Congratulations to Louisiana LC Events Coordinator Cindy Wallace for being name the Region VII LACUE Secondary Teacher nominee and to Louisiana LC Blog Coordinator Susan Gauthier for being named the Region II LACUE Special Person nominee. Join us in celebrating their awards and to cheer them on in the State Competition at LACUE on December 3 in Baton Rouge. We hope to see many new faces stop by the TLTC booth, attend our sessions, or attend the Dining With The STARS gathering on December 2. Check your email for details. Leave a comment to let Susan & Cindy know they have the support of all of our fantastic Louisiana Discovery Educators!
The Louisiana Leadership Council is STAR-Struck by the activities for our DEN members!. We recently hosted two face-to-face Virtual Conference sessions in North and South Louisiana, presented at Regional & State Conferences, and will be teaming up at LACUE (Dec. 2-4). We are planning more exciting activities, so for more STAR Scoop, keep checking our Louisiana Blog…who needs E!
Meet Your LA LC CoSTARS~
Skypehttp://skype.com is a site I use to call other teachers around the country and around the world. Paula Naugle, a 4th grade teacher with a passion for technology. She has over thirty years of classroom experience and is involved with training other teachers how to integrate Web 2.0 tools into their lessons. She is a PBWorks certified teacher and a new member of the Louisiana Discovery Educator NetworkBlog team for the Louisiana Leadership Council.
Tag Galaxyhttp://taggalaxy.de/ is a site that I use to browse through Flickr photos in 3D. Susan Gauthier, Educational Technology Consultant, develops and supports several professional development programs (Regional TLTCs, LILI, EIT, ProEx, LaTEL, Essentials) at the Louisiana Department of Education. Susan has eighteen years in education, including ten years in Louisiana classrooms and eight years of coordinating educational technology programs for the Department of Education. She is a proud member of the Louisiana Discovery Educator Network as the Blog Coordinator.
Animotohttp://animoto.com is a site that I use to enhance and engage teaching and learning. Susan Tompkins, Technology Facilitator and Mathematics & Web Design Teacher, uses technology with her students daily. She is an advocate for professional development and speaks at conferences about the impact of 21st Century Teachers.Susan has eight years in education, is an Intel Master Instructor, and will graduate in May from NorthwesternStateUniversity with a Master’s in Educational Technology. She is an inaugural year member of the Discovery Educator Network and enthusiastically serves as the Louisiana Leadership Council Chair and was awarded a DENny Leadership Award in 2009.
Rowdiihttp://rowdii.com is a site that I use to add comments to any website as well as link related sites together. Cindy Wallace won a classroom makeover from Promethean and uses technology with her students daily. She is a Mathematics and ActivBoard Teacher, and serves as an Assistant Principal. She is an inspired member of the Discovery Educator Network and actively serves as the Louisiana Leadership Council Events Coordinator.
Calling All STARS! It is up to you to help spread the word…and find new recruits! The Louisiana Leadership Council is heading to Baton Rouge December 2-4 for the state LACUE Conference. If you have not registered for the conference yet, click here. If you are planning on attending the conference, please join us for an Evening With The STARS on December 2. If you would like to attend the dinner, all we ask is that you are a STAR member and that you bring a prospective DEN member. If you are up for the challenge, please fill out this form to let us know you are coming. Your LA LC has been travelling the state meeting new Discovery Educators and helping others become STAR Discovery Educators. Just in case you have missed some of our past events, here are a few highlights from our 2 in person Virtual Conference events.
We are linking up with NASA today for a guest session for the in-person event at Evangel. Evangel has been using the application, “Distance Learning…as only NASA can” at their school for a while and is gracious enough to share the connection with the rest of us!
NASA offers four different programs through the videoconferencing. NASA believes in engaging the learner so the process is interactive. NASA believes, “Delivering interactive instruction in support of Long-term retention of knowledge. “ They are available before, during, and after school as well as Saturday. The NASA program is willing to be flexible to help out educators with “one-stop shopping.” You can reach it at http://dln.nasa.gov
NASA has on-demand programs as well and can schedule a program for your needs. You can search by subject, keyword, etc. One example is their program, “Can Shoeboxes Fly?” Imagine the strength you can add to your lessons and learning with this resource! They also offer professional development for educators! Too cool to miss!
Louisiana is hosting 2 locations for the DEN Virtual Conference today. North LA is trying to beat South LA to the blog post, so here is a pic of us getting started! Join in anytime today from 9-4 CST at www.bit.ly/DENVC. The host school, Evangel Christian Academy, rolled out the Jungle Carpet for attendees! In tune with Discovery Student Adventures, Evangel is using the theme Wild about Discovery with jungle themes throughout! From our pens and notepads to the jungle around the Smartboard, the Evangel team has the best in-person event! Thanks to Evangel for all of your hard work and support! We appreciate it!
Louisiana is getting ready for several upcoming events. October is a fright-FULL month of activities with Regional TLTC Conferences and the Virtual Conference. Check here for TLTC information and here for VC information. Be sure to join the VC online or at an in-person event. The lineup this year is great and the benefits from investing the time to attend are valuable! Hope to see you there!
We are gearing up for some exciting Louisiana DEN events and other professional development this fall. Remember the DEN Summer Series is ongoing this week with webcasts everyday at 10 a.m. Be sure to check the National Blog for information how to log on and get in! “ActivConnectLA” users group/mini-conference will be held at Cope Middle School in Bossier City on Saturday, August 29th. Click here for the flyer.
Coming September 23rd is the always popular Discovery Education Stream-A-Thon! Several campuses are setting up dedicated areas for colleagues to view during planning periods and lunch! If you need any ideas to help you plan a campus viewing, email one of the Leadership Council team!
The next Virtual Conference is scheduled for Saturday, October 24 so if you are interested in hosting or attending an in-person event, contact one of the LC team. Also in October are some of the regional CUE events. So far, Region V TLTC is hosting their event on October 3 and Region VII on October 10. Be sure to make plans to attend one of your regional events for great ideas and information.
We also have some great things happening in November and December, so stay tuned into this blog for more details. As always, share your love of the DEN with friends and coworkers and get them excited about one of the best networks available!
Louisiana educators now have some new faces on the Louisiana Leadership Council. Our goal is to bring innovative practices and events to each Louisiana Discovery Educator through direct communication and learning networks. We are ready to start planning some fantastic events, some original, some that may be borrowed from the incomparable TN DEN, so watch for updates on this blog and emails.
Help us “greaux” our number of Louisiana Discovery Educators!
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.
I know what you’re thinking . . . “we JUST finished the school year - I’m not ready to think about Back to School season!”
But, we have some really cool content and feature enhancements to Discovery Education that we want to share with our DEN community. For those STARs who are conducting summer workshops and trainings, it’s a must to get a peak into the new interface and content types before the training.
We are inviting the DEN community to participate in a webinar to preview the new site enhancements and upgrades.
Click here to access the registration page for the Back to School webinar series. (Note: These webinars are all the same; you only need to attend one to learn about the new launch.)
On May 30, 2009 we will host our first-ever DEN Geocaching Day! Every STAR Discovery Educator is encouraged to venture out with some colleagues on May 30 and have some fun geocaching. Do you want to join us.
So now that you have a resource to get you started, what exactly will the day look like? Well, we have a group of DEN Guides (experienced geocachers) who have agreed to host events in their areas.
You can join one of the DEN Guides or if there isn’t an event in your area, we encourage you to form a group (and let us know) and give geocaching a try for the day.
The event in LA is being hosted by Louise Prejean in Lafayette. If you are interested in joining Louise, please e-mail her at lprejean@louisiana.edu
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