Don’t be a turkey: join us for this early-Thanksgiving DEN celebration! Get to know your local DEN members and share in the cornucopia of resources Discovery Education has to offer, then harvest your professional development with the DEN.
Dinner will be provided, and it is sure to be tastier than what the pilgrims ate at the first Thanksgiving.
Show your thanks for the DEN by bringing a friend!
Is that high of attending the Virtual Conference wearing off? Ready for more? Get ready for the CUE LA Tech Fair. From Voicethread to SMART Boards to Google, this program looks to be packed with sessions for everyone. Ted Lai is the keynote speaker. And of course, some of our very own STARS will be on hand to navigate you through the riches of Discovery Education Streaming.
Where: Mullholand Middle School When: Saturday, November 14 8:30am-3:30pm Cost: Just $35 for CUE members & $45 for non-members
Breakfast and lunch provided
It’s back - one of the most popular DEN events ever and a California original. Join us for the Tech or Treat, a local event where you can participate in the DEN Virtual Conference and also learn from local DEN Stars. On Oct. 24th, the Discovery Educator Network Virtual Conference brings the best & brightest in Discovery Education right to your laptop. But attending with friends is even more fun. We’ll project the conference on the big screen, provide the treats (lunch included) and in between virtual sessions, you’ll get in-person breakout sessions from your CA DEN team. Did I mention there’s also prizes for dressing like your favorite Discovery celebrity? At this event, there’s no question: Tech or Treat? You get both!
Update: We now have two locations for this event - one in Northern CA and one in Southern CA. Check out the Events page for more.
As another great year comes to a close, we have to share a few highlights of the great things we’ve done this past school-year. We’ve had some fantastic events including the OC CUE Techfest, Virtual Conference, the California Poppy Festival, and KOCE Day of Discovery. Best of all, we won an DENny award for the Most Creative DEN Event for the Grunion Run.
Our first DENny!
Looking for fish at the Grunion Run.
Female grunion laying eggs in sand.
We’ve also had some changes in leadership. Genny Kahlweiss has taken the reigns as our fearless leader and we are excited to have Matt Monjan as our DEN manager. Congratulations to Matt on the birth of his new baby boy Benjamin last week! Word is that he’s cuter than Matt.
We also sent two of our teachers, Ken Shelton and Carolann McGuire along with Jannita D. to Australia on a Discovery Student Adventure and have another traveling to China in August. (yep, that’s me!)
If you haven’t checked out the new developments to Discovery Education Streaming, like the ability to use Flash and the upload resources, summer is the time to catch up. Check out what’s new at DE. Register for the Back to School Preview webinars happening in July.
Thanks to everyone who makes this the GREATEST region in DEN. Everyone do the happy dance . . .
Do you know what the best part of being in DEN is? OK yes, free stuff and parties are fun, but the greatest part in my opinion are the opportunities to network & learn with other STAR teachers. That’s why we’re inviting you to join the best & brightest to Orange County next weekend for the KOCE Day of Discovery. We’ve got a great lineup of sessions on everything from Digital Storytelling to creating a Global Collaborative Classroom. And I heard a secret that there are going to be some fantastic giveaways at this Day of Discovery - you’re really going to like these prizes!
More info? Click on the Events page or go straight to the RSVP now!
How many times can the newspaper you read today be recycled?
How much can one compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) save in electricity costs over its lifetime?
What single innovation is causing more people to recycle more products than ever?
Which clean alternative energy source is created by landfills?
How much energy can you save by recycling one aluminum can every day for a month?
Find answers to these questions and raise your students’ awareness of environmental issues with ready-to-use classroom materials, lesson plans, worksheets, puzzles, quizzes, and activities at ThinkGreen. ThinkGreen is a site created by Waste Management and powered by Discovery Education.
Visit the Earth Day Network to learn how make every day an “Earth Day.”
Thanks to Jen Dorman for the blog idea andjohnlauresa for use of the photo.
Just a quick reminder that coming up on Saturday, April 25th are two fantastic DEN events: the Spring Into Action Virtual Conference and the Grunion Run. Both events are detailed on our new Events but here’s another sneak peek. See you on the 25th!
The Virtual Conference is open to all educators and is a great way to share some of the valuable teaching tips with your colleagues. While there is an in-person event for teachers in the Orange County area, I know I’ll be attending from my living room. Last year’s presentations were excellent and this year’s lineup looks equally good.
The second event, the Grunion Run, was a DEN favorite last year and we are doing it again this year. Beach party, BBQ, private film screening, and of course, the fish that make like land animals when the moon comes out. This is a family friendly event so bring the kids - you’ll have a blast seeing one of the wildest events that goes on here in So Cal.
Also, check out the Events page to preview the upcoming KOCE Day of Discovery . . .
Since blog posts continually move down as new posts go up, I know how frustrating it can be to find info on upcoming events that you’ve read about. So we’ve created a new page to store our event info more permanently. It’s easy to go to, just click on the word EVENTS next to the HOME button in the upper-left corner of the bar. Your Leadership Council has planned some fantastic events for this coming year so check back often as we’ll post up new events. Of course, we’ll also put up posts on the main page here to keep you in the loop.
Join Discovery Educator Network members their families on Saturday April 25th for the 2009 Grunion Run!
This event will include a bonfire, private Grunion movie presentation at the Cabrillo Aquarium followed by time to explore the aquarium’s exhibits before heading back to the beach to watch the Grunions make their annual run to the beach!
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It’s back - one of the most popular DEN events ever and a California original. Join us for the Tech or Treat, a local event where you can participate in the DEN Virtual Conference and also learn from local DEN Stars. On Oct. 24th, the Discovery Educator Network Virtual Conference brings the best & brightest in Discovery Education right to your laptop. But attending with friends is even more fun. We’ll project the conference on the big screen, provide the treats (lunch included) and in between virtual sessions, you’ll get in-person breakout sessions from your CA DEN team. Did I mention there’s also prizes for dressing like your favorite Discovery celebrity? At this event, there’s no question: Tech or Treat? You get both!
Female grunion laying eggs in sand.
