Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity

for DEN Educators!

Presenting Leonardo DaVinci’s Workshop

A Free Premiere for DEN Educators.

Discovery Times Square Exposition

226 West 44th Street

Monday, Nov. 30th from 4 - 10p for a Free Preview of
this World Premier Exhibit!
Plus, book your class field trip and receive:
• Discounted student tickets just $14
• 1 Free Chaperone ticket with every 10 student tickets
• Free teachers guide including comprehensive

Click here for the invitation.  Bring the invitation and your educator id.

Discovery is pleased to extend educators a special offer for your student groups to the Discovery Times Square Exposition in NYC now featuring Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition and Da Vinci’s Workshop: Inventor, Artist, Dreamer.

- Student Tickets just $14 plus receive 1 free chaperon ticket with every 10 tickets purchased
- Free downloadable teachers guides including comprehensive lesson plans correlated to the state academic content standards
- Customized on-site activities for post-exhibit add-ons available for all grade levels
- Excellent teaching opportunity for History, Social Studies, Language, Arts, Math and Science.

DA VINCI’S WORKSHOP: Inventor, Artist, Dreamer    

Inspire a whole new generation of genius in this all-new exhibition which brings Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions to life with full scale, interactive models. Find out how Da Vinci’s vision for an airplane, automobile and bridge would have worked – long before they became the modern worlds’ reality. Plus, uncover the translations and hidden meanings of the masterminds’ paintings, sketches and notebooks through virtual and interactive touch-screen panels. Discover the mind of a genius in this limited, world premier engagement. Nov. 20, 2009 - Apr. 4, 2010

TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition

This educational exhibition allows your students to discover how the “unsinkable” Ship met its fate. Connect with passengers and crew through haunting personal stories and real artifacts recovered from the wreck site. Your group will explore magnificent re-creations of the Ship’s interiors, including passenger cabins and the renowned Grand Staircase. View never-before-seen treasures and the largest collection of Titanic artifacts ever assembled. Now through Feb. 28, 2010

For more information or to make your reservation, visit www.DiscoveryTSX.com  or call 866.9.NYCTIX

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.

The 2009-2010 DEN Webinar schedule is finally posted.  Come see all the great DEN Webinars, product demonstrations, Science Class, EdTechConnect and more!  The schedule is bound to have something for you.  Be sure to check it out.  The first one is this Tuesday, September 22nd.

Join us on September 23, 2009 for our annual DEN streamathon.  Twelve hours of back-to-back sessions about the latest and greatest with DE streaming.  Check out the schedule on the DEN blog and don’t forget to register today!

*Originally Posted on the DEN Blogsite.

*Originally Written and Posted on the DEN blog by Steve Dembo

We’ve been busy converting and uploading all the archives from our incredible Summer School webinar series. While we still have quite a few to go, nearly half the webinars have been posted and are ready for you to download and share them with others!

As they get converted, we’re posting them here, so check it out and let us know what you thought of the series!

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

It’s time for a new year with the New York DEN.

Please welcome the members of the 2009-2010 Leadership Council

Leadership Chair: Jeannine Shields

Blog Coordinator: Lisa Parisi

Events Coordinator: Christine Southard

Blog Team: Tracy Standhart, Nancy Sharoff

Events Team: Dawn Huston