Friday, September 10, 2010 was a great day for Discovery educators in the state of Louisiana. LPB (Louisiana Public Broadcasting) and DEN (Discovery Educator Network) worked together to bring a Day of Discovery to Baton Rouge. The Louisiana State Museum donated the venue that was used for the day of workshop presentations. Hall Davidson, Steve [...]
I was so excited to be able to attend the VIP Reception hosted by Discovery Education Network (DEN) and Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) tonight at the Louisiana State Museum in Baton Rouge. Over 150 distinguished guests gathered to celebrate the announcement of the winning users of Discovery Streaming through the LPB portal. I got to [...]
Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Discovery Education will host a Day of Discovery in Baton Rouge on Friday, September 10, 2010. Educators from the great state of Louisiana [...]
Introducing our Louisiana Leadership Council. Take a few minutes to get to know a little about each of your new LC members.
We got started bright and early today on the Bentley campus with a great breakfast outdoors under the huge, white tent. Then we all gathered to take part in a three hour session with Dr. Lodge McCammon. He showed us how to incorporate video in a variety of methods into our classrooms. My favorite part [...]
Today I traveled from New Orleans to Boston to meet with 75 other educators from around the country to attend the DENLC Symposium. We are staying on the campus of Bentley University in Waltham, MA (about 25 miles from the airport). When I arrived at Copely South (the dorm we are staying in) I was [...]
The new members of the Leadership Councils have been announced. Congratulations to everybody and let’s make this 25th anniversary year one to remember. You can view all the Leadership Council members on this document. I’d like to welcome back Susan Tompkins as the chair for our LC here in Louisiana. I’d also like to warmly welcome [...]
A great professional development opportunity is being offered tomorrow night. Check it out and register for the webinar. 21 Ways to Engage 21st Century Learners Comcast Learning On Demand Professional Development SeriesWednesday, June 9 at 7:00 PM ETLearn how to move beyond “stand alone” methods of teacher and replace it with a model [...]
Hi Louisiana STARS. Are any of you attending ISTE10 in Denver this year? I am and I’m am so excited. It is going to be an awesome week. Head on over to my personal blog and read about why I’m looking forward to going. Please look for me if you are going too. I ordered a T [...]
Yesterday I attended Spotlight on the Gulf webinar featuring Philippe Cousteau. According to Steve Dembo there were a record number of attendees. Actually I attended the second session which was offered to people who live in the areas that are most affected by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. I received an email from Discovery saying that [...]
On the evening of May 25 we celebrated our second annual DENny Awards, and what a celebration it was! Please join me in congratulating this year’s DENny Award winners! PL-DEN Award Erin Misegadis, KS Dean Mantz, KS Mary Del Bianco, MD DENnis Grice, CA Best Individual Blog Krisitn Anquilino Caroline LaMagna Best Leadership Council Blog [...]
Join Philippe Cousteau Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm CDT, for a spotlight on the Gulf spill and learn how it affects us now and in the future. Register at this link .This webinar will be archived for future viewing and DEN will send an email to all registrants after the webinar with information on how [...]
You are invited to join the LA LC Chair in the Shreveport/Bossier area on a DEN Geocaching Adventure on Saturday, May 22. Gather some colleagues and get together with other educators to explore what all the buzz is about! If ever you were curious about Geocaching, or have already been geocaching, then you need to [...]
<—–Sign into DE Streaming using LPB Portal Sometimes it is possible to feel appreciated and what better time than a formal appreciation week? Stay tuned into the DEN Blog for exciting appreciation gifts! As the school year is winding down and summer plans are being made, take the time to enjoy each day in the [...]
<—–Sign into DE Streaming using LPB Portal The Virtual Conference is set for Saturday, April 24. This will be the day to get your mind blown with all that is being offered. You can join us for an In Person Event at the Sci Port Discovery Center from 8 am until 3 pm or, if [...]
Did you know Louisiana Public Broadcasting gives us access to Discovery Education Streaming? Since they partially fund our access, we must show our support by using the LPB Portal to log in to our accounts. Check the tab at the top of this page for more information, but make sure you log in using the [...]
February is the month of many things, but one of the most lovely things is the Webinar series! This month’s offerings include: EdTechConnect with Alan Levine Wednesday, February 17 at 7 PM ET Top Ten STEM Resources Wednesday, February 17 at 7 PM ET Shining STARs Tuesday, February 23 at 7 PM ET Register for the webinars [...]
As in years past, CDW-G & Discovery Education are teaming up to give us the opportunity to win a 21st Century Classroom. And Discovery announced a partnership with SIEMENS to support Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics with teacher resources, including webinars, and the STEM Academy. See the website for information how to apply [...]
DEN announces the first class of DEN Gurus. Over the past few months the great folks at DEN have been reviewing the applications for the inaugural class of DEN Gurus. They had a vast talent pool from which to select, but they were finally able to select the winners. · Traci Blazosky Creative Construction with Multimedia Clarion Area School District, PA · Tim [...]
Martin Luther King Day is Monday, January 18th. Since my students just returned to school from their Christmas holiday on Monday the 11th, I didn’t get to do any lessons about this great leader. After meeting with the other 4th grade teachers I work with, we decided to do a black history unit in February. [...]
This past Saturday, January 9, was a great learning and sharing experience. Thanks to Lance Rougeux, Brad Fountain, Patti Duncan, Mike Bryant, Steve Dembo, and Hall Davidson (and anyone else I might have forgotten) for putting together another top-notch professional development opportunity for us who attended and those who will be using the archived sessions. The [...]
I just show a tweet about another Top Ten List. I love these kind of lists so I opened the link and was taken to Times Online list of The 10 best educational websites. I scanned quickly down to see which websites made the list. Discovery got the nod at #4. Go Discovery. The competition [...]
Susan Tompkins, Louisiana LC Chair, did an awesome job of hosting the annual “Dining with the STARS” dinner. It was held at Shucks on Wednesday, December 2 at 7 pm. There were about 25 people in attendance and I got to meet the rest of the LALC face-to-face. Susan Tompkins, Susan Gauthier, and Cindy Wallace [...]
Congratulations to Louisiana LC Events Coordinator Cindy Wallace for being name the Region VII LACUE Secondary Teacher nominee and to Louisiana LC Blog Coordinator Susan Gauthier for being named the Region II LACUE Special Person nominee. Join us in celebrating their awards and to cheer them on in the State Competition at LACUE on December [...]
The Louisiana Leadership Council is STAR-Struck by the activities for our DEN members!. We recently hosted two face-to-face Virtual Conference sessions in North and South Louisiana, presented at Regional & State Conferences, and will be teaming up at LACUE (Dec. 2-4). We are planning more exciting activities, so for more STAR Scoop, keep checking our [...]
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