This post was created by Patti Ruffing during the Virtual Conference. DEN Virtual Conference attendees were wowed in session two by Porter Palmer’s Out of This World Ideas for Showcasing Student Work. She directed us to research from Chris Weber’s Publishing with Students: A Comprehensive Guide, especially his information on web-based publishing for students. She [...]
Considering the creativity on display Saturday, it was extremely difficult to narrow it down to ten finalists. However, with three Flip cams at stake, that’s just what we had to do! Review all ten finalists, and then use the polling widget below to cast your vote! Voting will be open until Friday morning, and the [...]
During the Fall Virtual Conference, the theme of the event was Tech or Treat. We encouraged people to dress in costume, and I have to say that some people really outdid themselves! In the next post, I’ll be posting the top 10 entries that you can vote on, the top 3 of which will be [...]
All sessions will be archived! Steve Dembo introduced our East Coast Keynote Speaker, Gail Lovely, as someone from whom he borrows ideas and learning all the time because she is an expert in early education. Having said that, Steve gave the microphone and controls to Gail, who began with an interesting question. Can you be [...]
Thanks to our friends at Polar Bears International (especially STAR DE Julene Reed) we have the distinct pleasure to offer our DEN community the opportunity to participate in a series of live webcasts from the tundra – Tundra Connections – where your students can meet and talk with world-renowned scientists while they’re right in the [...]
It’s not every day that you get a chance to pick the brain of a New York Times best-selling author, but thanks to Investigation Discovery DEN members and their students were able to do just that. Check out the archive from our webinar with Sandra Brown. And don’t forget to register for the next two [...]
We had a fantastic turnout last night for Hall’s webinar about ways to use a Flip cam in the classroom. In case you missed it (or want to see it again), here is the archive.
The fall virtual conference is Saturday! Join thousands of educators online and in-person as the DEN team goes house to house to explore the many digital treats available to educators today. During this unique professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many regional events hosted by the [...]
Have you noticed how different your dashboard looks when you log in to DE this year? Well there are a number of new features on your dashboard that will help you maximize your use of DE content as well as help you keep up to date with upcoming events within the DEN. I will highlight [...]
Bring your aspiring writers to a series of very special webinars on with bestselling authors, Sandra Brown, Sara Paretsky, and Harlan Coben. The authors will share their personal journeys of becoming a writer and provide valuable insights to students who have a passion for writing. They will also discuss the role that creativity plays in [...]
We have a full week of webinars planned for next week. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with them all. Here’s your one stop guide to what’s going on. (All times listed are eastern) Monday 7pm- Learn more about DE Streaming with Discovery streaming 101 Tuesday 7pm- Learn more about DE Science with Discovery Education [...]
Bring your aspiring writers to a very special webinar on Wednesday, October 20 at 1 PM ET with bestselling author, Sandra Brown. Mrs. Brown will share her personal journey of becoming a writer and provide valuable insights to students who have a passion for writing. She will also discuss the role that creativity plays in [...]
We’ve all see the 50 ways to use DE streaming in the classroom, for the Fall Virtual Conference, we’re turning it back on all of you! What’s the 51st way to use streaming, YOUR way? How are you using digital media to improve your classroom activities? On October 23rd, not only will we have a [...]
We have a full week of webinars planned for next week. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with them all. Here’s your one stop guide to what’s going on. (All times listed are eastern) Monday 7pm- Discovery Education Science: The Latest and Greatest New Features 7pm- Learn more about DE Streaming with Discovery streaming 101 [...]
Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation just announced the launch of a new online curriculum powered by Discovery Education. Promoting ways to help young people achieve a healthy weight through energy balance – calories in and calories out – this curriculum is now available at no cost to educators at www.energybalance101.com This engaging new curriculum, jointly developed [...]
Bestselling author, Don Tapscott, adjunct Professor of Management at the University of Toronto, returns to present another webinar for Discovery Education! On September 20 at 1pm EST, he he will discuss MacroWikinomics, its impact on the world of education and the implications it holds for the future. MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World is the [...]
White tab for DE Webinar Calendar Webinar Calendar on PA Blog Discovery Education Webinars has its mojo working with a week of terrific professional development opportunities. Your PA bloggers want to make your access easy, so you might want to check our DE Webinars tab on our blog for a complete and updated list of [...]
We have a full week of webinars planned for next week. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with them all. Here’s your one stop guide to what’s going on. (All times listed are eastern) Monday 1pm- Bring your students and join Build It Bigger‘s Danny Forster for A New Way To Look At Architecture 7pm- [...]
Join us Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm ET for a special webinar with childhood health experts Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, Danielle Marshall, and Dominique Dawes. These experts will help you learn how you can help improve each child’s health every day. Get helpful hints on the small, simple changes you can make in your [...]
Join Dr. Larry Rosen, a professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and the author of “Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn,” in an eye-opening webinar Sept. 15th at 7pm ET about how today’s students learn given their access and frequent interaction with technology. Dr. Rosen draws a distinction between [...]
Mark your calendars! At 1pm ET on Monday, September 13th Danny Forster from the Science Channel’s Build It Bigger is joining us for a special webinar event “A New Way to Look at Architecture.” Danny loves architecture, from the curve of a building’s roof line to the mathematics at its foundation, and he’s excited to [...]
The 5th annual Discovery Education Streamathon is September 14, 2010. We’ve got a full day of information-packed sessions on how to integrate DE streaming and the newest online technologies used by today’s media-savvy students into classroom instruction. Here’s the schedule. Come for an hour or spend the entire day with us! (All times are eastern [...]
EdTechConnect with bestselling author, Don Tapscott Monday, September 20th 12:00 PM ET Bestselling author, Don Tapscott, adjunct Professor of Management at the University of Toronto, hosts another Webinar, September 20th, where he will discuss MacroWikinomics, its impact on the world of education and the implications it holds for the future. MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the [...]
Hey! The first two weeks of DEN Summer School sessions have been archived and are available. There are two easy ways to find them. You can click on the Summer School 2010 tab on the DEN blog.OR you can click on the category Webinar Archives to see all of the archives even from webinars that [...]
The 5th annual Discovery Education Streamathon is September 14, 2010. We’ve got a full day of information-packed sessions on how to integrate DE streaming and the newest online technologies used by today’s media-savvy students into classroom instruction. Here’s the schedule. Come for an hour or spend the entire day with us! (All times are eastern [...]
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