Karen Wells - Events Coordinator Arkansas Leadership Council http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww Karen Wells is a STAR member of the Discovery Educator Network Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:26:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 en http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/11/19/53/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/11/19/53/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:26:29 +0000 Karen Wells http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/11/19/53/ AAIM on Target 2010 Call for Presenters

The Spring 2010 AAIM Conference will be held at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas on April 18-20.  Jana Dixon, AAIM Conference Chair, has made a  session proposal form available at the conference wiki at http://aaimconference.wikispaces.com/ 

Consider sharing your expertise with other library media specialist from around the state.  Members of the Arkansas Leadership Council will be offering presentations on Discover Education Streaming.  Hope to see you there.

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/11/19/53/feed/ Discovery’s Fall Virtual Conference at Midland High School http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/10/20/discoverys-fall-virtual-conference-at-midland-high-school/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/10/20/discoverys-fall-virtual-conference-at-midland-high-school/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:19:22 +0000 Karen Wells http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/10/20/discoverys-fall-virtual-conference-at-midland-high-school/ The administration, faculty, and staff of Midland School District is excited to be serving as one of Discovery’s onsite locations for the October 24 Fall Virtual Conference.  If you haven’t registered yet, feel free to email me at karenwells@ymail.com about possible openings.

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Midland High School

Pleasant Plains

hosted by Judy Pearson and Karen Wells

registration:

https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-pleasant-plains-ar/

 

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

Hot Springs

hosted by Daniel Moix and Glenda Jenkins

registration:

https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-hot-springs-ar/

 

  

Har-Ber High School

Springdale

hosted by Evelyn McFadden

registration:

https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-springdale-ar/

 

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Saturday, October 24, 2009
9 AM to 4 PM ET
Click here to register for the virtual sessions.
Registration for the in-person events will be posted soon.

Join thousands of educators online and in-person as the DEN team goes house to house to explore the many digital treats available to educators today.  During this unique 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 special presentations from Justin Karkow and Steve Dembo along with a host of other great sessions guaranteed to satisfy your digital sweet tooth.

To register for the virtual sessions visit: http://LINKS.discoveryeducation.com/virtualcon

Schedule
(All times ET)

9 AM
Can I Help You With That?  The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
with Justin Karkow

10 AM
Do You Have the Audacity to Podcast?

11 AM
Thinking Outside the Slide

12 PM
Putting the Bling in Your Builders
with Steve Dembo

1 PM
What on Earth is a Gloggle?

2 PM
Be Nice and Share: Publishing Your Media-Infused Projects for the World to See

3 PM
Can I Help You With That?  The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
encore presentation with Justin Karkow

originally posted on DEN blog

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Join us on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
for a day’s worth of DE streaming!

Click here to register for the DEN’s Annual streamathon.

Schedule

All times Eastern

9 AM
Back to School Changes in DE streaming          

10 AM
A Day in the Life with DE streaming         

11 AM
Streaming the Solution: DE streaming in the Math Classroom

12 PM
Supporting 21st Century Literacy with DE streaming     

1 PM
Back to School Changes in DE streaming        

2 PM
Dialing in the Digital Compass: DE streaming with Social Studies

3 PM
Multimedia Einsteins: DE streaming with Science

4 PM
Homework Gone Digital

5 PM
A Day in the Life with DE streaming

6 PM
Back to School Changes in DE streaming         

7 PM
Crunching the Numbers - Using the DE Admin Tools to Show Your Success

8 PM
The Discovery Educator Network 2009-2010

Register today!

originally posted on DEN blog

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/09/22/49/feed/ Western Tennessee Day of Discovery http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/09/07/western-tennessee-day-of-discovery/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/09/07/western-tennessee-day-of-discovery/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:06:42 +0000 Karen Wells http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/09/07/western-tennessee-day-of-discovery/ Don’t forget to register for Western Tennessee’s Day of Discovery on September 26th.  Check out the flyer for additional information. 

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/09/07/western-tennessee-day-of-discovery/feed/ Collaboration Between Tennessee and Arkansas http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/08/21/collaboration-between-tennessee-and-arkansas/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/08/21/collaboration-between-tennessee-and-arkansas/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:40:11 +0000 Karen Wells http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/08/21/collaboration-between-tennessee-and-arkansas/ The Arkansas Leadership Council is supporting the Tennessee Leadership Council by participating in the Western TN Day of Discovery.  I have included information below for those of you who would like to attend.  Members of the Arkansas LC will be presenting at the event. 

Western TN Day of Discovery
Registration Form - http://sn.im/wtndod

St. George’s Independent School
September 26, 2009

Location:
1880 Wolf River Blvd.
Collierville, TN 38017

Middle School / High School

Directions to St. George’s Collierville campus http://www.sgis.org/page.cfm?p=45

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/08/21/collaboration-between-tennessee-and-arkansas/feed/ Fall Events http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/08/20/fall-events/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/08/20/fall-events/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:56:15 +0000 Karen Wells http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/08/20/fall-events/ I just finished scheduling the in-state locations for the October 24th virtual conference and have added a Google calendar to the Arkansas blog.  Just check under the events tab to see what is happening in the DEN and what Arkansas events are coming up.  The in-state sites for the October 24th virtual conference are as follows: 

Glenda Jenkins and Daniel Moix co-hosting at ASMSA in Hot Springs

Evelyn McFadden hosting at Har-Ber High School in Springdale

Karen Wells hosting at Midland High School in Pleasant Plains

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When my students and I were in South Africa, it really hit home how little exposure American student get on Africa - past and present.  I know the upcoming Webinar “Explore Africa Today” will provide more information than I could gain during our time in South Africa.  It’s not to late to register.  Once again, thanks to Discovery Student Adventures for the opportunity to explore South Africa with my students - it was definitely a gift that “keeps on giving.”   

teach africa

Tuesday, July 28 at 3:00 PM ET
Register today!

Take a virtual expedition to Africa and join fellow teachers and students in a one-of-a-kind live web event!  Explore the Republic of Benin, one of the most diverse areas of West Africa, with special guest His Excellency Cyrille Segbe Oguin, Ambassador to the U.S. from Benin, who will bring the diversity of the country, its people and cultures to life in an open, interactive discussion.  Learn about changes taking place within Benin as the country embraces the modern challenges of democracy while honoring its heritage.  

This unique online and in-person event is an extension of the ExploreAfricaToday.com initiative, featuring the AfricaToday documentary series, both of which are part of the USAID-funded Teach Africa™ program. 

Teach Africa™ showcases the culture and history of Africa and underscores the importance of its inclusion in American curricula.  One-day Africa immersion forums for more than 3,300 students were held in Atlanta, Ga., Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles, Calif., during the past three months alone. Teach Africa™ has previously been implemented in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Penn., San Francisco, Calif., and Portland, Ore.

originally posted on DEN Blog Network

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/07/27/explore-africa-today/feed/ DEN Events for 2009-2010 http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/06/26/den-events-for-2009-2010/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/06/26/den-events-for-2009-2010/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:05:51 +0000 Karen Wells http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/06/26/den-events-for-2009-2010/ We’re at the LC conference in Maryland and are busy planning our events calendar for 2009.  Email me at karenwells@ymail.com if there are any events you would like to see us plan for the upcoming year. 

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/06/26/den-events-for-2009-2010/feed/ Summer School With the DEN http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/06/16/summer-school-with-the-den/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/06/16/summer-school-with-the-den/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:49:05 +0000 Karen Wells http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/karenww/2009/06/16/summer-school-with-the-den/

The Problem: So, you’ve registered to attend one of the Back to School with DE webinars and now you are looking for great integration ideas for the enhanced DE media library.

The Solution: Join the DEN for summer school!

Who ever said summer school isn’t fun? Get ready for your school year with an amazing series of complimentary professional development sessions from the Discovery Educator Network (DEN). Community.DiscoveryEducation.com/Webinar

The DEN Summer School Webinar Series is packed with 16 webinars divided into four thematic strands: Digital Storytelling, School Leadership, Science, and Web 2.0.

Click on the link below to learn more about the webinar program.

DEN Summer Webinars

Image Citation:

Sun Animation. Discovery Education. 2009.
Discovery Education. 12 June 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>

originally posted:  http://denblogs.com/jendorman/

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