Wisconsin

Saturday, October 10th marks a Day of Discovery you just might be interested.  Join fellow educators in Chicago at the Shedd Aquarium for a great day of learning.

This link provides you with more information about the schedule of events as well as a link to register.

You may have heard that a Wisconsin Day of Discovery was going to be held this coming Saturday.  Well, it seems like there might be a change of plans.  Keep posted to this blog for an update as soon as I get one.

at Xavier High School in Appleton, WI
Saturday, November 10, 2007
9:00 am - 1:00 pm

We are limited in our seating for this event so to reserve your space you will need to register by going to the DEN Calendar page and clicking on the Xavier High School event scheduled for November 10th. Attendees will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.

This interactive event will be filled with presentations showcasing how to effectively use multimedia during instruction, real-life examples from teachers across the country, access to the Discovery Educator Network resources, and of course, prizes and food!The highlight will be a special session hosted by Steve Dembo on Web 2.0 in the classroom. The rest of the day will be divided into two sections, Google Earth and Classroom Integration Tips. During the Google Earth session participants will receive an overview of Google Earth, learn about integrating Discovery Education streaming into Google Earth, and leave with integration ideas to take back to their classroom. During the Classroom Integration session we will focus on making connections between readily available programs such as Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Elements, and Audacity and ways to integrate them into your regular classroom instruction.

Day of Discovery Scheduled for Saturday, June 9th

Promoting Environmental Education Through the Development of Visual Literacy Skills

Come explore the concept of visual literacy and see how it can be used with scientific investigation.  The day will be spent learning how to use digital photography on the tall ship S/V Denis Sullivan and exploring the new tool Discovery Education Science Connection (DESC). The S/V Denis Sullivan looks like a 19th century ship, but operates with a 21st century mission: to inspire people of all ages to explore our freshwater world. DESC is the groundbreaking new middle school supplemental science resource that blends interactive, inquiry-based content together with formative assessment to help middle school educators tailor instruction to different learning styles. This day of Discovery will look at using photodocumentation and DES to view an ecosystem in a non-traditional manner.

Spend the morning on the S/V Denis Sullivan gathering data with the digital camera and looking at this unique 21st Century Classroom.  Spend the afternoon discussing photodocumentation and the Discovery Education Science Connection.

Registration: 8:30 on the dock behind Discovery World, 500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Sail on the S/V Denis Sullivan  9:00-12:00
Lunch 12:00-1:00
Discovery World Auditorium - 1:00-2:00
Final Discussion- outdoor classroom 2:00-3:00

Registration is limited to 50 participants.  Registration for Star and Den Members first.
Registration is through email to: brennaje@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us

Countdown: 4-3-2-1 begins for the 10-20-06 Day of Discovery! DEN Fest at the Abbey!

Approximately 80 Wisconsin and Illinois DEN educators and guests will arrive at The Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wisconsin early this coming Friday!  They will be immersed in a fun and uplifting day of exploring digital storytelling and podcasting and finding out how to engage student learning and empower their instruction.   

National educational technology leader and digital storytelling expert Bernajean Porter keynotes at 9am so be sure to arrive on time!  You must be registered in advance for this Day of Discovery.   Sorry, folks– if you are just hearing about this event we are already at our maximum attendance.   

For those of you lucky enough to be confirmed, you can download the Download Final_Agenda_only_October20_no_maps.doc and the Download MapTheAbbey.doc by clicking on these links and selecting SAVE.  This will help you find your way to an exciting Day of Discovery!

If registrants have any changes in plans, please be sure to call Jan Wee at 608-354-3414 as it is important that all who have registered alert us if you have an emergency change of plans.

Discover… explore… inspire! 
That sums up the activity going on in the new jewel on Lake Michigan’s downtown Milwaukee shore on Saturday, 9-23-06 for 68 Wisconsin and 3 Illinois educators - at least 50% DEN members - 100% having fun, collaborating and meeting new friends.  We had an inspirational team of talented presenters, four of whom are WIDEN members (Rita Mortenson and Deb Breunig & Dale Basler & Brian Bartel) and five DEN staff (Scott Kinney, Brad Fountain, Steve Dembo, Linda Chiles, & Dick Marchessault) and Implementation Team Member, Blair McMillen on hand.  Stephanie Waite, Park HS-Racine Science Teacher, provided continuous assistance throughout the event. The pictures tell the REAL story… we connected, we collaborated, we explored, we laughed, and as Jeri Shumaker (School District of Oregon Computer Resource Teacher) said it BEST…we feel RE-ENERGIZED!

Be sure to also check out Rita Mortenson’s awesome event album at
http://web.mac.com/mortensonr/iWeb/Day%20of%20Discovery/Day%20of%20Discovery.html

which also includes our end of the day special group photo taken in the Digital Theater. Thanks to Rita for taking time to provide a wonderful photo journal of the day!

Scott Kinney, Discovery Eduacator Network Director,  held us captive with his inspiring keynote program which included use of an interactive handheld system to query input. Scott practices engaged learning whenever he presents and he has shared his keynote slide show on our National Home DEN Blog at http://discoveryeducation.typepad.com

Go TEAM!

After viewing a PREMIER eye-popping segment of the beautiful photo documentary series, Discovery Atlas (which airs on DHDTV and the Discovery Channel on October 1 at 8PM CST)  teams try their best to solve the "Piczzle" China Revealed puzzle… two teams won a copy of this cool Piczzle to use with their students.  See http://www.piczzle.com for more info on Piczzle.

DEN Online Community Manager, Steve Dembo, opens the door to imagination and creativity through podcasting, while Dick Marchessault, IL Field Manager, helps educators spin their own digital stories.   

Liz Sutton, Education Coordinator shares educational programming and a special tour of Discovery World, parts of which are still under construction.  Wow… what a wonderful Wisconsin treasure for an awesome educational hands-on experience.  Thanks go out to Liz for helping to make our event extraordinary!

All who couldn’t make the event know that another "DENfest" is planned for October 20 at Lake Geneva.   Registration is open to Wisconsin DEN only members and Illinois DEN and guests.  Contact me at jan_wee@discovery.com asap if you want to attend as the forty slots are going fast. First WIDEN come, first WIDEN served!

Thank you to all who attended, all who presented, and to the Discovery World staff for hosting a wonderful FIRST Wisconsin DEN Day of Discovery!