As the lead of the DENSI 2014 Blog Team, I’m very happy to bring you this post from Katie Warren. I asked Katie to write for us because she’s experienced most of the DEN Summer Institutes and their predecessors so I hoped she could share some of her experiences and provide some insight on how things
DENSI 2014 – Two other perspectives
One of the things that make the DENSIs so great is the variety of attendees. We come from different backgrounds and positions in education, we have various and varying skills with technology (and beyond!), we come from east and west and north and “all y’all” come from the south… and this year we were fortunate to have new
If you give a DEN Guru an iPad…
My name is Alexander MacDougall – my friends call me Sandy. I’ve been a teacher for almost 30 years. In that time, I’ve taught community education (evening) classes in a variety of computer topics including DOS for Beginners (do you remember DOS?) then I went on to teach adults in an alternative high school, and then grade
DENSI 2014 – Wednesday update
This post by Monique Liles We started off the sessions with a bang and a fun and interactive assessment using Kahoot. I will definitely be using Kahoot to teach the student handbook as a back to school activity. The DENSI2014 sessions started off with the great Dr. Lodge McCammon. He taught us strategies for maximizing teacher effectiveness,
DENSI 2014 – Thursday Update
This post by Monique Liles We started out another day of mind bending professional development with a Family Feud warm-up game. We listened to an inspirational speaker, Adam Bellow, who reminded us of what school should be like for kids and why we are teachers. His humorous and engaging presentation hit close to home for
DENSI 2014 – Comfort, safety and the DENmazing Race
This post by Monique Liles The DENmazing Race: This was the first time I felt comfortable enough to actually participate in the race. The weather was beautiful, and I had an even more beautiful group aligned to my participation style. We were the Smooth and Easy team, even taking the time to look at the
DENSI 2014 – Outing Day: A DEN Star’s Perspective
Contributed by Amy Dent I’ve never owned boots. I have huge feet and struggle to find normal, everyday shoes, let alone, a cool pair of western boots. I mustered the courage to enter the shoe store today and was delighted to see a barrage of beautiful western boots in many styles and sizes. I actually
DENSI 2014 -Tuesday Update – The day in pictures
Today’s content written by K. Zilhaver.
DENSI 2014 – Monday Update
Now the DENSI2014 conference can kick into full swing. Sunday of DEN-S-I is a special day because participants participate in a passion project that is often designed to give something back to the community. This year was no different. LC members and some of the principals who remained from the Principal Summit volunteered to make
DENSI 2014 – Sunday Update
Leadership Council (LC) members arrived on Friday. Principals from 50 schools across North America had already been here for a couple of days. On Friday evening and Saturday the two groups had the opportunity to mix, share and network. Saturday’s unconference sessions were attended by both groups, each of which brought wonderful insight and perspective
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