Great news New York educators! Registration for EdCamp Connecticut is open! It’s just a hop, skip and a jump over the state line! You can register for tickets here: http://edcampct.ticketleap.com/2012/ You’ll see that you have three ticket options: Free! An optional $10 donation that includes a t-shirt pre-order An optional donation of any amount to support [...]
What: DEN Geocaching Day 2012 ~Event sponsored by NYDENLC When: Saturday, May 19, 2011 @ 10:30 am Where: Saxon Woods Park – 1800 Mamaroneck Road White Plains, NY 10605 Please RSVP on our wufoo located at: https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/r6z1z1/ NYDENLCGeocachingFlyer
Do you like to make your images interactive? Would you like to do so very, very easily? Some of you may have come across a ‘fairly’ new web application recently called ThingLink but don’t just read the homepage, head on over to the Gallery to REALLY get a feel for what this application can do! (It [...]
Have you registered yet? The ASSET 14th Annual Conference Rebooting Education: Common Core 2.0 with a Special Keynote Address by Dr. Howard Gardner is next week! Attend the ASSET Conference on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Huntington Hilton, Long Island! Register now to join the conversation at the BEST and most affordable technology [...]
Image Source: Flickr.com Shareski I think, no, I KNOW, it was a Dean Shareski image — the leaping family taken around the world. I can remember at the time how awesome that was and what a wonderful memory those photographs were going to be for his children when they grew up (and for Dean when [...]
Hey New York! It’s not too late to win free airfare to the DEN Summer Institute! If you’ve never attended a DEN Summer Institute before, you’ve really been missing out. I’ve attended a variety of summer institutes as a DEN Star and the professional development was top notch! If you haven’t done so already, please take some [...]
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…
That’s right! Lisa Parisi (DEN STAR – NY) has had a book published by ISTE titled, ‘Making Connections with Blogging: Authentic Learning for Today’s Classroom’ with co-author Brian Crosby. The expected publication date is May 20, 2012, but if you head on over to the link you can pre-order it. I had a chance to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Do you live within a few hours of New York City? Are you looking for a great reason to head to the Big Apple? Discovery Education is hosting an event in New York City on Saturday, November 19. As part of our Discovery Education Wilkes University Instructional Media Program we are hosting several events around [...]
Planning on attending PETE&C in February? Are you a STAR? Guess what? Discovery is taking over the Pre-Con! That’s right. The entire day is going to be a blast! DEN STARS should register for the pre-conference here: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/petec2012 The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) is pleased to present a special full-day pre-conference event. The day will [...]
Image Source: Flickr.com janineomg I’m SUPER PSYCHED to be part of the Virtual Conference this year. I’ll be presenting at 10 a.m. (EST), so set those alarm clocks! My session is titled, ‘No Tricks, Just Treats’ and I’ll be featuring goodies from my tech bag. And since one of DEN’s mottos is, ‘We Are Our [...]
On October 18, teens, parents, and educators in Chicago will participate in a provocative anti-bullying town hall hosted by MTV celebrity SuChin Pak and sponsored by Common Sense Media, MTV’s A THIN LINE, and Yahoo! Safely. You and your students are invited to join us online. Tune in live to watch the event via webcast, [...]
Save the date! The 2012 NYSCATE Hudson Valley Conference has been scheduled for March 3, 2012. They are requesting proposals for this conference until December 1, 2011. Follow this link for the RFP: http://nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=305
FYI – There are only 11 days left to apply for a Target Field Trip Grant! If you’re looking for $ to support a field trip for your students/school, then you’d better act fast and complete the request. You can find more information here: http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031767
Spend the afternoon connecting. Come connect in-person with fellow NYDEN friends. Together we will connect to the DEN Fall Virtual Conference, http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2011/09/08/save-the-date-oct-22-lets-tech-or-treat/ Join us for an afternoon of professional development and networking as we “Tech or Treat” with the Discovery Educator Network. Participants Will Leave With: -Deep exploration of the rich variety of [...]
Come join the NYDENLC as we attend Starway to Heaven with the Westchester Amateur Astronomer’s Association. The Westchester Amateur Astronomer’s Association meets monthly to view the night sky. They have kindly agreed to help lend their expertise to us. What a wonderful opportunity for DEN stars to mingle with each other and learn a new [...]
Yes, I know, it’s only August but the NY LC Events team is ready to begin planning DEN events. We want to know what kinds of events you would be interested in attending? Submit your ideas by commenting on this post. Not sure what to suggest? Take a gander through the various blogs and see what [...]
Please note that the GeoCaching Day at Locust Grove for May 21 has been cancelled.
Image Source: Flickr.com cachemania Register here for the New York Discovery Educator Network Geocaching Day at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, New York. This event will run from 9:00 a.m – 1:00 pm on May 21, 2011. The Educational Staff from Locust Grove will share information about their programs during this event. Then we will learn [...]
Discovery Education, the Central NY Regional Information Center (CNYRIC), and Fayetteville-Manlius Schools are pleased to present the Upstate New York Day of Discovery at Fayetteville-Manlius High School in Manlius, NY on Saturday, May 14th. Designed specifically for New York educators, this interactive day of free professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate [...]
Discovery Education, the Central NY Regional Information Center (CNYRIC), and Fayetteville-Manlius Schools are pleased to present the Upstate New York Day of Discovery at Fayetteville-Manlius High School in Manlius, NY on Saturday, May 14th. Designed specifically for New York educators, this interactive day of free professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and [...]
There are not enough exceptional adjectives to describe these terrific days of learning and networking provided by Discovery Education. This past Saturday in Brockton, MA was no exception. The four (plus) hour drive was well worth it, despite the few side bars while going to and from the new, refreshing and colorful, Mary E. Baker school. [...]
The winners were drawn! Thanks to everyone who submitted great integration ideas. Jeannine Shields and Tiffany Braby are the lucky winners of tickets to the Celebration of Teaching and Learning in New York City. Congratulations, Neene and Tiffany! We look forward to hearing all about it.
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