We know that you do some awesome work in your classrooms using Discovery Education resources. So show us! Upload a 1-2 minute video, podcast, or other multimedia file that explains how you use Discovery Education resources to engage your students and get a limited edition Discovery Education sweatshirt (aka DE Hoodie).
Share your work and get a hoodie at: http://www.discoveryeducation.
The Discovery Educator Network is seeking feedback from educators who have participated in the DEN and/or attended DEN-sponsored events. This survey should take you about 5 minutes to complete. We really appreciate your feedback!
Many of our AMAZING NJ DEN members have said that they’d love to be part of the NJ DEN Leadership Council. Well, Now’s your chance!
In order to provide the necessary support to ever-growing state-level DEN communities, give new STAR Discovery Educators the opportunity to take an active leadership role with the DEN then DEN is starting an annual LC election process.
From now until Friday, May 15, 2009 you have the opportunity to express interest in joining the NJ LC.
Every STAR Discovery Educator is encouraged to formally express his/her interest by completing the self-nomination form. You will select which leadership role(s) you are interested in as well as provide a brief statement of interest that will serve as your “campaign speech” should someone else wish to be considered for the same leadership role.
In order to be considered for the Chair, Blog Coordinator or Events Coordinator roles you must serve on the DEN LC for at least one year as part of the Events Team or Blog Team. For new LCs this does not apply.
For more details about the DEN Leadership Councils including the roles, responsibilities, benefits and the election process please read the DEN LC Overview.
If you have any questions, please post them as comments to the National Blog version of this post so everyone can see the response 
YOU HAVE TO CHECK THIS OUT!!!
from the DEN National Blog:
“Australia, South Africa, and China + 9 DEN STARs + 36 DEN STAR Students + Your Dream Come True = A Discovery Student Adventure!
It’s the ultimate equation for DEN STARs and definitely our dream come true for you! We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Discovery Student Adventure Program.
What’s a Discovery Student Adventure you ask?!? Well, imagine being able to sign up and take your students to one of 8 amazing trips to the Arctic, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador/Galapagos Islands, Italy/Greece, New Zealand/Fiji, and South Africa. These trips are free to the educators and are of cost to their students. These inaugural trips will launch during the summer of 2010.
But that’s 2010… what about 2009?!?! Can I get a virtual drum roll please….
Let me introduce to you the opportunity of a lifetime….. The Discovery Student Adventure Pilot Program. In order to gather marketing materials and test run the incredible itineraries….. Discovery will be sending 9 DEN STARs to one of 3 locations (Australia, China, and South Africa) But that’s not all… it gets better… each of these DEN STARs will be able to bring 4 of their students at NO COST! That’s right DEN STARs… these trips are free for you and your students! (Note: We are looking for 5th-12th grade teachers and students ages 10-17)
I have seen the itineraries…. and all I can say is be prepared to be blown away.
What do you need to do to participate?!? Stay tuned as we will be posting a link to the application on the DEN National Blog in the coming weeks.
Here’s some of the official wording…
In 2010, Discovery Education will launch Discovery Student Adventures, education-based international trips for students to eight destinations including: Arctic, Australia, China, Cost Rica, Ecuador/Galapagos Islands, Italy/Greece, New Zealand/Fiji Islands, and South Africa.
To effectively integrate educator feedback into these inaugural trips, a select group of educators will have the opportunity to travel with Discovery in the summer of 2009 as part of a one-time special opportunity to pilot a Discovery Student Adventure trip.
Educators will serve as chaperones to a group of students, and will also be an integral part of selecting the students for these pilot trips. Travel program will be at no cost to the selected educators and students. We are looking for students ages 10 through 17 and educators that teach 5th through 12th grade.
The three pilot trip destinations are Australia, China and South Africa. Trips will provide for a variety of enriching and experiential activities from cultural exchanges, to community service, to science and exploration, to physically engaging adventure activities.
So what do you think?!? Do you want to join us for a Discovery Student Adventure?!?”
Right now we are sitting in Hall Davidson’s opening keynote for the 2008 DEN Leadership Council Institute- It’s in your Pocket: How to Use Cell Phones in Your Classroom.
Qustion: What do YOU do in your classroom with cell phones?
Answer (for most of us): Mostly take them away!
Here are a few of his main points:
Some Mobile Media Solutions for Education:
Hall’s closing message about our students & cell phones: OUR “non-work” time has been “ruined” by mobile devices, why shouldn’t there’s be too?!
Right on Hall- Let’s get students to start to use mobile media tools in school for good, not just for “evil”
This past week Discovery Education has made some changes to DE streaming and they want to make sure the DEN knows about them. Jannita posted on the national blog and the DEN leaders will being hosting 3 webinars today for anyone interested in attending.
Discovery Education is excited to announce many new GREAT additions coming your way to streaming! This includes the long awaited and asked for Student Center where your students will have ability to log on and download media, better correlation with your state standards, more refined search, an update builders and my content, not to mention that the base package has increased to 5,000 titles!
To learn more about the these updates, please join us for a STAR Streaming Update overview by logging on to one of the webinars on Thursday, June 26th listed below.
For additional questions please contact Jannita at Jannita_Demian@discovery.com
Hope to see you there!
STAR Streaming Update
11:30 am, PDT or 2:30 EDT
Click here to join. No registration or password required: https://discoveryed.webex.com/discoveryed/onstage/g.php?d=556861250&t=a
STAR Streaming Update
12:30 pm, PDT or 3:30 EDT
Click here to join. No registration or password required: https://discoveryed.webex.com/discoveryed/onstage/g.php?d=556636663&t=a
STAR Streaming Update
3:30 pm, PDT or 6:30 EDT
Click here to join. No registration or password required: https://discoveryed.webex.com/discoveryed/onstage/g.php?d=556875536
This is copied from Matt Monjan’s Blog
Recently my colleague Kim Randall - DEN Western Region- sent me a link that got me thinking about our LCs- in a song like way…
I Love ALL our teachers from coast-to-coast
But of the Mid-Atlantic, I have to boast
We’ve got Virginia and it’s LC team
And Pennsylvania - what a dream
Boom de ah da boom de ah da boom de ah dah
We’ve got New Jersey - what a boon
And Maryland whose LC is coming soon!
Ohio will soon be on its way
which is why I say…
Boom de ah boom de ah da
The Mid Atlantic Team is Just Awesome!
Then I thought…what if you could send me a sound file (matt_monjan@discovery.com) of why you love the DEN and a photo to compliment it? I’ll collate your responses and unveil at the next Day of Discovery - more information coming soon - keep your eye on the blogs!
Of course you can share your comments here too!
Elaine Plybon, blog coordinator for the Texas DEN Leadership Council, needs YOU! The Irving Independent School District in Irving, Texas, for which she works, hosts an annual Technology Media Fair. This year, the district has opened up several categories for online judging. The hope, above all, is that involving you as judges will keep the students excited about technology and sharing their work with a global audience. This is where you come in. The contest needs judges. Anyone who has an interest in technology in education is qualified to be a judge. All the projects can be judged beginning now through January 7, 2008.
There are six categories and levels from K-12. Anyone who chooses to judge may evaluate as many or few entries as they wish. Would YOU consider helping with this cause? You can volunteer to be a judge and you can also share the word with other education professionals through your own blogs, twitters, feeds, and other social networking venues.
To judge the projects, click here, then click on the judging link. Please include your name and email address. Your email address will not be published. Your information will be used for security only. If you choose to help, please expect an email from administrative staff confirming that the address listed next to you name is a valid email address.
Let’s see if we can help spread the word and help students in their global outreach!
Have you hit your “hundred hours” yet?
Us Garden Staters are familiar with the NJ State DOE’s structure for professional development (PD), commonly known as “100 Hours”. Basically, all instructional staff in NJ must fullfill 100 hours of professional development in 5 years, or about 20 hours/year.
NJ is in the midst of a paradigm shift in regards to PD. Starting in January, educators will start to fullfill our PD requirements by participating in Professional Learning Communities, or PLCs. My initial thought: “IT’S ABOUT GOSH-DARN TIME!!!” My second thought: “Everyone in my district should become a DEN member!”
It’s a huge relief to see the state finally recognizing, in a formal way, the BENEFITS of COLLABORATIVE LEARNING- Something the DEN illustrates EVERY DAY!
Our district held an in-service a few days ago to introduce the concept of PLCs to our staff. First, we played a trivia game to highlight the need for ALL of us to look to others for help & inspiration (We “pitted” our teachers against our administrators! IT was a blast!) Here’s the ppt I shared after the game as an intro to PLCs.
Please share ideas on what your district is doing to facilitate collaborative professional development.
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