Walk and Talk Episode 8: Dean Shareski
After a few weeks hiatus, we’re back. This time I’m asking, what was your seminal moment of learning? I need your feedback.
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Great things happening in Ontario
I spent the last few days in the province of Ontario with some fantastic educators, parents and students. Monday and Tuesday I was with the Learning Connections team in Ottawa from the Ottawa Catholic School Board. Karen McEvoy facilitated the work of nearly 60 teachers from grades k-6 who were exploring a variety of technologies [...]
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DEN STARs in the News: Kathy Cassidy
Canadian DEN STAR Kathy Cassidy is a published author. Her new ebook, Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades, is now available through the PLP Network. From the site, “This highly interactive digital book — featuring dozens of color photos, six student-centered videos, and hundreds of live links to helpful downloads and [...]
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Discovery Education Sneak Peek Webinar Series
Be the first to get a look at upcoming enhancements to Discovery Education! This sneak peek will showcase integration strategies for leveraging new tools, content, and resources, including Discovery Education Student Board Builder and the new Discovery Education Streaming Plus with model lessons, assessments, and digital content designed to address specific Math and ELA Common [...]
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Walk and Talk Episode 5: Steve Dembo
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Walk and Talk Episode 4: Darren Kuropatwa
DEN STAR Darren Kuropatwa on the upcoming #beyondtextbooks event
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I have the best job
The other day I was in the middle one of my regular google hangouts with my teammates and my wife happened to be home over hearing the conversation. “I hate you”, she said in jest. “All your calls include lots of laughing, lots of encouragement and a bunch of new cool things you’re doing.” Yeah, [...]
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It Takes All Kinds: Communities
This is the third in a 4 part series. You can read part one and part two if you like. This one is very specific to my work but hopefully will resonate at some level. The truth is this post has already been written, and is the post that got me thinking about this whole [...]
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Walk and Talk Episode 1: Dean Shareski
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DEN STARs in the News: Jared Heidinger…again
Jared’s been getting a little press lately and this time we’ve posted with tag along with another video. Jared was featured on a local TV show about his engaging teaching practices. Look for the Global DEN team member making a cameo. Have you been recognized in your local newspaper? Have you been published? Were you [...]
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How Awesome is Jared Heidinger?
I’ve mentioned DEN STAR Jared Heidinger before but want to reiterate and share his simple idea of connecting his students with people all over the world and at the same time deal with the rather mundane but necessary task of having his students learn vocabulary for their provincial exams. Jared explains his idea of the [...]
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The 2013 DENapalooza Tour
We are thrilled to announce an exciting professional development and networking opportunity for DEN members. Join us for the 2013 DENapalooza Tour! The DEN will be touring North America, stopping in ten locations to share the power of making connections through the Discovery Educator Network. Each full day event will have formal presentations in the [...]
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New DEN contest: Get Yourself on Google Maps!
Last May we did a Day of Discovery in Edmonton and the day before as we were leaving the school we came across this odd looking vehicle. Like the nerds we are, we grabbed our cameras and snapped away. Today, Mr. Dembo happened to check on this location and low and behold, we made it. From [...]
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Two Canadian meetups in January
What continues to be among the simplest, yet most meaningful opportunities for teachers are those informal chances to network with other teachers. This month they will be a couple of chances for the DEN to support that. On Wednesday, January 16th, Ottawa area teachers are invited to an after school meetup from 4-7 PM at [...]
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Surrey, meet the DEN
“Connecting educators to their greatest resource….each other.” That’s the core principle under which the Discovery Educator Network operates. The great thing is you never know what or how those connections are facilitated. This past week I was in Vancouver and have been impressed over the past while at the burgeoning online community of passionate, thoughtful educators [...]
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What Innovation Looks Like
It was great to return to Nova Scotia and meet with teachers and leaders in several districts. Not only is Nova Scotia a beautiful part of Canada but the people are among the most hospitable. It was great to spend one morning in Bedford South School in Halifax. This is a school that serves students [...]
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Sometimes, it’s just too much fun
I feel guilty that I get to have this much fun and get paid for it. Wednesday Discovery Education Canada partnered with the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium and hosted a pre-conference event for the ATLE event in Edmonton, Alberta. To set the stage for the conference we send out this little preview video: I was [...]
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A Quick Screencast
I was great to see the last DEN newsletter feature 12 new Canadian STARs. Thanks to Chad and team for getting our technical issues sorted out. As I travel around and get to know the many educators across Canada using Discovery, it’s certainly evident how many fantastic, passionate teachers are out there. When I consider [...]
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Hey Canadian STARs, We’ve Had Some Issues
One of my goals as Canadian Community Manager has been to increase the number of DEN STARs in Canada. When I began the job in the beginning of January there were about 60 stars. Over the first few months that number increased to 80+. I’m not about to take credit for that that but the [...]
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The Thirteenth Podcast
Unlucky 13th? I don’t think so. Even with Halloween around the corner. It’s been a while since Steve and I podcasted but we made time even though Steve was driving. Forgive the few times where his audio gets wonky but enjoy our chat about the upcoming Virtcon. Listen, share it, retweet it and more importantly [...]
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An Evening of Discovery
What do you get when you take folks from across Canada from their classroom, their kitchen, and their car and connect them with 40 teachers in a local watering hole? An Evening of Discovery. Most of you have heard of Days of Discovery. These are full out events put on by Discovery during the day [...]
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Star Stories…Brian Harrison
During DENsi 2012 we had the chance to interview a few Stars and get their stories. The fabulous and talented Dennis Grice did the filming and we edited it down to about 3 minutes. We hope to create more of these and perhaps see some of you consider creating these yourselves. The idea is simply [...]
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A Star Shines
I had the privilege the other day of watching Lindsay Morhart of Holy Trinity School Division in Moose Jaw, SK showcase Discovery Education for her district’s opening school year PD sessions. Not only did she do a great job in sharing some of the new features of the new interface, but taught me a thing or two. [...]
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Things that Suck
One thing that is wonderful about my work with Discovery, and there are many, is that I get to try out a lot of stuff. I was invited to present at LearnEast in Fredericton, New Brunswick which is a free conference for educators put on by Bryan Facey and Jeff Whipple. These guys do a [...]
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How Hard Is it To Leave a Comment?
If you’ve ever started a blog or posted something to facebook, you no doubt understand the feeling when someone responds or leaves a comment. I often tell the story of the first person to ever comment on my blog over 7 years ago. His name was Casey Hales and he’s a special educator from Texas. [...]
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