In just a few short weeks the DEN will be hosting the Fall Virtual Conference. Many in-person events are being hosted throughout the US and Canada as you can see on the Virt Con website. If you are hosting an in-person event or you would like to (it’s not too late!) we have developed some resources [...]
This is the presentation I did this past Saturday at the New England Day of Discovery, in Groton CT. There are some great, free resources from Discovery Education available that can help teachers, students, and parents. The content and design of these resources is excellent are are great resources to help students learn. [...]
Are you interested in learning? Of course you are. As you probably know, August is Connected Educator Month, and finding to ways to learn and connect online is a major focus of CEM. Steve Hargadon, who helped the DEN with the Social Learning Summit, has put together the Learning 2.0 Conference. The event is a [...]
Edcamp Hudson Valley (http://edcamphudsonvalley.org/), an education unconference, will be held at Ulster BOCES in New Paltz, NY on Tuesday, August 14. Edcamp Hudson Valley will bring together educators and students from around the region for a day of sharing, learning, and innovating. For more information about Edcamp Hudson Valley please visit: http://edcamphudsonvalley.org/ Register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3594991717/efblike
Power to Learn, Discovery Education, and The Hub HD are pleased to invite educators to the Long Island Day of Discovery Designed specifically for New York area educators, this interactive day of free professional development will showcase creative ways to motivate your students and transform your lessons using the latest innovations in teaching. We will [...]
The Annual ISTE Conference wrapped up last week and if you were following along on Twitter, you know there was a lot of information being shared throughout the week. The days following the conference are always fun because people begin sharing their thoughts on the conference itself. They share their experiences, their learning, and their [...]
Edcamp is a great series of free, unconferences for educators. The Edcamp model is unique in that attendees set the agenda the morning of the conference and the sessions are not led by one person, but are rather a collaboration of both the facilitator and attendees. It is a great way to learn, share, and [...]
Maryland’s own Selena Ward will be recognized at ISTE as one of the Emerging Leaders for 2012! We are so proud to have one of our DEN Community members receiving such an honor. Yeeaaaaaah, Selena! The image below is from the Maryland Society for Educational Technology’s latest newsletter.
The Games in Education conference is a multi-day symposium which focuses on the topic of using video games to supplement and inspire in-classroom education! Participants span early childhood through post secondary educators in New York’s Capital District and surrounding regions who are interested in finding ways to use video games and related technology to enrich [...]
ISTE (International Society of Technology in Education) puts on a great, huge, educational conference each year. I was lucky enough to attend ISTE 2011 in Philadelphia last year (thanks to winning a Discovery Education contest that paid for it for me) and had a great time, learning, sharing, and connecting with educators from around the world. Philadelphia is also [...]
Discovery Education has tons of resources, programs and applications for educators. How do you find it all and learn how to use them? The Discovery Educator Network and this blog is one way. Here are some more ways: Training Resources for Discovery Education Tools and Apps: http://goo.gl/usJsd - lots of great resources, tips, help and more. [...]
The Social Learning Summit, held on Saturday, April 21st, was a great success. Thousands of educators from all over the world had a chance to view over 70 presentations during the six hour event. The initial feedback and comments from attendees was very positive and we heard plenty of good things from the in-person events [...]
That’s right, the Social Learning Summit, 6 hours of non-stop, action packed, FREE professional development, is less than 24 hours away and we hope you enjoy the event and learn something in the process. If you’d like to read descriptions of the sessions, you can do so here. If you’re looking for the complete schedule, [...]
The Social Learning Summit is quickly approaching and the Keynote Speaker, Hall Davidson, is looking for some wisdom from the crowd. Part of his presentation, titled “The First Truly Collaborative, Impromptu, Online Social Keynote in the History of The World” will include user generated content to confirm three statements: I. Why Kids are Different 2. Why [...]
The 2012 Social Learning Summit is right around the corner. In fact, it’s less than a week away – Saturday, April 21st. This year, there are over 70 presentations, giving you the opportunity to expand your learning and challenge your thinking in a number of ways. During each time slot, which begins at 9:00 (ET), [...]
Education on Air is a free online educational technology conference from Google that will be held May 2nd, 2012, from 12-10pm (Eastern). It will be held using Google+ Hangouts on Air. There are some great sessions planned on topics such as paperless classroom, assessment, robotics, digital citizenship, portfolio’s, and, of course, using different Google Apps in the classroom. [...]
Discovery Education’s Discovery Educator Network runs a variety of professional development sessions each year. These are usually online sessions with live meet-ups also planned. For this Spring, they are doing something different instead of the normal Spring Virtual Conference. The DEN is partnering with Classroom 2.0 to present the Social Learning Summit. Steve Hargadon, of Classroom 2.0, [...]
DEN STARs – are you going to Annual CUE 2012 in Palm Springs? Join the Discovery Educator Network California Leadership Council for an evening of networking, fun, prizes, and more! We’ll celebrate DEN STARs with learning stations showcasing multimedia integration and the best of DEN. And don’t be tardy for the party – we’ll raffle [...]
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 [...]
Professional development is an important part of education and educator’s professional learning. Unfortunately, professional development is not always planned or delivered well, or is not relevant to the staff. Here are some tips for planning professional development: 1. Develop a professional development committee to plan and coordinate. 2. Demonstrate examples of classroom technology [...]
TCEA attendees got to attend a VIP reception to meet and mingle with Discovery’s Animal Planet host, Dave Salmoni. Dave Salmoni is going to host a live virtual field trip in March and bring the world of animals and the African savannah into the classrooms around the globe. Students will get to interact virtually with [...]
During the week February 6-10, 2012, the Texas Computer Educator Association’s convention was held in Austin, Texas. The opening keynote was Discovery’s own Mythbuster’s co-host, Tory Belleci. He provided a poignant, hilarious look at his own struggle at education and explained why he not only desired to learn science but to ‘do’ science. Tory explained [...]
The Texas DEN Leadership Council participated in an Iron DEN Challenge at TCEA in Austin, Texas during the week of the convention. The ‘Special Ingredient’ was an picture of a spitting camel that all teams had to incorporate into their unique team’s digital artifacts. Many teams used audio, the Blabberize site, or some other type [...]
More links to info from TCEA sessions: From Steve Dembo’s sessions: 50 ways to spin a digital story http://50ways.wikispaces.com/ Storytelling for the YouTube Generation http://prezi.com/sefzj_jpnupp/storytelling-for-the-youtube-generation/ iThink iNeed iPads in the Classroom http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1922908/iPads-TCEA.ppsx General TCEA 2012 Handouts site: http://www.tcea2012.org/2012/public/Content.aspx?sortMenu=102015&ID=1353 If you’ve got other links from TCEA (like others from Steve or those [...]
Join us at ASTE 2012 in Discovery Education’s dedicated suite in Hotel Captain Cook Tower II to find out more about how we’re transforming classrooms, empowering educators, and captivating students by leading the way in providing high quality, dynamic, digital content. Spread the word with this DE_2012_ASTE_flyer! Sunday, February 26 8:30 – 9:30 AM – [...]
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