DEN Book Club Part 2…. We are several weeks into the Book Club, reading the book ‘Wikinomics – How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything’ by Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams. The reading of each chapter has brought a bigger understanding of how business entities need to change with the tide, or in a sense, change with [...]
DEN LC’s are enjoying a busy week with “Discovering” new ways of sharing in education. Evelyn McFadden and Karen Wells are representing the Arkansas Leadership Council. They started off their week with a three hour session of FIZZ. No, it wasn’t a carbonated drink…but it was an active session with the unpredictable Dr. Lodge McCammon. They [...]
Janice is a science teacher at the Thomas Edison Magnet School in Meriden. She took advantage of Teacher Tuesdays at the King Tut Exhibit at Discovery Times Square and was kind enough to share her reflections with us. The 150 piece King Tut collection is spectacular. Tiye, his mother, has a beautiful gold sarcophogus and [...]
This weekend the ISTE 2010 Conference kicks off in Denver. I am fortunate to be able to go and combine a little technology, with mountains, and old friends, three things dear to my heart. Even if you are not in a role as a pure technologist in your teaching, every teacher who uses technology deserves [...]
Hopefully you are attending the NE Day of Discovery on Saturday, May 22 at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA. Steve Dembo will be the keynote speaker and his presentation is Learning to Speak Native. If you cannot attend, we will be streaming his presentation live through Live Stream on this page at 10:00 AM EDT. [...]
Some more information about the Cinco de Mayo party: “The Smithsonian Virtual Museum in Second Life hosts the Discovery Educator Network on Cinco de Mayo featuring Los Ritmos Latinos con DJ Bambarito/Latin Rhythms with DJ Bambarito and a live poetry reading by Nancy Lorenza Green. Enjoy an evening of art and music on this beautiful [...]
On May 22, 2010, the DEN will host its second annual DEN Geocaching Day. Every Discovery Educator is encouraged to venture out with some colleagues on May 22 and have some fun geocaching as you connect with your fellow educators one more time before the summer. To help get you ready we have a series [...]
The Connecticut Educator’s Computer Association (CECA) has opened registration for its annual fall conference! As usual the good folks at CECA are offering special deals on pre-conference registration. This year if you register as a group of 5, you pay for 4 and the 5th person goes for free. The special offer is good until [...]
Image via Wikipedia This is your opportunity to get in to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. OK so you are not exactly the strike out master, but you can be a part of the DEN Day on May 15, 2010. Discovery Education is pleased to present a Day of Discovery at The [...]
Connecticut wants to support our neighbors in Massachusetts on their Day of Discovery on May 22, 2010. Specifically for New England educators, this exciting and interactive day of professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate curriculum using 21st century digital resources. The day is from 9:00-3:30 at Xavierian Brothers High School [...]
The poets claim that April is the cruelest month, but those of us in the DEN know April is the BUSIEST month. With that in mind, her is your list of opportunities and deadlines. Upcoming Webinars: Register at: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar. The Way I See It with Dr. Temple Grandin Tuesday, April 13 at 7 PM ET [...]
There’s so much going on in the DEN and Discovery. Here’s your to-do list for the next week. My favorite (since I cannot do the Institute with a baby cria hitting the ground in early June) is Take the Stress out of the Test. Very cool ideas. DEN National Institute: Application Opens Next Friday We [...]
Image via Wikipedia Join your fellow STARs in historic Philadelphia, PA during NSTA. STAR Dinner – Wednesday, March 17th from 5:30-8:00 PM at City Tavern. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Brad Fountain (brad_fountain@discovery.com). Space is extremely limited. LIFE Screening – Thursday, March 18th (6 PM) at the Franklin Institute. Please complete [...]
Your DEN Leadership Councils (PA, NJ, NY) and our Discovery Managers and Directors have worked hard to bring educators the best preconference yet. Unless you are working with the team, it is really hard to imagine how much behind-the-scenes work goes into planning and making the DEN PreCon an enriching professional development experience. With over [...]
Scott Kinney, Vice-President of Professional Develepment and Outreach at Discovery, opened the DEN LC New Year with a DEN Leadership Council Insider webinar, an event that Discovery will reprise monthly for whole council webinars Although these webinars are intended for DEN LCs, DEN STARS are welcome to attend as well. Lance Rougeux began by thanking [...]
Just before the holidays I wrote a post here about the upcoming Google Teacher Academy for Administrators, and the conversations that had broken out on Twitter and blogs about the offering. I would be remiss if I did not post a link to Mark Wagner’s thoughtful response in his Educational Technology and Life blog which [...]
Thank you to the educators from CT that attended either the live event at the CT Science Center in Hartford and also to those that attended virtually. We were so excited to have 57 educators from the state attend our live event. They participated in the event though live conversations, in the chat box during the workshops [...]
The CT DEN Leadership Council was invited to the world premiere screening of the new TLC special “Brace for Impact: The story behind the miraculous landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson.” The CT Leadership Council was able to meet members from neighboring Leadership Councils and share in the excitement. Receptions were held [...]
What do you get when you mix DE streaming, DE Science and the plethora of free resources available through Discovery education? The perfect formula of a fun filled day! Also known as: Join the DEN community for our first ever Science-themed virtual conference! Saturday, January 9, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM ET Drop [...]
The CT Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Leadership Council would like to invite you to an exciting one day conference. Registration is free and includes lunch plus access to the Connecticut Science Center. You can come for the entire day or for one or two sessions if you like. DEN SCIcon 2010 is an online conference [...]
Christmas came early to Connecticut for Discovery Education teachers! Discovery Education is sponsoring our first event on January 9th at the Connecticut Science Center. We will have a setup for a group viewing of the SCIcon conference. The Science Center is the perfect place for our first event since our State Department of Education purchased [...]
Mark your calendars for FETC (Florida Educational Technology Conference) Jan. 13 – 15 and put a star next to Jan. 13th. Why? The infamous DEN pre-conference event will take place from 8:30 – 2:30 at Sea World Orlando. Come one and all for a fantastic day of discovery to kick off FETC. Space is limited [...]
What a great place to hold an event for Discovery Education…a school. No room fees, no charge for Internet, and we even get to sit in those little chairs. I was pretty pumped up when I found out that Propel Montour would be hosting this very unique virtual conference on January 9th. Even though it is [...]
If you attended the Sea World Day of Discovery, you received a trial version of Nettrekker, compliments of Danielle Abernethy and Nettrekker. This is a valuable resource and our own DEN LC Member Tom Turner will be presenting a session on how to use Geocaching and Nettrekker at FETC this year. If you would like [...]
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