If you missed some of the concurrent sessions or the Lunch and Learn breakout sessions, our new Regional Coordinator, Cynthia Brown, collected resources I am sharing here. In addition, Patti Duncan created Edmodo codes for each session, so I culled the resources from the Lunch & Learn sharing sessions. Sit back and relax as you [...]
Lance Rougeux introduced Beyond the Textbook and Homeroom announcements with a Beyond Inspiration video. Our 6th Annual DEN PreCon began in 2005 and DE has continued to support Discoverystreaming/Plus and have continued to move forward their expansion in 3 states. They have moved Beyond the Textbook to a techbook. It’s hard to predict what will [...]
Joe Bires Bud Hunt, aka, budtheteacher, on Dr. Remix caught my attention by the title, his reputation, and his essential questions for engaging conversation. Hunt is joining us from Colorado via Skype. He is joined live with Joe Bires on site at SLA. From the program precis: Where do our ideas come from? How do [...]
Jason Bedell helping a teacher create a blog I came to this session late, but discovered that promoting reflection was about blogging. Having 4 blogs and having been a podcaster, I was familiar with this session’s content, but I was not about to leave. If there was a gem to glean from this presentation, I [...]
Using Google Docs to Improve Student Writing View more presentations from Larissa Pahomov. Larissa Pahomov is an English teacher at SLA. She begins by asking what you want your students to learn from your writing assignments. We began with a brainstorming conversation to answer Larissa’s question. Our results: writing for publication, clarity of expression, analysis [...]
] EduCon 2.32 Friday Night Panel Planners of EduCon 2.3 have assembled yet again another stellar panel for the Friday Night Panel discussion, Why Does Innovation Matter? Held at the Franklin Institute on January 28, 2011 from 6-8 PM ET, this year’s panel includes: Matt Berg – ICT Director of the Millennium Villages Project and [...]
Clif Mims, TN DEN LC member, Executive Director of the Martin Institute, and teacher extraordinaire, has forwarded the following announcement for a fantastic professional development opportunity in West Tennessee… I’d like to invite you to the 2011 Martin Institute Spring Conference, Teaching for Tomorrow, to be held February 3-4 at Presbyterian Day School. See the [...]
Hi All, There are still a few spaces for Dinner with the Stars. Plan to join us for an evening of networking, hibachi, and erupting volcanoes hosted by your Virginia DEN! Seating is limited to 40 people and you must be a STAR to register for the dinner. Each STAR may also register one guest! [...]
There are some very cool educational “conferences” or “unconferences” coming up that everyone should check out. These are all in the Northeast (NY, NJ, and MA). They are all FREE! EdCampNYC – EdCamp NYC is an unconference about K-12 education issues and ideas. It is Saturday, December 4th, 2010 and will be held at the [...]
The DEN presence was very apparent at this year’s MassCUE Annual Conference at the end of October. Stars presented on a variety of topics showing the range of interests and expertise in our professional learning/sharing network. Several of us also gathered at lunch on the first day; it was great to put some names and [...]
Global Education Conference The free, all-online 2010 Global Education Conference takes place this coming week, November 15 – 19, 2010! We currently have 397 sessions from 62 countries scheduled, as well as 63 keynote speakers–an amazing lineup. Please take a look at all that is taking place: http://www.GlobalEducationConference.com. The conference is a collaborative and world-wide [...]
Just a quick reminder that the Global Education Conference will begin this Monday Nov. 15 and run through Nov. 19. The conference is free and will be featuring three of our DEN Gurus! Check out the Keynotes and session schedules on their website. It should be a great conference!
Next week educators from all over Massachusetts will come together at the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE) conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. It is at this conference several years ago that I became quite intrigued with Discovery Education. I attended a break out session that featured Hall Davidson and learned so many valuable [...]
This year at the DEN Summer Institute (DENSI), participants created projects to be included as professional development assets for use by Discovery Educators. Here’s one from PA STAR Discovery Educator, Deborah Heigel on Interactive PowerPoints Using Discovery Education. Click here to download the presentation. All Discovery Educators have access to the DENSI projects and more [...]
This Saturday, October 23, Discovery Education is sponsoring a virtual conference, Tech or Treat. You also have the opportunity to join an in-person event in Brockton. So, if you want to share the experience with other like minded educators, register now to attend the in-person event at the Baker Elementary School in Brockton, Massachusetts. You [...]
You’re invited to a special event featuring Dave Salmoni! Saturday, November 6th, 2010 9:00am – 3:00pm *Breakfast and lunch included* Join fellow K-8 educators and administrators from across the state to experience how dynamic digital content engages students and improves student achievement in science. Meet Discovery Channel personality, zoologist and predator expert, Dave Salmoni, as [...]
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 [...]
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 Olympic gold medal gymnast Shannon Miller [...]
DEN Fall Virtual Conference: Tech or Treat Join us next Saturday, October 23 from 9 AM to 3 PM ET as explore the many digital treats available to educators today. Register for the virtual sessions or attend one of 30 in-person events hosted by our DEN Leadership Councils. All times ET. 9 AM It’s Not the Technology, [...]
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 [...]
This year at the DEN Summer Institute (DENSI), participants created projects to be included as professional development assets for use by Discovery Educators. Here’s one from SC STAR Discovery Educator, Kathy Seibert and MI STAR Discovery Educator, Gena Price on How to Import PPT Slides into MovieMaker . All Discovery Educators have access to the [...]
This year at the DEN Summer Institute (DENSI), participants created projects to be included as professional development assets for use by Discovery Educators. Here’s one from Maryland STAR Discovery Educators, Carmella Doty and Renee Henderson on Using Discovery Resources in a Wiki. All Discovery Educators have access to the DENSI projects and more via the [...]
A recent Boston Globe article in the “Surfing the Net with Kids” series included links to help teach the “how’s” and “why’s” of copyright law. ”Copyright, intellectual property, fair use, and public domain are not subjects reserved for lawyers and corporate publishers. Every student … needs to understand the basics of what can and cannot [...]
The MassCUE annual Technology Conference is fast approaching. It is scheduled for October 27 and 28 at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Don’t forget to register. Last year it sold out. The DEN Fall Virtual Conference October 23 We’ve all see the 50 ways to use DE streaming in the classroom, for the Fall Virtual [...]
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 [...]
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