This spring, Discovery Education Assessment will host several workshops and school visits with various school districts across the country. Some of the events are targeted towards teachers, while others are targeted toward administrators. These events are held in partner schools and feature professional development sessions as well as prize giveaways and a ton of fun. We [...]
The Virginia Leadership Council would like to invite you to attend the Spring Virtual Conference with us! The day will be about sharing digital media tools that make learning engaging and fun. It will be a day of connecting you with your most valuable resource… each other! The Discovery Educator Network is mixing it up [...]
NICE will host its 18th annual mini-conference on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, from 8 am to 1 pm, Registration check-in and poster sessions will be from 8 to 8:30 am at: Adlai E. Stevenson High School 1 Stevenson Drive East Building, Performing Arts Center Lincolnshire, Illinois Use Parking Lots – C, D, E We’re [...]
Virginia and Maryland are super excited to invite you to the Fall Virtual Conference on Saturday, October 23rd. The day will feature special presentations from Gail Lovely and Hall Davidson along with featured STAR Discovery Educators sharing their projects from the DEN Summer Institute (DENSI10). A host of other great sessions from your DEN team [...]
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9 AM to 4 PM ET Click here to register for the virtual sessions. Click here to register for our in person event in Silver Spring at 1DP The top 10 Reasons to attend the Fall Virtual Conference from the National Blog 10. College football is overrated. 9. The digital [...]
The VA and MD LCs are joining forces at the virtual conference on Oct 24th. Sessions will run all day at 1DP in Silver Spring and 2DP in Second Life. Both leadership councils have been working hard to provide you with a spooktacular day. Want to join in Second Life but aren’t sure? The experts [...]
It’s that time of year again. DEN Streamathon is here. Register and learn how Discovery Content can take your teaching to the next level. Click here to register for the DEN’s Annual streamathon. Schedule All times Eastern 9 AM Back to School Changes in DE streaming 10 AM A Day in the [...]
Welcome Back to School! The DEN Events calendar page has been updated. Click the DEN Events Calendar tab at the top of the page to view upcoming Discovery Webinars, Second Life Events and VA DEN events. The great thing about the calendar is it is done using Google Calendar so you can add it to [...]
Digital cameras can be used to engage and empower learners, but many of you may wonder how you can use this technology in your classrooms. Learn how digital cameras can be used to help students observe, conceptualize, share, and communicate with the world around them. This ISTE webinar showcases digital photography projects for elementary teachers [...]
I know that VSTE just ended but I just received an email informing VSTE members about next year’s conference. Next year VSTE’s state conference moves to the fall at the Hotel Roanoke. It is scheduled for November 30th – December 2, 2009. As I was reading the message a familiar name jumped out at me. [...]
Well your leadership council is off to the VSTE Annual Conference for 3 days of learning and collaboration. Please stay tuned for some posts and photos from out time there. Also check out the presentations from the VA DEN’s Day of Discovery. Just click on tab at the top of the page. We will add [...]
Dear DE, MD & VA SMART Exemplary Educators (SEEs): We are offering you a special extension to apply to the SMART Trade Show Teacher program for NECC 2009. We are looking for SEEs who are in relative close proximity to Washington D.C.. Here’s the link to the SMART Trade Show Teacher website for all the [...]
Greetings! VSTE is looking for a few good…Volunteers! Our conference has always benefited from the numerous folks in the past who have graciously given some of their time to make VSTE the best conference in the state. This year can we count on you for your help? We have changed the time slots so that [...]
The registration date is being extended to Tuesday, Jan. 21 to ensure DC area teachers will know and benefit from this workshop event. TEACHING LINCOLN IN THE CLASSROOM WHUT LOOKING FOR LINCOLN TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP WHEN: Saturday, January 24, 2009 – 10 AM – 2 PM WHERE: WHUT-Howard University Television Studio D, 2222 Fourth Street, [...]
School 2.0: Technology and the Future of School Technology has reshaped our world both economically and socially. These changes affect today’s students by transforming the world’s expectations of them. Join Tim Magner, director of the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education, as he explores the developing trends, their implications for our [...]
Come One and All… Digital Storytelling Day of Discovery! Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009 Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: VA Beach Convention Center 1000 19th Street Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Visit the Geekybird Blog for more information. Dinner with the STARs- Waitlist Available After the VSTE Keynote, that same Sunday evening, join us [...]
From the DEN National Blog: Join us in-person, online or both, on Saturday, October 25th for the DEN Virtual Conference. Registration is now open! The DEN Virtual Conference features an incredible lineup of online presentations including “Power Up Your Professional Learning Network” by STAR Discovery Educator Jennifer Dorman. Check out all of the sessions here. You can [...]
One of the things I attended was edubloggercon on Saturday prior to the official start of NECC. Billed as an unconference, it was a little bit different than the structure of NECC. It was a much smaller crowd, although the 200 people that were there was bigger than the 70 people from the year before. [...]
For those who couldn’t make it to San Antonio this year, here’s a brief recap of NECC 2008. ISTE President’s Address: Trina Davis Opening Keynote: James Surowiecki. Internet Safety Town Hall. Join this exciting discussion on Internet safety! Town Hall format includes Q&A plus keynote speaker Anastasia Goodstein, author of Totally Wired, and panel moderator [...]
Well it’s been a busy couple of days at NECC. I’ve been stationed at the Model Lesson room and have seen some great integration lessons. I stopped by the Discovery Education booth to say hello to some of our DEN friends. Below are some pictures of our STAR Educators, Fred Delventhal, Beth Knittle, Wendy Heller [...]
Well I leave on June 27th for the NECC Conference in San Antonio. My goal last year was to write a post and upload photos each day. Well that didn’t happen, I still have a draft post that says NECC 2007 – Day 4. I never got to post photos because I left my camera [...]
Attend the Mid-Atlantic SMART Board™ Users Conference – Creating a community of SMART educators SMART Board interactive whiteboard users – you are invited to participate in our first Mid-Atlantic SMART Board Users Conference. Get the most out of your SMART Board interactive whiteboard and other SMART products. Join us to learn about our latest resources, [...]
No more pencils, no more books…summer is right around the corner. Attend the Day of Discovery in-person or virtually! Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Location: Linkhorn Park Elementary School 977 First Colonial Road Virginia Beach, VA 23454 Join fellow educators and begin “Packing Your Virtual Suitcase” with great breakout [...]
On Saturday, Feb 2nd, 30 educators got together for a great professional development event. The first DEN Virtual Conference went off without a hitch. I want to thank all of the educators that joined us in Silver Spring. Thank you for giving up your Saturday to be with us. In addition to the Virtual Keynotes, [...]
Join us for the first ever Discovery Educator Network Virtual Conference on Saturday, February 2nd! Connect with educators from all over the country during this unique professional development experience where you can attend in-person, online, or both! The DEN Virtual Conference is a national event that provides educators a unique opportunity to experience Discovery Education’s [...]
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