Thanks to our friends at Polar Bears International (especially STAR DE Julene Reed) we have the distinct pleasure to offer our DEN community the opportunity to participate in a series of live webcasts from the tundra – Tundra Connections – where your students can meet and talk with world-renowned scientists while they’re right in the [...]
Thank you to everyone who connected with us over the past couple days as we participated in Polar Bears International’s Tundra Connections program. We had a fantastic turnout for the Discovery Education sessions! Students learned a lot about polar bears and the scientists talked a lot about what we can do to help protect these [...]
Jen Brinson: Google Apps ~ More & Even More Did you know that last month the United States government conducted 4200 Google searches? Do you wonder what they did before Google? On that note, Jennifer Brinson, STAR DEN Leadership Council Events Member and Salisbury High School‘s Instructional Coach, spent the day teaching my 10th and [...]
Become a STAR http://tinyurl.com/2dabg9h Something DEN STARS learned at the PETE&C DENPreCon 2009 and the DEN Summer Institute 2010 is paying BIG dividends, really taking us beyond the textbook. Our opening day at Salisbury Township School District in Allentown, PA had a different and exciting look and feel. It began with 20 presentations by teachers, [...]
If you have not created a cartoon or animation of yourself as an elf, Santa or trekker, then here is your chance. Make a fun avatar for use on your website or send an e-card to a family member. These are fun, but check them out completely before using with students. Some sites contain characters [...]
I strongly encourage you to tune into three webcasts next week (Mon-Wed) featuring STAR Discovery Educator Julene Reed. Julene and colleagues will be discussing polar bears and climate change live from the tundra. Click here to learn more about this amazing opportunity for you and your students. From the Learning Interchange blog: Webcasts from the [...]
If you have not created a cartoon animation of yourself as an elf, Santa or trekker, then here is your chance. Make a fun avatar for use on your website or send an e-card to a family member. These are fun, but check them out completely before using with students. Some sites contain partial nudity [...]
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