Please join us for an engaging, technology-infused, professional development day focused on creative ways to use digital media in the classroom. Learn techniques to inspire your students and maximize the resources from Discovery Education streaming. The excitement continues over lunch where you’ll hear all about the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) and how you can become a STAR Discovery Educator. Leave with projects in-hand for your class and a network of teachers to support you throughout the year.
When:
Saturday, August 16 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (light breakfast & lunch included)
We did, however, cover “Step-by-Step Become a DEN STAR Educator“, what I hope you will find to be the most important piece. As a STAR Discovery Educator you are now connected with the top educators in the country, all tirelessly working to promote the best in education.
I’ve already scheduled a follow-up activity, devoted to power-point presentations. Please join me on Wednesday, June 25 at 11:00 PM for the webinar. Click here to register.
Complete presentation from today, minus the movies(sorry they don’t upload well), please click here.
On a personal note, I really love Minneapolis, great city, easy to navigate, and vibrant downtown. My first and second trip here were in the heart of winter. Cold doesn’t begin to describe it. This trip, fabulous weather, an amazing 77 degrees. I walked from Sullivan Community School to the Metro without breaking a sweat.
I posted Thursday evening, giving a very brief snapshot of the “Moveable Feast” taking place in Bloomington, IL. Here’s a little more information right from their website.
A Moveable feast is a one-week summer institute organized by the Office of Educational Technology at the University of Illinois. This project-based technology institute is tailored to meet the needs of training teachers and administrators in technology and emphasizes ways to integrate technology in conjunction with Illinois Engaged Learning standards.
There are 4 weeks scheduled this year and with the first week completed I can say this is an amazing PD for educators. If you’re in the Bloomington, IL area I encourage you to register for at least one of the two sessions still open.
I spent a great day with about 70 educators from districts in the Bloomington-Normal, IL area. This was day 4 in a week long, intensive professional development series known as “The Moveable Feast“. These week long events take place over the weeks of June 9, June 16, July 7 & July 14. Approximately 280 educators will attend sessions with topics that include: Moodle, Microsoft Office, Discovery Education streaming, Discovery Education Assessment, Google Tools, Windows MovieMaker, Smart Technologies, etc…
Hello Minneapolis and St. Paul! I’d like to invite you to join Discovery Education for an engaging, technology-infused, professional development day focused on creative ways to use digital media in the classroom. Learn techniques to inspire your students and maximize the resources from Discovery Education streaming. Leave with projects in-hand for your class and a network of teachers to support you throughout the year.
Every attendee will also be given free access to Discovery Education Science. Enhance science instruction with up-to-date, standards-based resources coupled with a real-time assessment tool that allows educators to monitor student progress and recommend resources based on students’ individual need.
Take a look at the flyer and video below for more information about the day. If you are in Minneapolis Public Schools, register using eCompass., under the June Tech Academy.
If you are an educator outside of Minneapolis Public Schools, register by clicking here.
What a great Saturday! The sun was out and spring has actually arrived in Chicago. I met up with an awesome group from Kankakee, IL and we toured the exhibit floor, grabbed some lunch and hung out with a few stars. I put together a couple quick videos of the day. Check them out below(I know youtube is blocked at most schools, so come back later and I’ll have it up so you can download the video and watch it).
Tracy Selock from Kankakee won the challenge for the day, receiving a bag full of prizes from Discovery Education. She also won a half-day of professional development. Congratulations Tracy and thank you for all your support. If your interested in taking part in an a future event like this, click the link below and become a STAR Discovery Educator.Step-by-Step Become a DEN STAR Educator
Back from an amazing two days in Cedar Rapids, IA. A huge thank you to Ann Nicholson and Jerry Cochrane for allowing Discovery Education come in and for hosting the event. We had 40 educators attend three workshops; the first one starting at 8:30 AM and the last ending at 7:00 PM. Educators that attended learned 50 ways to integrate Discovery Education streaming and how to use the assignment, quiz and writing prompt builders found in the Teacher Center of Discovery Education streaming. Everyone that attended was also given the opportunity to become a STAR Discovery Educator.
If you missed the event or attended and are looking for the handouts, just look below to find the presentations.
The documents above have everything except the movie files, just too big to upload here. I encourage anyone that attended to become a STAR Discovery Educator. Follow the steps in the above document and then spread the word. You’ll get a great STAR Discovery Educator baseball jersey if you get another educator to join. If you need help in explaining the DEN or simply have a large group that would like to know more, send them to batting practice. Well, sort-of. I host two webinars every Tuesday. It’s a quick, less than 30 minute, Discovery Educator Network overview. Click here for times and registration information.
Another thank you to everyone that attended. I can’t wait to return in the fall or before. Get a lot of STARs in your school and I’ll come out to do a workshop just for you.
DEN STAR Educator Tracy Selock and 20 5th graders from King Middle School in Kankakee School District 111 will visit our Evanston, IL office on Friday, May 9. Mrs. Selock’s class will present their digital stories and web2.0 projects to Discovery Education employees. Following their presentations and lunch, the troop will head into downtown Chicago to spend the afternoon in the Shedd Aquarium.
Tracy has been a DEN STAR Educator for over a year, attended the Berkeley 2007 DEN Institute and has been selected to attend the 2008 DEN National Institute in Silver Spring, MD. We look forward to the class visit and can’t wait to see the presentations.
If you’d like to see the presentations live, click here at 11:00 AM CDT on May 9 to view or use below window.
I head over to Hamilton, MI on May 7 to join DEN STAR Andy Losik and over a hundred other future DEN STAR educators for a full day of professional development. Hamilton Community Schools will be hosting the event, with Discovery Education sponsoring a “Lunch & Learn” session.
I’ll be presenting an overview of the DEN, with teasers of what’s available when you become a DEN STAR. My challenge/bet for them:
Challenge 1 (Reward: 1/2 day of training for district)
50% of attendees become DEN STAR Educators by May 14
Challlenge 2 (Reward: full day of training for district)
100% of attendees become DEN STAR Educators by May 21
Did you wake up a little greener today? Maybe? Today we celebrate Earth Day. People across the globe will refrain from flicking that cigarette butt out there car window on to the highway. The buses and trains will be a little more crowded than usual. You’ll bring your own organic cotton bags to the grocery store. You might even buy that stainless steel $20.00 coffee mug at Starbucks for your Caramel Macchiato instead of using their disposable cup. Will you keep the same habits tomorrow? How about the next day? Will doing any of the above help the environment?I’m not sure exactly what I should be doing as a responsible inhabitant of this lovely planet. I thought bringing my amazing Discovery Educator Network Water Bottle to work instead of buying the bottled stuff was enough. Apparently, I have much to learn. Good thing there’s a place I can go to learn more about being eco-friendly, the Chicago Green Festival.The Chicago Green Festival runs May 17 – 18 at Navy Pier, 600 E Grand Avenue.
Celebrating what’s working in our communities, green festival showcases more than 350 diverse local and national green businesses displaying and selling eco-friendly, fair trade and sustainable products. More than 150 visionary speakers appear for standing-room-only panel discussions, presentations and main stage speaking events.
Attention DEN STAR Educators!Join me on Saturday, May 17 for the Chicago Green Festival at Navy Pier. I’ll be there all day learning how to become eco-friendly, while eating a few cheeseburgers from “The Billy Goat Tavern“. To make it even more interesting, how about a few contests.
The district that brings the most Future DEN STAR Educators, will win a half-day professional development session for that district. A prize worth $1,250.
The DEN STAR Educator that brings the most Future DEN STARs will receive a gift bag full of Green items.
Take the contest into your class. Chance to win a $1,000 grant from GM and Discovery Education. You must be a middle school teacher. Details are below.
GM & Discovery Education: Live Green Teacher Grants
Enter your some information and create an account.
You have until May 15 to enter
Please register below and make sure you register a colleague. Families are welcome to join us, but please only register educators below. Space is limited to 60 so register soon.We will plan to meet at 9:30 AM in front of Navy Pier at the Navy Pier Fountain. You’ll receive updates via email as the date draws near.Powered by Wufoo
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What a great Saturday! The sun was out and spring has actually arrived in Chicago. I met up with an awesome group from 
