Elaine Plybon’s Blog

Hopefully, everyone has seen that the National and Regional institutes for this summer have been announced on the National blog. I had several people ask me whether I was planning on attending an institute. I thought about it for a bit, but realized it really was never in question. If they’ll have me, I will come!

I’ve attended Discovery Educator Network institutes in the past, both regional and national, and I have to say the experience has always been very fulfilling and useful. I have never left a Discovery-sponsored event thinking that I wish I hadn’t come. The time spent is always more than worth it. Usually within the first 10 minutes of coming together with like-minded educators from many geographic locations, I will learn enough to make the entire institute “worth it.”

If you haven’t decided whether to fill out an application and hope for the best - just do it!  You’ll be glad you did. And if you still are trying to decide, just ask one of the STAR educators who have attended institutes in the past - they’ll tell you the same thing.