Ughh… Honestly I found myself pretty down today. I listened to people’s conversations at tables around mine at breakfast, my husband came back with reports that it was definitely the "water cooler" topic at his work. Seriously, is this legend gone?!? By the time I arrived home all I wanted to do was curl up [...]
One of my very 1st Discovery memories involves Steve Irwin, affectionately called my many "The Crocodile Hunter" so you can’t imagine the shock when I got the text message this morning that he had been killed by a stingray. I immediately woke up and turned on the news to learn that he passed away by [...]
Okay… it’s 11:40 pm and I am getting ready to sign out for the night but I felt compelled to post one more blog. Here’s the deal, many of you often send me wonderful emails reminding me to rest and get to bed early but what I discovered in the past 2 nights as I [...]
As many of you heard I had quite an eventful week. But it doesn’t seem to give up. A few days ago, we discovered bees swarming one our brick barbeque in the backyard! So being in the hero of the house, my hubby took off to "Good Ole" Home Depot today. Next thing I knew [...]
So what does your field manager do on her 1st vacation in a year?!? I hung out with my boss!!! I know sounds a bit crazy. But here’s the scoop… My director, Scott Kinney, lives in the sweetest place on earth… that’s right Hershey, PA. So, Lance Rouguex, East Coast Regional Manager, myself, and our [...]
Everyone, meet my favorite butterfly Joel Jacobson in his debut blog. If you haven’t met this beautiful butterfly yet, you really ought to check him out! Joel is helping schools from around the nation take flight with innovative fundraising through the program Learning Adds Up. Through selling Discovery’s newest home media product, COSMEO, they will [...]
One of my most favorite parts of visting the set of the Myth Busters was walking around their warehouse and seeing signs of past myths. Not only do you find them on the tables, but also sitting in corners on cabinets, in the planters outside and even hanging from the ceiling. So, let’s make [...]
Okay… so some things in my job are still so surreal to me. So when, Mari Belacazar called me a few weeks ago and asked if I could take 1 lucky DEN member to the set of the Myth Buster’s to help create a Discovery Education film for the winners of our NSTA sweepstakes, it [...]
This had made me laugh so hard the other day. I arrived home after a long week at NECC and was immediately taken back… or should I say up 12,300 feet up! A few weeks ago, I had the honor of attending TIE, Colorado’s State technology conference at the BEAUTIFUL Copper Mountain Resort. I was [...]
Okay… I will confess that some days are more fun than others! After Saturday night, the long hours paid off when we got to hang out with 2 of the most incredibly talented and crazy guys Discovery has… yep… Adam and Jamie of the Myth Busters. After working BUSTIN our tails off in the booth, [...]
So… those of you who know me will totally appreciate my recent CLM (Career Limiting Move). My colleagues have threatened to blog this, so I figured I would beat them to the punch. So here’s my humbling story…. Discovery Education sponsored an incredible VIP cocktail reception at NSTA, so I invited a few of our [...]
I just spent an incredible 3 days in Florida for the FETC conference. Wow… now that is one GIGANTIC state conference… so big it’s larger than some "National Conferences" I was able to spend 2 days in our Discovery booth, where unitedstreaming fans and evangelists always come by and cheer us on. But Wednesday, I [...]
Shhhhhhhhh! You haven’t heard about the Educational Technology Conference? Over four hundred educators from central California may not want you to know about this "little" conference developed and sponsored by CTAP Region 6 and CCCUE. It is no surprise that anyone would want to keep this gem to themselves…it featured "Techno Icons" Mike Lawrence (keynote [...]
It’s official… I have visited the “Sweetest Place on Earth” Hershey, PA. And yes… the air really does smell like chocolate. My favorite the “Hershey Outlets” a woman’s dream come true… chocolate and shopping. But if you can believe it, I am actually burnt out on chocolate. I will say I have always loved Pennsylvania, [...]
Wowie! I woke up to a complete blanket of white. I got a few weird looks when I started taking pictures of my car, so I refrained from making snow angels. Talk about beautiful. A big thank you to my good friend Colleen, who provided me with a perfect scarf for my adventures. I [...]
Okay… well maybe not so private but it has definitely been an adventure today. It all started at 6 am when I my hubby was drive me to LAX, as we passed the airport with all the private jets he made the remark that maybe someday I would be flying in one of those. That [...]
La Morenita is the place Ceres teachers hold their Spanish Class. The subjects covered… enchiladas, tacos, salsa… and we even managed to fit in some talk of technology. A BIG thanks, to DEN member Susan for organizing a great dinner with the unitedstreaming POWERUSERS of Ceres School District. Another HUGE thanks to Carey, Supervisor of [...]
I was finally able to take another journey up north to visit DEN Member Mark from Ceres School District this past week. What an adventure I had with him. In fact, so far it’s my best travel story yet. When I arrived early for my site visits, Mark and I decided to meet Susan, another [...]
Oh Cali Tree… Oh Cali Tree… How lovely are your branches! So… in between bundling up, marathon meetings, and my escapades on the ice we were able to visit The Ellipse. This is a circular park, nestled between the White House and the Washington Monument that is home to the National Christmas Tree. The added [...]
Well, first I must begin by thanking you all for sending me all sorts of warm wishes during my excursion to Maryland. It must have helped because it actually warmed up to 40 degrees! But I am sure what you will find most amusing was that I actually went ice-skating in an outdoor rink! You’ll [...]
My recent trip up north proved, contrary to popular belief by some of our East Coast colleagues, that California indeed does experience the beautiful Fall season. I am sure the neighbors were wondering why this “tourist” kept pulling over, jumping out of the car, and snapping pictures, but I just couldn’t get enough of the [...]
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