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*Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge*

- The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (http://wecanchange.com ) is open to K-8 this year and next year it will be K-12. Since this is

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Join us for the DEN 2009 Fall Virtual Conference. This unique event provides a combination of face to face in person experiences with high caliber virtual presentations. The net result? A day of learning and networking like none other you’ve experience before!

View face-to-face locations and register here.

From Tour De France to Tour of Missouri!  Biking “Rock Stars” may be coming to your area.  These students below learned all about the upcoming event and will have an opportunity to participate.  If you haven’t already heard about the Tour of Missouri 2009 then check it out by going to www.tourofmissouri.com.

It’s that time of year again. The  school year is new and full of promise and excitement. While you are making your plans for the year, be sure to check our web site and Discovery Educator’s Network for awesome ideas that you can use in your classroom. Also, Missouri DEN Leadership Council is planning many events around the state. These events are always enjoyable and educational. Check in often for updates of upcoming activities.

If you have great ideas for the beginning of the school year that you would like to share, send them to me and I will post them on the blog.

Have a great year and stay up to date with Discovery!

MO DEN Sponsors Geocaching and Winery Tour

When: July 2 from 2:00-8:00

Where: Les Bourgeois Vineyards in Rocheport, MO (Just West of Columbia, MO -Exit 115 off I-70) Les Bourgeois Vineyards12847 W Highway BbRocheport, MO 65279Bring a co-teacher and join the MO DEN LC for a unique and free professionaldevelopment and networking opportunity. We will begin by meeting at LesBourgeois Vineyards at 2:00. From there, we will find our first cache of theday and launch our travel bug. If time permits, we will find more caches.

Then at 4:00 we will return to the Vineyards for a tour and tasting. Dinner

will follow the tour. After dinner, learn about Discovery’s Atlas and help

us develop a resource that we all can use while geocaching in the classroom.

Please RSVP for this fun and educational event either to this blog or call 816-916-6221.

Missouri DEN participated in Discovery’s Geocashing Day on June 6, in Platte City. Everyone had a great time. We are planning on launching our Travel bug on July 2 in Rocheport Missouri and tour the winery and have dinner. If you would like to participate comment on this blog and leave your email address.

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Calling all MO DEN members…How would you like to help a Missouri 4th grade student win a national contest to represent us! Connor won the “Limit the Sun” contest sponsored by the Shade Foundation with his poster “The Good, The Bad, And The Sunburned”. Connor needs your help by voting on the following website for his poster which is number 38.

http://www.shadefoundation.org/index.php/programs/2009-poster-contest/poster-vote

Your vote and support of this young artist from Missouri is greatly appreciated.  Mary Jo Bell, his art teacher from East Carter Co. R-2 School is a MO DEN Star member.

For free lesson plans and more information go to:

http://www.shadefoundation.org/

DEN Virtual Conference: Register Today!

Register Today!

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.

Posted on April 2, 2009 in Uncategorized by Lance Rougeux

METC 2009 - What a great opportunity to meet so many DEN members!  The networking, collaboration, discussion and friendships that emerged will help to catalyze MO DEN’s future!

Wanna try Smilebox in your classroom?  Visit The Teacher’s Toolbox to sign up for a free premium account.

Our tech person gave us these web sites that are good for visual learners. Check them out and let me know what you think. Did any one go to METC? How was it? Did you learn about any good websites? Let me know and we will post them here for others to check out.

1. Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/) - a site for building flow charts
2. FreeMind (http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) - a downloadable mind mapping program
3. ExploraTree (http://www.exploratree.org.uk/) - another graphic organizer site where organizers are organized by thought processes
4. Our Time Lines (http://www.ourtimelines.com/) - a timeline site where once start and end dates are determined, a timeline will generate with important world events
5. Create A Graph (http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/) - just what it says
6. Other interactive sites (http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/resources/SBsites.htm)