For Administrators: Dear Colleagues, Guess what I learned…

At today’s Admin Day of Discovery Kyle and I facilitated conversations about the free resources Discovery Education provides through our many partners, as well as the essential tools and ideas educators can access and use.  As we had multiple discussions with principals and tech specialists, the recurring theme became: “I’m going to send this stuff [...]

We have a gap to close between “what is” and “what should be” for all students and their learning outcomes

Technology is an asset

Technology is an asset when it comes to schools meeting the challenge of insuring that more students learn at higher levels. Whether you are a formal or informal leader in schools I believe it is important for you to know what you value when it comes to technology and learning.  Then it is important to [...]

Podcast 9

In today’s podcast we have special guest Lodge MacCammon who shares some wonderful insights on his creative process. We’re also joined by Kyle Schutt as we gathered after an “unconference” about Discovery innovation. We’ll maybe talk more about that another time but did reference an old Teach42 podcast. Show notes: Teach 42 podcast on unconference [...]

DENny Awards 2012

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In a departure from the traditional webinar, this year’s DENny Awards — streamed live — from 1 Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD. Most of the DEN team was on hand for this exceptional presentation, and the mix of presenters played really well. On hand at the end was Dr. Lodge McCammon to present the winner [...]

Making Life Easy

As the end of the school year draws near, I wanted to look back and share some super cool websites/apps that have made my life a little easier.  Being a teacher for children with varying abilities I am constantly taking data and reassessing students needs and accomplishments.  Each of these websites I plan to play [...]

Geocache to the rescue

This Saturday, May 19 will be a great time to join other DEN members and explore or learn more great ways of how to use geocaching in your classroom. There are many DEN live geocaching events in Florida, Texas, Georgia, South and North Carolina, Kansas, etc. Why should you care and why should you try [...]

May 14, 2012 Webcast

Discovery Education Assessment: Measuring Progress Between Benchmarks #1 Week of May 14, 2012 In this event we will show participants how to capitalize on all Discovery Education resources available in Progress Zone. Part 1 will investigate Creating Items, as well as Building Probes using these items and the existing item bank. We will also highlight the opportunities [...]

Hey NYers! Registration for EdCamp Connecticut is open!

Great news New York educators!  Registration for EdCamp Connecticut is open!  It’s  just a hop, skip and a jump over the state line!  You can register for tickets here: http://edcampct.ticketleap.com/2012/ You’ll see that you have three ticket options: Free! An optional $10 donation that includes a t-shirt pre-order An optional donation of any amount to support [...]

DEN Geocaching Day 2012

On May 19, 2012 the DEN will host our fourth annual Geocaching Day! Every STAR Discovery Educator is encouraged to venture out with some colleagues on May 19 and have some fun geocaching as you connect with your fellow educators one more time before the summer. Do you want to join us? You can join [...]

Which STARs want to go to the tundra?

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Seriously.  The title of the post is real.  If you are a STAR Discovery Educator, in good standing, active, polished, full of DEN-thusiasm and all that stuff, pay attention. Our amazing friends at Polar Bears International have offered two full scholarships to active members of the DEN community (i.e., STAR Discovery Educators) to attend their [...]