As everyone probably knows by now, Discovery Education is starting a new program called Discovery Student Adventures. Through this program, teachers and students will go on educational trips to various countries. Since this is the pilot year, Discovery created a special opportunity for nine STAR educators to take trips to Australia, China, or South Africa [...]
What? We just finished another great TCEA! Yes, the call for participation for TCEA 2010 is now open. TCEA 2010 is entitled “Charting New Waters” and submission of proposals is open until May 8. It’s time to be thinking about what session(s) you’d like to present and get those proposals turned in! Visit TCEA’s website [...]
Of course you do, because that is what the awesome educators in the Discovery Educator Network do, right? The other thing we do well is to collaborate and Indiana University needs your help! They are conducting a study on how teachers use technology in their classrooms, how they learn about technology, and how it impacts [...]
If you’ve been watching the announcements from the Discovery Education team about what is in store for 2009, you’ve been blown away by their commitment to making the DEN stronger than ever, with more resources, more educators, and more activities that will enhance student success in all of our classrooms. Continuing long-standing programs (national institute), [...]
After a great Day of Discovery in Austin, eight teachers have joined the ranks of the STAR DEN Educators. We are very happy to recognize these teachers for their effort in supporting a rich curriculum that takes advantage of the technology tools our students are learning to use in and out of the classroom. Welcome, [...]
Texas Leadership Council member, Ann Jablonski, sent me a note today about a great idea for this holiday season. Here’s what she had to say: “Something cool that Xerox is doing If you go to this web site, http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will [...]
Awhile back, Lori Reed, of Kress ISD, was featured on this blog as a Texas STAR. Well now she has been featured by SMART in the feature article of their monthly newsletter, 21st Century Hallways. It is a great article, and Lori’s experience, both in the classroom and with a vast array of online networking [...]
I know I’m a little late getting this up, but believe me, this STAR is worth waiting for! Our Texas STAR for the month of October is Lea Anne Daughrity. Lea Anne has had an interesting life and is totally dedicated to the DEN and what it stands for. Read on! ********************************** Lea Anne Daughrity [...]
PC Mall Gov, along with Hewlett-Packard, InFocus, and T.H.E. Journal is sponsoring a contest that encourages middle and high school students to move towards a greener future. It is an essay contest entitled “Green Light”. Students in grades 5-12 (in two categories, 5-8 and 9-12), will submit essays of 1,000 words or less describing how [...]
Region XI (Fort Worth) is hosting a Virtual Technology Conference November 10-14, 2008. The really cool thing about it being a virtual conference is that you don’t have to be from the Fort Worth area to attend OR to present! They are still accepting proposals for presentations. If you’d like to join Hall Davidson (keynote), [...]
Whether you’ve ever been there or not, you have hopefully heard of the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) sponsored by ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) every year. This annual conference is a definite must-attend, as there will be over 17,000 educators, administrators, and others interested in technology in education there to share their experiences, [...]
YouTube, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center has launched a new video contest that sounds interesting. This contest gives participants an opportunity to show their journalism skills and report on issues and individuals who are under-covered in today’s media. The first round of the contest requires entrants to produce a video about an individual in [...]
Well, there seems to be lots of stuff going on right now and all of it is stuff that YOU should be taking advantage of! Aside from the fact that our very own account manager, Justin Karkow, is featured not once, not twice, but THREE times on the main DE page, there are several things [...]
I woke up this morning and opened Twitter to see what was up in the education world and found a tweet posted by Unklar about something I thought I’d share with other Texas educators. There is a proposal to change how GPA is calculated in Texas. The changes would include removing classes like band and [...]
Check this out! The Discovery Educator Network is featured in this week’s Education Week. Several STAR Discovery Educators are featured and quoted, and the information in the article is sure to excite others to join this great networking group we all call the DEN! Read the article by clicking HERE. Great job, DEN!
A great new initiative has been started as a result of a partnership between Discovery Communications, NSTA, and the Siemens Foundation. It is called the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The initial launch of the challenge begins with middle school students competing in an environmental challenge – students identify a problem, research solutions, and [...]
The Infinity Project, creators of a nationally recognized curriculum designed to bring math and science to life for students in grades 6-12 through engineering principles, have announced that they will be offering professional development scholarships to 48 middle and high school teachers in the state of Texas. The Infinity Project operates with support from Southern [...]
Educators from all over the country, and yes, the world, are converging on the great state of Texas this weekend to get started on a fabulous week of networking, professional development, and good deals! It is time for NECC 2008 in San Antonio! I will be heading to San Antonio on Sunday, but many people [...]
Discovery Education has made quite a few changes recently to Discovery streaming, as some of you may already be aware. I’m sure you have a lot of questions. You are in luck! Discovery Education is going to be hosting three webinars tomorrow (Thursday, June 26) for anyone who is interested in learning more. You can [...]
Part of the exciting new AFI ScreenNation program is to encourage young filmmakers to submit their work to the website. In this light, AFI has announced its first challenge – “Hometown Claim to Fame“. Submissions will be accepted through June 30, 2008, and the winner will be announced July 15. The winner will receive a [...]
Time is almost running out to submit a proposal for TCEA 2009. The deadline is May 1. You have nothing to lose. In fact, TCEA has sweetened the pot – everyone who submits a proposal will be entered in a chance to win an iPOD. You can’t win if you don’t submit, so run on [...]
Here’s information from Frank Guttler of AFI. Some of you may have met him during an AFI Lights, Camera, Education! professional development. If you did, you know that he wouldn’t steer us wrong! Read on: “The American Film Institute (AFI) is proud ot announce AFI ScreenNation(tm), the first online video posting-and-sharing community for middle and [...]
I just learned from Texas Leadership Council Chair, Linda Rush, that teachers can get FREE tickets to any of the AFI Film Festival screenings that begin before 6:45 p.m. only Monday-Friday at the following theaters in Dallas: Angelika, Magnolia or North Park. You must bring a school ID and this is for the day of the show [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, the American Film Institute Film Festival in Dallas has begun! I’ve looked at this year’s lineup and it looks like there are a lot of good movies to be seen this week. The Festival runs through April 6. If you’d like to see what this year’s festival has to offer, [...]
Occasionally, I find that I really need to get a lot of information out there about upcoming deadlines and events. This is one of those times. First, I want to point out that the DEN has announced their National Institute schedule. The important thing to know right now is that the application deadline is April [...]
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