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 t
o inspire ourselves and our students – more on our team projects coming soon!
Help make this world a BETTER PLACE…be part of the solution
… Making Change for Katrina and the Global Education Partnership.
Hello Den Wisconsin! I am working on the Making Change for Katrina campaign in Boston. I have started a Making Change for Katrina blog that I update daily with Katrina news, interesting facts, statistics, and other cool stuff. Please feel to use it as a reference and link to other Katrina recovery and relief blogs.
Please visit, comment, and spread the word– Rebuild the Gulf!
http://www.makingchangeforkatrina.blogspot.com