 tools into your instruction. You’ll discover an abundance of resources to expand your own personal learning network. [...]
Discovery Educator Network Carnival with the STARs @Annual CUE 2011 Join the Discovery Educator Network California Leadership Council for an evening of networking, fun, prizes, and more! We’ll celebrate DEN STARs with learning stations showcasing multimedia integration and the best of DEN. And don’t be tardy for the party – we’ll raffle off a FLIP [...]
Don’t Miss Annual CUE 2011! Annual CUE 2011 March 17-19, 2011, Palm Springs Convention Center Palm Springs, CA http://www.cue2011.org Your CUE Full Conference registration includes General Session and Closing Session Keynotes, Thursday Keynote, over 200 speaker presentations, Diverse Learners Symposium, TechEd session, poster sessions and 100,000 square feet of vendor displays with the latest in [...]
California educators: do you have an exciting way of engaging math and science students in the classroom? Have you been hoping to tell your story about STEM? Join leaders in STEM education to highlight interesting, unique and fun ways of bringing math and science classrooms to life. Submit your idea in a 60 second video [...]
Join DEN Members for a morning of photography, networking, and fun, all while adding more resources to the DEN library of media! DEN STAR and digital photography expert Ken Shelton will be on hand to lead us on a photowalk – the same route that was part of the Worldwide Photowalk this summer. We’ll explore [...]
Los Angeles-area educators, two hands-on workshops on classroom digital storytelling are available from Los Angeles County Office of Education. Lights, Camera, Learn!: Opening the Door to Video in the Classroom In this hands-on workshop, teachers and administrators of all grade levels and subjects will learn how to use ?lmmaking as a tool to engage student [...]
Join other 21st century instructional leaders from the Los Angeles-area and take part in CUE Los Angeles Tech Fair! Registration is currently open, and there’s still time to sign up to present. Here’s the info: November 13, 2010 8:00 am to 3:30 pm Culver City High School 4401 Elenda St. Culver City, Ca 90230 Register [...]
Saturday, October 23, is the annual DEN Fall Virtual Conference, and you have many opportunities to “Tech-or-Treat!” Enjoy the conference on your own by joining online, or gather with others and four different in-person locations in California! By joining in-person, you’ll have a chance to meet or re-connect with many of your fellow DEN members, [...]
Join the DEN on Saturday, October 23, for the 22nd Annual Orange County Police Canine Association’s Police K-9 Benefit Show Enjoy the pre-show vendor time on your own, and then meet-up with the DEN to watch the amazing dogs and their handlers! At the OCPCA benefit show, you can see K-9 teams perform obedience, agility, [...]
California’s very own Karen McMillan is the Featured Teacher on Classroom 2.0 LIVE! On October 9, join DEN STAR and California DEN Leadership Council member Karen “McTeach” McMillan as she shares the innovative technology projects she implements with her middle school students. With this free Elluminate session, you can join from anywhere, online! Here are [...]
Get ready to go Beyond the Textbook! Now you can explore thousands of video clips covering all core, K-12 curriculum areas from your iPad. Inspire through thousands of learning objects optimized for the iPad device Access content under a tree, in the library, at home, or at school via wireless internet or 3G wireless Aid [...]
Greetings, DEN STARs! Check out the October newsletter for more information on upcoming California DEN events (like a Virtual Conference 2010: Tech or Treat), what’s new with Discovery Education, and meet your California DEN Leadership Council! Click below to read all about what’s coming up for the California DEN. Go to http://links.discoveryeducation.com/October2010CaliforniaDEN and catch up [...]
Don’t miss out on the October Webinar Series! Join us for sessions that are perfect for both educator and administrator – we’ll start with the basics and expand each week to explore administrative tools and resources, student access, and creating online quizzes and assignments. Attend yourself, or invite a colleague or administrator! Back to Basics: [...]
SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS November 5-6, 2010, Napa Valley, CA http://www.fallcue.org Join Discovery Education at Fall CUE 2010! Discovery’s very own Hall Davidson will be keynoting the close of the conference, and you know that lots of things will be happening in the Discovery Education room. Look forward to the following Discovery sessions: 8:30 AM [...]
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