A final reminder that the Pre CECA Day of Discovery is set and ready to go this Saturday, October 16. It will take place at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Steve Dembo from Discovery Education will be presenting the keynote “Learning to Speak Native”. There will be numerous break
Registration Open for FREE CECA Pre-Conference Day of Discovery, Saturday, October 16, 2010
Discovery Education, Glastonbury Public Schools, and the Connecticut DEN Leadership Council are proud to present a CECA Pre-Conference Day of Discovery at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury, CT on October 16, 2010. Designed specifically for Connecticut educators, this exciting and interactive day of professional development will highlight creative ways to engage students and invigorate curriculum
A History Lesson
One of the things I like to do is to research the history of the holidays and other special days we celebrate. With today being Labor Day, I thought I would share what I have learned about this holiday that marks the unofficial end of summer and celebrates the American worker. As educators, many of
August 21st: Staples Teacher Appreciation Day
Connecticut Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Leadership Council members will be at the Vernon and Wallingford Staples stores in CT on their Teacher Appreciation Day from 9 AM to 11AM. We will be there to inform teachers about Discovery Education services and the DEN STAR programs. The Vernon store is located at 35 Talcottville Road and
My six year old and the iPad and Discovery Education U.S. Geography App for the iPad
Okay, I admit that I have been a reluctant iPad convert. We bought one for the ed. tech department at CREC so we could see what, if any, value they might have for education. About two weeks ago it was my turn to give it a test drive. The first thing I did when I
Guest Post from Janice Frank, Thomas Edison Magnet School
Janice is a science teacher at the Thomas Edison Magnet School in Meriden. She took advantage of Teacher Tuesdays at the King Tut Exhibit at Discovery Times Square and was kind enough to share her reflections with us. The 150 piece King Tut collection is spectacular. Tiye, his mother, has a beautiful gold sarcophogus and
Winding Down
Well, we have reached June and for many, it is a very hectic time of year. Last minute lessons, working around field trips, special assemblies, and warm weather all make it difficult for students (and teachers) to stay focused. It is my hope that as we enter the final weeks of this school year, each
DENny 2010 Award Winners!
Tuesday evening the Discovery Educator Network held its second annual DENny awards to recognize outstanding contributions to the DEN. The Connecticut DEN Leadership Council received an award for having one of the most outstanding blogs. We would like to thank all of our Connecticut Discovery Educators and fellow DEN STARS across the country for recognizing the efforts of
A Nifty and Versitile USB Camera
I attended a workshop yesterday and one of the presenters was using a really neat USB camera as a document camera. It is called the IPEVO Point 2 View USB Camera. It can be used as a web cam with Skype and other IM applications and it can take 2 megapixel pictures. The quality of