The First Discovery Educator National Institute – July 11-14, 2006
 

Meet the amazing Discovery leaders – Ron Reed, Coni Rechner, Scott Kinney, Betsy Whalen, Steve Dembo, Hall Davidson and Lance Rougeux

Meet Discovery Educators from across the country who know the power of collaboration — and swap stories, share dreams, develop new friends, explore Washington, D.C. and Silver Spring

  Be treated to a special screening of the Discovery Channel’s new fall HDTV series, Atlas: China which gave DEN Educators an insider’s tour of China. Wow… stunning, eye-opening, touching. Have a lively discussion with the producer and the program’s marketing director. Very cool!

Brainstorm with Alan November, one of countries most provocative educational technology leaders and be sure to check out Alan’s "Fearless Learners and Courage Teachers" webcast!

Consider reading (beyond The World is Flat )the following books this summer…

Blink – Malcolm Gladwell

The Tipping Point:  How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference – Malcolm Gladwell

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms – Will Richardson

Don’t Bother Me Mom–I’m Learning – Marc Presnky

Empowering Students with Technology – Alan November

Learn how to podcast with Steve Dembo who inspired us to create DEN podcasts.

Immerse ourselves in the history, culture, and community — Washington, DC and Silver Spring, MD and produce a team project to inspire ourselves and our students – more on our team projects coming soon! 

Have fun… learn… share…grow!

… Making Change for Katrina and the Global Education Partnership.