Next week, Feb. 6-10th is the Texas Computer Education Association’s Convention in Austin, Texas. Tory Belleci from Discovery’s own “Mythbuster’s” will be the opening keynote presenter on Wednesday, February 8th. His session is titled, “Engaging Students in Science and Technology Wednesday Opening Keynote”. Several DEN members will be presenting throughout the convention and a list [...]
Hello Everyone! February is here. That means we are only a couple of weeks away from our first 2012 MI Day of Discovery! If you have already made plans to attend the Kalamazoo DOD we look forward to seeing you there. If you have yet to sign up, please do so here: http://dodkzoo.eventbrite.com. The best [...]
Download a printable version of Discovery Education’s TCEA corporate room schedule here: DiscoveryEducation_2012_TCEA_flyer Discovery Education will be in lots of places at TCEA – from the exhibit floor (booth #1551), to featured sessions from Hall and Steve, to our very own room at the Austin Hilton where we’ll be doing sessions all day, every day, [...]
You and your students could win fabulous prizes for your classroom with a 1-take music video! http://links.discoveryeducation.com/videochallenge What’s up? Launching today, the Dr. Lodge Music Video Challenge asks students to select one of Dr. Lodge McCammon’s standards-based songs, determine the dance moves, and film the music video in 1-take. What could I win? One grand [...]
I’ve been sitting in the Mark Twain House Museum classroom for the day soaking up the DEN SCIcon virtual conference events. I’m sharing the room with about 35 educators from around Connecticut as well as Patti Duncan, STAR Discovery Educator and member of the DEN Team. It’s been a productive and worthwhile day with all [...]
Ella (our newest STAR) and I are sitting here at Carver-Edisto MS. Ella teaches Environmental Studies & Physics at Edisto HS and is excited to learn she can be a STAR at no cost to her. We are still waiting on other teachers from other schools. More Chik Fil A for us if they don’t [...]
You will surely be able to ENGAGE, TRANSFORM, and ACHIEVE teaching and learning by attending any of these sessions at the upcoming PETE&C Day of Discovery! If you are a DEN Star and haven’t signed up yet, click here now: links.discoveryeducation.com/petec2012. Check it out…
We hope you can join us for this month’s event. The focus will be on Science and we will be taking part in UMKC’s Science Pioneers Teacher Resource Day. More information on this can be found at: http://www.sciencepioneers.org/calendar/teachers/teacher-resource-day. As noted in our original invitation we will start the day with breakfast at Panera while watching [...]
Looking for something to do on Saturday, January 28th? Look no further – Discovery Education and the DEN are proud to share SciCon 2012. A day of virtual science presentation for educators like you. For more information, check out the slides below or download the pdf to share with your colleagues. SciCon 2012 View more [...]
Hello OH Stars! If you are headed to eTech next month, please be sure to check in with Discovery Education. Kyle Schutt is a featured speaker this year and will be sharing the latest and greatest technology tips and ideas for boosting your instructional practice using Discovery Education resources. Also, we are having a special [...]
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 [...]
Designed specifically for Michigan area educators, these interactive days of free professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate your curriculum using the latest 21st century tools. Whether you are new to Discovery Education or a long-time user in search of the latest instructional strategies, these events have something for everyone. Each [...]
RD3…That’s (Lance) Rougeux, (Hall) Davidson, (Steve) Dembo & (Patti) Duncan delivering featured presentations at the Discovery Education PETE&C PreCon this year! If you are a DEN STAR and you want to join this amazing line-up of presenters and/or participate in our Educator Showcase Poster Session, send in your proposal description with contact info ASAP: links.discoveryeducation.com/petec12submit Required [...]
Our December adventure lead us to the impressive Nelson Art Museum, after a very enjoyable breakfast and training session at Panera Bread. We visited the Ford Education Center and discovered the wonderful resources that are available for teachers, The museum has many hands on materials that can be checked out for classroom use. The materials [...]
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 [...]
In February Discovery Education will be back at the Hershey Lodge and Conference Center Hershey, PA connecting with educators looking for creative ways to use digital media in the classroom. Are you a STAR who still hasn’t registered? Do so now at: links.discoveryeducation.com/petec2012. Are you interested in presenting at the PreCon Day of Discovery at PETE&C [...]
This past weekend I had the opportunity to witness an amazing group of educators come together to network with, learn from, and share with each other. Where was I and what was I doing, you ask? Well VSTE of course! That’s right, in the heart of Roanoke, VA attending the Virginia Society for Technology in Education [...]
Join Discovery Education as we explore “Hot Topics” in instructional strategies and educational technology. From Language Learners to Digital Storytelling, these are the stories that are making headlines. Register today http://links.discoveryeducation.com/hottopics Join us as we take a deep dive into each of these topics. Back to Basics with Discovery Education STREAMING Monday, December 5 @ 3:30 PM [...]
Canvasing Discovery for Art and DE Basics Join us as we search Discovery Education for the Arts, Standards and individual curriculum needs. We will tie in the educational resources of the Nelson-Atkins museum with the available resources on Discovery Education.Cost: Free Breakfast Included About Join us at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast at Panera on the [...]
This past weekend in Prince George’s County MD, at the Powering Up With Technology Conference, educators from the DC/MD/VA metro area came together for an energized day of learning, collaboration, and fun. The keynote speaker, PGCPS Superintendent, Dr. William R. Hite, Jr., gave a very compelling address to the audience. He charged all teachers with creating [...]
Congratulations to our Discovery Educator Network Back-to-School MVPs! These educators racked up the most points in the Back-to-School Membership Season challenge. They scored points by: Being a Team Player: Attending a Back to School webinar for 1 point. 2 Point Conversion: Passing along 2 different ways to differentiate classroom instruction using a single media asset [...]
By John Christopher, Colorado DEN Blog Chair This past Saturday, 40 educators attended the 2011 Fall Virtual Conference at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. It started off with an outstanding breakfast: eggs, pastries, bacon, I think there was fruit too…but who eats healthy when your at a conference? In addition to that, the [...]
“Life is too short to spend time doing anything less than what you know is right.” So, says Astro Teller, Director of New Projects for Google. Although that is his current title, he is also the CEO of various enterprises, holds advanced degrees in areas of study that would make the average person’s brain hurt, [...]
Let’s DISCOVER the answer together! November is almost here, school is in full swing, and maybe you could use a boost to launch you in to 2012. We want to remind you of an upcoming opportunity get that boost. Whether you could use a refresher on Discovery Education Streaming, are looking to learn some new [...]
Saturday turned out to be a wonderful day at the McKinney, TX Tech or Treat Virtual Conference. With more than 20 people gathering to listen to the great virtual speakers and the local speakers as well. We had quite a full line up of local speakers for the day including Kass Bates, Mary Carol Strother, [...]
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