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 [...]
Let your Creativity run wild in the Parks this summer, and you could win $1000 for your school! Your Summer Challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a video or multimedia project focused on the California State Parks. All projects must include California State Parks content focusing in one or more [...]
Greetings, DENners – A last-minute reminder that tonight at midnight is the deadline to submit a Hands-On Workshop for the CUE 2011 Conference, “Ignite, Inspire & Innovate Learning”, March 17-19, in Palm Springs: http://www.cue.org/conference/present As a primary Workshop presenter you receive a complimentary conference registration and a stipend. In an uncertain budget year, presenting is [...]
Join the DEN on Sunday, May 16, for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Open House and experience STEM hands-on! We’ll gather to explore JPL together, then meet-up for a picnic lunch (bring your own lunch or purchase at JPL). Discovery Education will raffle off prizes, and we’ll all have a few sweet treats! Sign up so [...]
An Ode to the 80s: Let’s go back to the days of metal bands and big hair Find some leg warmers, muscle shirts, leggings, or prom attire to wear With PETREE in the house the music is sure to be great You are welcome to bring a friend or even a date Guys will be [...]
Sacramento Area Educators Discovery Education invites you to A Day of Discovery To register, go to: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/SacDOD2010 When: Saturday, May 22, 2010 9 AM – 3:30 PM Check-in begins at 8:30 AM Where: Joseph Sims Elementary School 3033 Buckminster Drive, Elk Grove, CA 95758 Cost: FREE! Dive into digital media with Discovery Education to build [...]
Attend the Discovery Educator Network Spring Virtual Conference 2010: Connect the Thoughts – at CVCUE Spring Conference! Going to the Central Valley CUE Spring Conference? Come to an early morning kickoff or drop in any time and join in the DEN 2010 Spring Virtual Conference. You’ll learn from education experts from across the U.S. and [...]
It is Adults Free Day, Saturday, May 15, from 11 AM to 4 PM at MUZEO in Anaheim Enjoy froggy crafts, games, prizes and live reptile and amphibian presentations by MUZEO’s zoo keeper and Reptile Island. This event showcases the 100 live frogs in the current exhibition FROGS; A Chorus of Colors. Come eyeball-to-eyeball with [...]
DEN Summer Institute Application Deadline is April 26 The DEN Summer Institute for 2010 will take place from July 18-23, 2010 at Bentley University in Waltham, MA just twenty minutes west of Boston. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with fellow STAR Discovery Educators from all over during an exclusive, intensive, week-long networking and [...]
Less than a week remains to get student projects entered into this year’s California Student Media Festival, and we wanted to make sure the DEN was in the loop! And we’ve made some big changes this year… Online festival entries now accepted: Video entries can be uploaded at schooltube.com or anywhere that provides a publicly [...]
These are posted on the National Blog, but I wanted to make sure the California DEN got the news! Discovery Education has always had a great schedule of professional development webinars, but there are two particularly awesome sessions coming up in April. Be sure to check out: EdTechConnect with Dr. Temple Grandin Tuesday, April 13 [...]
Are you ready to play ball? Join other DEN STARs, their family, and friends on April 10, 2010, for an evening of music, networking, and fun! Our event starts at 6pm at Staples Center with a special concert from the up-and-coming band PETREE – they’ve been featured on MTV’s “The Hills” and performed at Universal. [...]
See how Discovery Education is Helping Districts Move Beyond the Textbook Time is running out to register for… Leadership 3.0 Symposium April 15 – 17, 2010 Santa Clara Marriott Keynote Speaker: Yong Zhao, Author of “Catching Up or Leading the Way” The Leadership 3.0 Symposium is a unique event designed by school administrators, for school administrators. It features ways that [...]
Join us for a free day of professional development and networking as we “Connect the Thoughts” with the Discovery Educator Network. Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Dorothy Grant Elementary School 7069 Isabel Dr Fontana, CA 92336 REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Event contact: Tally Burkhart [...]
Join KOCE, Discovery Education, and Newport-Mesa Unified School District as they present a free Day of Discovery at Davis Magnet School in Costa Mesa on Saturday, April 17, 2010. This Day of Discovery will provide Orange County-area educators and welcomed guests with an exciting and enriching day of professional development focused on creative ways to [...]
Brought to you by MUZEO, Hilton, Orange County Office of Education, and AMF Anaheim, a great challenge for Orange County Educators and Students! The TrashARTist challenge is a county-wide celebration of arts and education communicating a message about the importance of recycling and creating a zero waste environment. Through this arts education program, students will create art [...]
If you’ve seen the previews, you know that Discovery Channel has a new 10-part series called LIFE airing beginning on March 21 (and if you have streaming Plus, you’ll have each episode and teacher/student resources available to you the very next day! But I digress…) Can’t wait until March 21 to see the awesomeness? Well, [...]
Join the Discovery Education team and DEN Members for a morning of photography, networking, and fun, all while adding more resources to the DEN library of media! DEN STARs Dennis Grice and Ken Shelton will be on hand to lead us on a photowalk. We’ll wander the pier and the marina catching a myriad of [...]
1. Uses of Smart Phones~Alice Mercer Photograph your students Video your students doing something great! Sync your calendar/s Configure all your email accounts Use EverNote to stay organized 2. Using Photostory but Don’t Forget the Citations~Diana Kenney Download PhotoStory Create and organize folder for images obtained from DE Streaming Copy image Description and Citation~Paste into [...]
The Discovery Education Team is at CUE, rocking out in the Palm Springs USD building across the street! Come check us out – great stuff being shared. Steve Dembo is speaking right now about Top 10 Web 2.0 sites for Educators – I’m going to do my best to jot down all the sites he [...]
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