Kansas

Join the Kansas Leadership Council and other Discovery Educators on June 5, 2009 from 8:30 to 4:00 at the KS Cosmosphere. Working in partnership with the Kansas Cosmosphere (www.cosmo.org) participants will create podcasts, enhanced podcasts, vodcasts, or even digital stories. Each participant will select one artifact from the Cosmosphere and then research additional material from DE Streaming along with “When We Left Earth” to complete this project. Participants will provide the education department at the Cosmosphere a copy of their final project to be used as a promotional piece about exhibits and artifacts being displayed.Sign up here

Baker University will provide the opportunity for participants to earn graduate hours for successfully completing this day and their project. For more information, see the flyer below.Baker University Syllabus

Curious about Geocaching? Want to learn how geocaching may be used in your classroom? Come and join us for a fun day of geocaching at the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita, KS on May 30th. This first ever event is sponsored by Discovery Education Network, WPS Instructional Technology Department and the Great Plains Nature Center.

The day will begin at 8:30 with registration and a short presentation on geocaching and instructional ideas at 9:00. The virtual geocache event will start around 10:00 and cover the adjacent South Chisholm Creek Park. Lunch and prizes will
be provided after everyone successfully completes the geocaching activity.

Bring your own GPS or one will be provided for you.

Send reservations by May 24th to jclark@usd259.net.

See attachment for more information.ks-den-geocaching-day.pdf

Visit the website for more GPS and Geocaching information.

Spring Into Action with the DEN and join thousands of educators who are passionate about integrating media into their instruction and collaborating with each other to improve student achievement. During this unique (and free) professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many regional events hosted by the DEN Leadership Councils.

The day will feature a special presentation from Chris Lehmann, Principal of the Science Leadership Academy in the School District of Philadelphia. Entitled Building School 2.0, Lehmann’s presentation will examine ideas of constructivist pedagogy and the use of 21st century tools to create schools that are engaging, caring and relevant places of learning for everyone involved.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to learn alongside the DEN team through presentations from Hardin Daniel, Brad Fountain, Matt Monjan and Lance Rougeux. The day will also include two special presentations featuring projects, ideas and tips from STAR Discovery Educators.

Schedule
The schedule below reflects what sessions will be presented virtually in the webinar room and broadcast nationally. People attending at local gatherings may have other breakout offerings to choose from during these times.

ALL TIMES EDT

9-10 AM
Keynote
The Benjamin Button Effect
Lance Rougeux

10-11 AM
Virtual Breakout
Turning Data Into Action: Exploring the reporting features of Discovery Education streaming
Matt Monjan

11-12 PM
Virtual Breakout
Sowing Seeds of Success: Projects, Ideas and Tips from STAR Discovery Educators

12-1 PM
Keynote
Building School 2.0
Chris Lehmann

1-2 PM
Virtual Breakout
Closing the Global Achievement Gap: Beyond Test-Prep, Toward Life-Prep
Brad Fountain

2- 3 PM
Virtual Breakout
The Impact of IT in RTI
Hardin Daniel

3-4 PM
Virtual Breakout
Sowing Seeds of Success: More Projects, Ideas and Tips from STAR Discovery Educators

Click here to register for the DEN Virtual Conference.

DEN Spring Training is here! We’ve had a lot of new recruits in the past year and we expect big things from the community this spring. Last year the stat we focused on the most was ESA (Earned STAR Average). This year we are looking for STARs who put up solid numbers in the RS category. Runs scored? Nope. Resources Shared.

We’re looking for STARs who will take the time to share their presentations, projects, videos, lesson plans, etc. by uploading them to the Educator Resources section of the DEN website. Any STAR who uploads at least TWO resources between April 6 and May 22 will receive a limited edition DEN Spring Training 2009 t-shirt featuring the design above.

So, what are you waiting for? Upload those resources because “If you share it, they will learn!”

Note: At the end of spring training (May 22) we will send an email to all STARs who uploaded at least two resources asking for your address and t-shirt size. Shirts will ship in early June.

Hall Davidson provided the keynote for the MACE conference at KSU in Manhattan on March 5, 2009. As usual, Hall’s energy and enthusiasm were contagious as teachers laughed and learned how today’s technologies can (and should) engage and teach a new generation of students.

Watch the ustream of the keynote at: http://www.ustream.tv/dmantz7/videos Thanks Dean for ustreaming!

piclits - Get your kids writing!

delicious - Social bookmarking.

wordle - Create word clouds.

xtranormal - Create 3d videos.

glogster - Create a wall to share with your students.

grooveshark - Find and listen to ANY song!

zamzar - Convert video to different formats. Convert PDF’s to Docs.

Become a STAR Discovery Educator and get access to Media Share.

Around 50 educators attended the Day of Discovery at the KSU Alumni Center. Justin Karkow spent the morning sharing the basics of Discovery Education streaming and showing teachers many ways to inegrate videos, images and audio clips into their curriculum. After a fabulous box lunch provided by KSU catering, the group spent 30 minutes Speed DENning, sharing ideas every 4 minutes with a new friend. The afternoon was spent with Hall Davidson showing the teachers how to make masterpieces using media from DE streaming. The day concluded with a discussion of opportunities for professional development through DE streaming and the DEN.

Hope you are one of the lucky ones who gets to join Justin Karkow and THE HALL DAVIDSON for the Day of Discovery on March 4, 2009 in Manhattan, KS. Check out the revised schedule for the day. Come ready to meet some great people, learn some great ways to integrate digital media into your classroom and have fun!!

macedod.pdf

MACE Day of Discovery Agenda to Download