All Saints Catholic Academy will be hosting an in-person event featuring the 2011 Discovery Virtual Conference. Light breakfast and a light lunch will be provided. Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM (central time) All Saints Catholic Academy 1155 Aurora Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 Park in east lot and use Door 7. Click [...]
SET Connections Special Education Technology Conference Special Education and Technology: The Next Step Saturday, April 16, 2011 Maine South High School 1111 South Dee Road Park Ridge, IL 60068 8:00 – 12:30 (Lunch optional til 1:30 pm) Registration, Breakfast, Networking (8:00-9:00) General Program and Breakout Sessions 9:00 – 12:30 Optional: Lunch with the Speakers 12:30 [...]
Please join us at All Saints Catholic Academy in Naperville on April 30th beginning at 7:30 a.m. for an in-person event for the spring virtual training. Registration details posted soon.
Tech & Learning is looking for innovative educators to participate in two spring edtech conferences: Boston, MA — April 8, 2011 (keynote Mitchel Resnick) Chicago, IL — May 6 (keynote Wesley Fryer) They have set up two source codes: BOS11DEN and CH11DEN for the Discovery Educator Network to get a reduced rate of $185 Find [...]
I’ve said it before, one of the great rewards of teaching is getting to watch kids learn and grow up. And to take that a step further, seeing those “kids” as grown-ups can be just as rewarding. I’ve had the pleasure of teaching and coaching with a few former students. A few have managed to [...]
My Fake Wall is a tool for creating a fake Facebook wall for a fictitious or historical character. To create a Fake Wall you do need to register for a My Fake Wall account. Then you can upload images, write wall posts, even create “likes” and comments on fake posts. Let us know what you’ve created. Click [...]
Doodle 4 Google is back with wonderful opportunities for students to express their creativity and to try to win wonderful prizes. The National Winner will be awarded a $15,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of his or her choice, a trip to the Google New York office for an event on May [...]
Saturday January 29, 2011 8:00 am to 1:30 pm Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL Attend the seventeenth annual NICE Mini Conference sponsored by Northern Illinois Computing Educators(Chapter of Illinois Computing Educators). Registration and refreshments will begin at 8:00 a.m. in the Forum. During this time, you can meet our 2010 Mini”Grant winners and [...]
ICE Conference 2011 Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center St. Charles, Illinois February 22-25, 2011 Please visit https://register.iceberg.org/?conference=ice_conference_2011 to register.
This fantastic list was posted on Classroom 2.0 by John Costilla. This list contains some old favorites along with some great new finds. Check it out and let us know how it inspired you. http://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blogs/649749:BlogPost:180818?xg_source=activity
Every February in Saint Charles, Illinois groups of dedicated teachers come together to explore ideas and tools related to technology. February seems like forever from now. We all know how quickly time flies when we are having fun! Most importantly the ICE Conference Committee is hard at work to bring you the best program [...]
A little educational humor to begin our school year. http://ecologyofeducation.net/wsite/?p=2555
Today the DEN LCs are attending the BLC in Boston. We began with am amazing Keynote speech given by Michael Wesch. We will be following a traditional conference format, choosing from among a host of amazing sessions. My first session of the day is entitled “What Can You Do with 3 (4) Billion Photos?” presented by [...]
Today Deb Thomson and I are participating in an “un”conference. The LCs in attendance have created their own sessions and are directing their own learning. The first session we have chosen is entitled “LC Tips and Tricks: Best of DEN LC”. We are having conversations on how to strengthen our state DEN. Have an idea [...]
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ARE YOU A TEACHER?? You are invited to a FREE Happy Hour!!!The Celtic Knot 626 Church Street Evanston, IL May 7th from 5-7pm Please RSVP by May 2nd by visiting DiscoveryStudentAdventures.com/Chicago Enter to WIN a $2,500 Travel Scholarship to award to the student of your choice! To find out more about the Adventure of a [...]
Have you ever found a great site and saved it as a bookmark on your computer? Then the next time you needed it you weren’t at your computer and couldn’t find it. Do you go to conferences and hear of great sites and ideas and have a hard time organizing them? Do you ever feel [...]
Come and join the folks from Discovery Student Adventures in a teacher informational meeting: · March 23rd, Tuesday, Shedd Aquarium 6:30-7:30 · If you would like more information please contact Jessica Dembo at 630-750-9973 or jessica.dembo@discoverystudentadventures.com
Sign-up to Lead a Discovery Student Adventure and hold your first Parent Meeting before March 1st and RECEIVE a $100.00 VISA Gift Card! You have 16 destinations to choose from…two domestic destinations are available for Middle School Students! WE are also excited to introduce Spring Break Travel for 2011! Sign-up to travel to the destination [...]
Pack your bags and go to Italy and Greece, heart and soul of the Mediterranean and birthplace of two of the most important civilizations in history. It is here where you will journey back in time to experience places and cultures you have only read about. From visiting the Acropolis to spending time in [...]
16th Annual NICE-Mini Conference When: Saturday January 30th 8:00-1:00 Where: Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL Cost: $5 payable at the door For information click here.
ICE Conference 2010 Registration is now open for ICE Conference 2010 to be held at Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center on February 23-26, 2010! Click here for more information or to register.
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. [...]
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Here’s your chance to share your views and ideas on 21st century education and technology. The Speak Up National Research Project collects and reports on the views and opinions of students, parents and educators on critical 21st century education issues. Speak Up is facilitated by a non-profit organization – Project Tomorrow®. Data findings are shared [...]
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