New York DEN

The fifth annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning is coming back to Manhattan. This amazing two day conference, run by Channel 13 for tri-state area teachers, has top speakers, amazing presentations, wonderful workshops, and incredible sponsors.  This is the conference that got me started on my journey into educational technology.  Although an expensive conference, it is well worth the money.  Save the date: March 5 - 6, 2010. Click here to find out more about the conference.  Also check out the Chase Multimedia in the Classroom Award.  Let’s get some DEN people winning!

Today, Long Island teachers will celebrate the third annual LI Technology Summit. The keynotes will be David Warlick and Will Richardson and all sessions are designed to be top notch.

Whether you’re attending the conference today or not, try to participate in the back channel chat by following the LI Tech Summit on twitter, or by following the hastag associated with the conference: #litechsummit09. You may also fan the LI Tech Summit 09 on facebook and view all of the conference session handouts on drop.io.

It’s not too late to sign up for the Fall Virtual Conference!

Here are the Top Ten reasons to attend as written by Lance Rougeux.

Saturday, October 24, 2009
9 AM to 4 PM ET
Click here to register for the virtual sessions.

10.  College football is overrated.

9.  The digital treats you’ll take away won’t cause cavities.

8.   You can attend in your pajamas (virtually or in-person, we’re flexible).

7.  Two full hours of the soothing sounds of Justin Karkow
Can I Help You With That?  The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director (9 AM and 3 PM ET)

6.  A chance to win a HD Flip Cam for dressing up as your favorite Discovery personality

5.  Brand new interstitials

4.  Any time Steve Dembo uses the word “bling” in a presentation, watch out!
Putting the Bling in Your Builders (12 PM ET)

3.  The archived sessions just don’t have the same pizazz.

2.  Amazing professional development for the very reasonable price of…FREE.

1. Networking, networking, networking!

For the schedule and more information, visit: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/virtcon09.

“What if your students could experience the nation’s capital through the eyes of a National Geographic explorer, scientist, or photojournalist? They might capture the character of the city through a camera’s lens or interview a park ranger and get his perspective on preserving our national monuments.”

Middle School and High School classes have an opportunity to take an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. with National Geographic. Find out more here.

Save the date!  The SUNY Oswego Department of Technology Annual Fall Conference will be taking place on October 29 & 30, 2009. They are now accepting presenters for the 2009 Fall Conference and registration is open.  Please visit their web site for more information.

It’s not too late to get involved with Summer School with the DEN.  There are still many great free webinars to enjoy. Tell a colleague, invite your principal and join us for Summer School with the DEN.  Enroll today at: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar.

All sessions begin at 11 AM ET.
These sessions are recorded and the presentation resources and archives will be made available at: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/summer-school

   The K-12 Online Conference is coming soon.  This FREE (we love free) conference is a great way to learn about new tools, see how other educators use these tools, and find out about new teaching practices.  There are archived videos to view and live elluminate sessions in which you can participate.  But for now, there is work to be done.

Do you have a great idea for a 20 minute presentation?  The K-12 Online Conference is looking for presenters.  Let’s show them how great the DEN really is!  You have until August 16th to submit your proposal so get them in now.

The conference organizers are also looking for people to help put the whole thing together.  No experience is required.  Just some great enthusiasm and a bit of time.  I know all our DEN members have plenty of enthusiasm!  Click here for more information.

This is a valuable conference opportunity.  Let’s get excited!

 The NEW YORK STATE OUTDOOR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION or NYSOEA is a professional membership organization supporting outdoor and environmental education and interpretive services in New York State since 1968.

 The NYSOEA has a conference planned for this September in Fishkill, New York.  July 31st is the early bird registration deadline as well as the deadline for teacher scholarships.

The conference booklet and more information about this event can be found on the NYSOEA website or via this direct link: http://www.nysoea.org/conference.htm

Please forward this conference information to teacher contacts and anyone you feel who would be interested in the conference and NYSOEA. www.nysoea.org