Water, Water, (Challenges) Everywhere… This month we look towards a Glocal (Global & local impact) challenge in society: water. Whether we look at issues with water pollution, access to drinkable water, using water as an energy source, or changing weather patterns; water is impacting us all. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has declared the
Transport Your Middle School Students to One of the Largest Copper Mines in the Country!
Transport Your Middle School Students to One of the Largest Copper Mines in the Country! Do you ever wonder where copper comes from? Join us LIVE from Arizona on November 13th as we take students outside the walls of the classroom and on a unique interactive tour of a working copper mine. Discovery Education and
Discovery Education Sneak Peek Webinar Series
Be the first to get a look at upcoming enhancements to Discovery Education! This sneak peek will showcase integration strategies for leveraging new tools, content, and resources, including Discovery Education Student Board Builder and the new Discovery Education Streaming Plus with model lessons, assessments, and digital content designed to address specific Math and ELA Common
AzTEA: 22nd Century Skills Presentation
This came across my Twitter feed today, a great video of Steve Dembo’s keynote presentation at AzTEA Unconference. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did! Be sure to tell him you watched and learned by clicking those “Like” and “Tweet” below.
Two Events – Live from the Discovery Channel Telescope!
If you haven’t joined in on any of the Siemens STEM Academy STEM Connect webcasts in the past, now’s the time to join us! We’ve got 2 phenomenal live events planned for the same day, two weeks from now. Take a look at the events below as well as some resources to help get the
Digital Storytelling Hangout w/Kathy Schrock
Join Us for a Hangout Thursday, January 10 7:00 PM ET Join Kathy Schrock and digital storytelling experts Midge Frazel and Joe Brennan as they discuss the benefits of digital storytelling in the classroom. Register for event and reminders. Why should teachers utilize digital storytelling in their classroom and what content areas fit best? What
Discovery’s SCICon2012 – f2f event @ Terramar School (Deer Valley)
There will be a “live” Face to Face event to accompany Discovery’s SCICon2012. The 2012 SCICon is a mini-conference (with an online twist) focused on providing participants with some of the most effective strategies for transforming their science classes through the meaningful and effective integration of digital media content. This event will be held at
Peer Solutions – Arizona DEN Collaborates, January 30, 2012
Maybe you missed Emily’s comment on the last post, but it was all about your LC’s latest venture to share the classroom expertise in Arizona. Using our AzTEA connection, we’ll be able to connect to you on January 30th. Read all about it – download the handout and pass it around! In other news, Alison
The new look of the AZ DEN – we’ve still got it!
I’m copy/pasting notes from our fearless leader Emily. Maybe you missed this meeting, too? A big thanks to Lillian, Laura, and Alison for thinking of using AzTEA access for our local webinars! These recent months have been rather adrift as we tried to figure our our role, but we are back and ready to bond.
Got Apps?
The Palm Beach County (FL) School District has put together an outstanding resource wiki for the use of iPads in schools. In addition to training videos, the highlight of the site is the list of apps that is shared. I’d recommend taking a look at the list of apps for Elementary, Middle School, and High