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 [...]
If you missed the Streamathon or just want to review a session you attended, the archived sessions are now available. Porter Palmer posted this on the national blog. Streamathon 2010 The 5th annual Discovery Education Streamathon was September 14, 2010. We had a full day of information-packed sessions on how to integrate DE streaming and [...]
Thanks to Porter Palmer for the following information. 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 [...]
As most of Massachusetts students and teachers head back to school over the next two weeks, the members of the Massachusetts DEN Leadership Council want to do our best to provide all educators with one place for you to go to to find out some of the important things happening with Discovery and in our [...]
Great News! The first two webinar series from the Discovery “Summer School” are now archived and available. Digital Storytelling and Developing a Professional Learning Network are ready for your review. So … if you are like me and wanted to participate … but just couldn’t, here’s your chance. Thank you Porter Palmer for this post [...]
MA DEN Leadership Council 2010View more presentations from Talkowski. Last weekend representatives from all the northeast states convened in Mystic, Connecticut for a planning retreat. Massachusetts Leadership Council members who were able to attend were: Donna Criswell, Chair; Marybeth O’Brien, Events Coordinator; Robin Talkowski, Blog Coordinator; Paula Marini and Deb Thonas, Events Team, and Eithne [...]
What a surprise! What an honor! The Massachusetts Leadership Council Blog received a DENny award. Massachusetts was one of five state blogs recognized for our efforts to keep readers abreast of national Discovery news and events as well as topics of interest locally and regionally. As our first year as a Leadership Council, the recognition [...]
On May 24, Whitney Mihoulides, the Northeast Region’s DEN account manager, held a Discovery workshop in Dedham. Paula Marini, DEN STAR and Leadership Council member, coordinated the efforts for a great afternoon discovering more about how to integrate Discovery resources into the curriculum.
Edutopia, part of George Lucas’s Educational Foundation, has just issued their Summer Rejuvenation Guide. Their number 1 tip to rejuvenate is to … Grow your personal learning network! They offer a number of ways to connect with fellow committed educators. One easy way is to join the DEN and become a STAR. Get connected and [...]
Pictures and comments about the recent New England Day of Discovery keep arriving. There will be more. It was a great day as noted by Massachusetts STAR and LC member Paula Marini. “Steve Dembo did a great job firing up the crowd and setting the tone and pace for the day during his keynote presentation. [...]
So much to learn, so many people to meet, how to do it all: this is the dilemma when attending a Day of Discovery. Discovery has provided a solution by providing the resources shared in many of the day’s presentations by following this multiurl link. The Day of Discovery was kicked off by dynamic and [...]
Teachers from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine poured into the parking lot at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts today for the New England Day of Discovery. What makes teachers give up a beautiful spring day of freedom? Learning, of course. Learning how to reach more students; learning how to become [...]
Here is an opportunity you won’t want to miss! We are in the final push for entries for the DE/3M Young Scientist Challenge and we need your help to spread the word during the final 2 weeks! The process is easy and if you get 3 students to complete the registration process and upload a [...]
Don’t miss out on the many special surprises that Discovery has in store for the DEN STARS this week. Go to the National Blog each day to see what they have in store for us. It is like Christmas in May! Thank you Discovery and Discovery partners for your gifts of appreciation.
Don’t wait! Sign up now for the New England Day of Discovery on May 22 in Westwood. The dynamic Steve Dembo will be the keynote speaker. There will be a number of workshops that follow that focus on using technology in our classes. Participation is limited to 300, so make sure you register right away. [...]
The deadline to apply for the DEN National Institute this summer is April 12 at 5PM (Eastern Time)! If you are even thinking about it, why not take a chance and apply. It is a fantastic experience where you can learn from the best. If you are thinking about applying but are a bit uncertain, [...]
This summer’s DEN National Institute will be held right here in Massachusetts at Bentley College. STARs, consider applying for a wonderful opportunity to learn and share. See the National blog for all the important information and dates. Deadline for applying is April 12 by 5PM. DEN Summer Institute: Apply Today The DEN Summer Institute for [...]
Meet our new Discovery Account Manager for the Northeast Region, Whitney Mahoulides, by participating in the webinars she has organized for us. We would like to invite you and your staff to learn more about the only digital video-based learning resource scientifically proven to increase student achievement. We are offering 3 New Topics in this [...]
Ed TechConnect with Alan Levine It may be school vacation week in Massachusetts but the Webinars go on. If you are available, this one with Alan Levine should be great. Besides being the author of one of the most respected and long-running EdTech blogs, CogDogBlog, Alan Levine has consistently been at the forefront of nearly [...]
Top 5 Ways to Use Streaming… with Groundhog Day Tomorrow morning another Groundhog Day will be upon us. While I know many of you may be lax in celebrating the historic day, this year will be different. Tomorrow morning, we’ll be doing Groundhog Day “DEN Style”. Right here on this blog, we’ll be doing a [...]
Thanks to Brad Fountain for an update on resources from the SCIcon event. SCIcon exceeded everyone’s expectations in turnout, community involvement, and enhancing science instruction. Once all of the data and numbers are compiled, they will let us know the final statistics. Steve Dembo is working on converting the videos from the presentations to share with everyone. They will [...]
Wishing a happy and healthy New Year to all the world’s educators. Through commitment, creativity, and innovation, we can provide all students with the best education possible to meet today’s and tomorrow’s opportunities and challenges.
Opportunity on January 5th in New York City for 8 Discovery Stars: One of the benefits of being a Discovery Network Star is having an opportunity like this. 8 tickets remain for the premiere screening of Brace for Impact. If you would like a chance to attend, leave a comment on the DEN Blog and [...]
As part of President Obama’s initiative to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, Discovery has made free resources available to those districts who already subscribe to Discovery streaming. Check out all the resources on STEM Connect.
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