Bring a Friend…..Become a STAR
Bring a friend and learn about the DEN. Auburn & Lewiston teachers gather to learn about the DEN and collaborate with fellow teachers.
Bring a friend and learn about the DEN. Auburn & Lewiston teachers gather to learn about the DEN and collaborate with fellow teachers.
Mark your calendars, and get ready to register for this event. Registration will open on September 19, 2011 Questions should be directed to: institute@auburnschl.edu If your school or district is implementing, or planning to implement iPad in the primary grades, then you will want to be sure to take advantage of this opportunity. The Auburn School [...]
Check out the story from the Lewiston Sun Journal. Former Governor Angus King attended the meeting to support the initiative. Maine Discovery Star Educator Mauri Dufour also presented the work she has been doing with her students using the iPad to the school committee.
Over 270 educators from MA, ME, CT, VT, NH, RI, and NY have already registered for the New England Day of Discovery on March 26th in Brockton, MA and there are only a few spots left! Don’t miss out on this FREE conference style day of professional development that will highlight creative ways to engage students [...]
The New England Day of Discovery is a FREE conference style day of professional development that will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate curriculum with the latest 21st century tools and instructional strategies. Our keynote, Dan Riskin, host of Animal Planet’s popular show Monsters Inside Me will be sharing a little bit about [...]
Discovery Education and Brockton Public Schools are pleased to present the 2011 New England Day of Discovery at the Mary E. Baker School in Brockton, MA on March 26th. Designed specifically for New England educators, this interactive day of professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate your curriculum using the latest [...]
Great day at FETC pre conference Day of Discovery. Yes Reed Timmer was in the building. His key note was great. Thanks Discovery! Ann Boucher (former Maine DEN Star now a Florida DEN Star), Reed and Carol Miller. Steve Dembo partially hidden LOL
DEN Summer Fun & Friends! A great week of learning and laughter at the LC Symposium and many new friendships were made. Evelyn McFadden made a trip from Arkansas to Maine. We were so excited to see her! We picked her up at the airport and went to lunch. Of course lunch was lobster at [...]
Carol Miller introduces the new look to the Discovery website. New stars were welcomed to the group. Each teacher works with the website on their computers.
Discovery Stars gather in Auburn at 5:30am to watch and photograph the balloons launch on the first day of the Great Falls Ballon Festival. Following the launch breakfast was a treat which was then followed by Discovery workshop to prepare for the start of the new year.
“Launch & Lift Off” Rebecca Belleau, Bridget Shea & Cheryl Robert from Lewiston School Department
Maine DEN stars will be attending a Den event at Great Falls Balloon Festival. Soar to new heights with Discovery Education streaming on August 20, 2010. Interested Stars contact me.den.leaders@gmail.com.
Sitting here at the retreat learning A LOT and psyched to get working!!
Discovery offers great opportunities for teachers. Science teachers at Edward Little are investigating ways to go without a textbook. They are exploring the great opportunities Discovery has to offer. For teachers the Science packages and the builders will help enhance the curriculum, for students it will help each of them as they incorporate their space in the [...]
The Maine LC would like to welcome Becky to the Maine Blog Team.We hope to become much more active bloggers! Keep checking on us.
Becky Skilling Hey! Happy Friday! I’m a newbie to this so any suggestions and help would be appreciated. I’m excited to get started.
No green screen involved here, this is the real thing!! Scott Kinney was in Maine working with the Auburn School Department! Thank goodness for these serious photos. Thanks to all of the Star DEN members that came to [...]
Getting to an event in Maine can be an experience in itself……..but WELL WORTH it! Teachers from central Maine gather to learn more about DEN. The group was almost 1 to 1 with Star members and new members. All participants reviewed the new website interface and were introduced to the many tools that they have [...]
Greetings ! On July 8th the new website went live. There are many exciting new features that will enhance your teaching. As with many websites when changes of this magnitude occur somethings do slip by. The discovery technicians are welcoming comments and constantly working to fix any of the bugs that occurred. Please don’t [...]
In June Mauri Dufour, Carol Miller and Lori Twiss attended the National conference at Discovery Communications. The days were packed with exciting news on upcoming features and the new website. We met our new regional manager, Michael Hakkarinen, he is very energetic, is looking forward to working with us and coming to Maine. Keep posted [...]
Hi All As the school year is quickly coming to an end we need your input. Please post a reply to this blog with some fun summer event ideas!
Saturday, Oct 24, 2008 Edward Little High School will host a DEN virtual conference which will provide a unique opportunity to learn powerful ways to integrate digital media and Web 2.0 tools into your instruction as well as discover an abundance of resources to expand your own personal learning network. And it’s free! We happen to have many slots [...]
DEN staff will be sharing a series of information-packed sessions on how to integrate the newest online technologies used by today’s media-savvy students into classroom instruction. Among the topics slated for presentation are an introduction to streaming media, tips and tricks for integrating digital media with popular Web 2.0 websites, and strategies for incorporating free movie [...]
Erin Towns, World History teacher of Edward Little High School has received a Japan Memorial Fulbright Scholarship to study abroad. Erin will start her adventure in Tokyo and spend time visiting Universities and schools. She will have opportunities to talk to teachers, students, parents and spend a few days living with a family. Before Erin heads [...]