The South Carolina DEN is blossoming in spring!
Come on out and celebrate spring with your fellow DEN members on Wednesday, April 23rd. We will be meeting in Columbia during the Spring SCeTV workshops. DEN members should have already received an invitation, which includes dinner and non-alcoholic beverages. That’s right- nothing brings educators together like free food!
ALL RSVP’s must be made by April 19!
Be sure to let us know if you’re going to be there. Send us an email: sc.den.leaders@gmail.com and while you’re at it, let EVERYONE know by posting a comment on the blog!
Posted on March 26, 2008 in
SC Events by Jessica Donaldson
Just wanted to make a quick shout out to all the SC DEN members…and anyone else reading this 
What have you done with Discovery OR technology & education lately? Comment here and let us know what is going on in your school/district.
I’ll start…
Last week, my district had a pre-conference event for SCASL 2008. We talked about Web2.0 tools. One site I highlighted was Blabberize. You can download an image from StreamlineSC, upload it to Blabberize, select the mouth or “talking” area of the image, and record your own voice. Then you play the blabber and the picture talks!! There are so many ways you could use this in the classroom.
-introduce a new topic/theme/lesson
-pose questions for your students
-allow students to record reports on this famous person
and more!
Leave us a comment so we know you are out there! We miss hearing from ya!
The DEN National Institute will occur at Discovery’s global headquarters in Silver Spring, MD from July 21-25, 2008. The week before, July 14-18, 2008, there will be the DEN Leadership Council Institute (also in Silver Spring, MD). Up to 100 STARs will be invited to attend the DEN National Institute and 50 leadership council members will gather for the LC Institute. All STARs are encouraged to apply.
Lodging and meals will be covered by the Discovery Educator Network (see FAQs for more details). All travel costs to and from the institute, in addition to a $100 registration fee, are the responsibility of the STAR Discovery Educator.
Timeline
March 14
DEN Summer Institutes Announced – Applications Open
April 11
Deadline for applications
April 18
Applicants notified
May 2
Deadline for accepted applicants to RSVP and submit payment
If you’re interested in either the DEN National Institute or the DEN Leadership Council Institute, apply online here.
If you have any questions, check out the FAQ.
The LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant program, a Discovery Education program presented by General Motors, challenges middle school teachers to develop innovative ideas for furthering environmental and energy sustainability. Teachers will identify an issue or problem, create a plan to address it, and integrate the topic into classroom teaching.
Earn a $1,000 LIVE GREEN grant - 40 grants will be awarded to teachers for the most forward-thinking ideas. In addition, the 40 recipients will be treated to an exciting online professional development program designed to help them reach their school’s specific green initiatives, including a free digital camera to document and share the experience!
Visit http://livegreen.discoveryeducation.com.
The SC Leadership Council would like to welcome Cynthia Stephens from Berkeley County School District to the DEN. Congrats for being our newest STAR, too!
Please take a minute to welcome Ms. Stephens. South Carolina is proud of all of our DEN members, and the LC hopes that everyone is out there recruiting!
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