Director of Account Management for the Discover Educator Network The Educators’ Day of Discovery, Beyond the Textbook, began with Homeroom, Morning Announcements and a DiscoverySTREAMING overview, and then officially began with Matt Monjan’s keynote address. Here’s the thumbnail sketch of Matt’s keynote: Not only does today’s student want to be engaged through technology, media, and [...]
My favorite place to be on May 7, 2011? 1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD for the annual Day of Discovery for Educators. Catch a Sneak Peek, compliments of our point person for PA and this DOD, organizer Cynthia Brown, DEN Account Manager, Discovery Education. Educator Day of Discovery: Sneak Peek Agenda Related articles Administrator’s [...]
Some people go above and beyond. Tim Childers very graciously (and under less than ideal conditions) shared his PowerPoint. I am sitting in the dark with no electricity and 15 minutes left on my laptop battery. I have a faint wifi signal from my phone. Tim Childers is the first generation DEN GURU, and his [...]
Dr. Lodge McCammon is no stranger to Discovery; he has created special presentations for many of our special events. Today, he joins us with Katie, a teacher and co-presenter from NC. Lodge works with the Friday Institute and has created the FIZZ Learning Framework. Lodge says that the new generation of learning is publishing, a [...]
The Georgia Council for History Education is the state affiliate of the National Council for History Education (NCHE). The NCHE Conference is being held March 31st – April 2nd in Charleston, SC. The theme for this year is The Causes and Consequences of Civil Wars. If you love teaching history and want to promote the [...]
Tech4Learning will be at the following New Jersey Conferences: 25th Annual NJECC Conference – Tuesday, March 15th Facilitating Student-Led Projects in the Elementary Classroom University Hall Room# 1142 Hands On Workshop: Pre-registration required. Ms. Joan Gundy, Millburn BOE and Denise MacDevette, Tech4Learning 10:45-12:15 P.M. Digital Storytelling Montclair State University University Hall Room #2009 Denise MacDevette, Tech4Learning [...]
I know it seems like the summer is far far away but it is never too early to plan for summer learning fun. This summer there will be many training opportunities throughout the state of Virginia, listed below are two such options. Think about presenting and sharing a great lesson or project that you found [...]
The response to our Saturday, March 12th, DEN Day of training for Math and Language Arts at Lake Forest Middle School in Cleveland, TN, has been phenomenal. We’ve already expanded our acceptance list from 30 to 50, and we have just a few places left! Here is a brief rundown of the day and some [...]
The NASA ERC – Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, GA will host the NASA SciFiles Educator Workshop Series on March 19, 2011 from 9 am - 4 pm. The NASA SCIFiles implement problem-based learning and promote real-world problem solving. Educators in attendance will receive a $50.00 stipend. For more information about this professional development opportunity, please see [...]
Hall with a BT-1Wireless Webcam If you missed Hall Davidson at the DENs PreCon 2011 on Sunday, February 13, 2011, here’s your second chance. Wish I could provide a video because Hall is always entertaining and informing, but for this session, you’ll have to settle down to listening. Here’s Hall on Take a Page from [...]
The many faces you saw at the PreCon are the same faces of DEN STARS and GURUS you will see at PETE&C. Here are some of them we captured Beyond the Textbook. These DEN STARS shared at the Lunch and Learn session. These are the faces of the sharers and the sharing, DEN STARS all. [...]
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 [...]
Hall Davidson’s DEN PreCon Resources: PETE&C KickOff Taking a Page from the Perfect Digital TechBook pdf Taking a Page from the Perfect Digital TechBook pptx Mashup Breakout Session pdf Mashup Breakout Session pptx I attended this session twice, the second time to film it. I will be posting the video when it is rendered in [...]
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 [...]
Join us for an exciting day at the Hershey Lodge and Conference Center on Sunday, February 13, 2011 as we explore 21st century learning Beyond the Textbook. School begins at 8:30 AM with dismissal at 3:30 PM. Hall Davidson‘s Keynote starts our day and sets the theme as together we Take a Page from the [...]
In an email from Eric Rosendale, Ed.D., Assistant Executive Director, IU 27, comes the best news, especially if you could not attend PETE&C this year, in person, that is. According to Rosendale, The PAIMS organization, as an active partner and member of the PETE&C board, has organized a few virtual conference experiences for PETE&C 2011. [...]
Brinson’s new blog, Learning Litany Jennifer Brinson is a STAR Discovery Educator, PA DEN LC Events Team, Keystone Technology Integrator and an occasional guest blogger on the DEN Blog Network. After spending the last three days attending/participating in EduCon 2.3 at Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA my body is screaming for sleep and my [...]
Shelley Krause’s Archives on Wikispaces Shelley Krause, aka @butwait, is serving as an unofficial archivist again for EduCon 2.3. She provided this service last year, and judging from the depth of her wiki, she is an especially skilled archivist. If you are looking for resources from the unconference conversations, you can check out her wiki, [...]
The 2011 summer workshops on Sapelo will take place from June 13-17 for Sea Turtle Conservation and June 21- 24 for Coastal Ecology. You’ll find registration information below. If you have any questions please contact me. Hope you can join us on Sapelo! Georgia Graves Teacher Training Coordinator Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve Sapelo [...]
Join us Sunday, February 13, 2011 for the Discovery Educator Network PreCon, Beyond the Textbook, featuring Hall Davidson as our opening and closing Keynote. Five exciting concurrent AM & PM presentations and lunch and learn laptop presentations pack an educationally-rich 9-5 day at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA. If you plan on [...]
There were 31 teachers from the Dallas area that gathered together on Sunday Jan. 23 at the Apple Knox Street Store to learn how to use the iPad. Introducing the session was a karaoke video: We Are The DEN with music by Dr. Lodge McCammon. Linda Rush demonstrated how to search & download a video from [...]
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 [...]
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