Note: the following live blog reflects notes from Lehmann’s presentation. You will want to visit the archives (information to follow) to listen to Chris again and again because he truly makes sense. Chris Lehmann, Principal of SLA, says School 2.0 is progressive schooling and that Dewey is as relevant today as yesterday. Our goal is
FETC: On-Demand At Your Convenience From Your Desktop!
We know that DEN pioneers firsts, and today brought yet another. If you missed FETCs Virtual Conference, now you can view it on demand, at your convenience. Let’s give a virtual applause to the Florida DEN/LC for creating two firsts: first LC virtual conference and first on-demand viewing. Bravo! If you missed attending, you can
Calling All Whiz Kids: Discovery Education/3M Young Scientist Challenge
Note: Copied from the Discovery Education Newsletter. Now’s the time for students to enter the nation’s premier science competition for grades 5 through 8. The deadline for the Discovery Education/3M Young Scientist Challenge is May 20, 2009. Over the summer, judges will choose up to 51 semifinalists: one from each state and the District of
Websites for Educators 04/20/2009
Google Guide Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet) Makes searching ever easier. Great cheatsheet. tags: teachers, education, google, search, reference, cheatsheet, howto, guide, web, tutorial Weblogg-ed » “The Less You Share, the Less Power You Have” Richardson explores the power of sharing, how collaboration helps not hinders education. tags: teachers, Richardson, readwriteweb, collaboration, sharing
Earth Day Resources for the Classroom
This Earth Day, start talking trash in your classroom! What happens to the waste we all produce? When does it make sense to recycle? Can trash become energy? Get answers to these timely topics brought to life at www.ThinkGreen.com/classroom, a new K-12 resource from Waste Management and powered by Discovery Education. Complete with standards-based lesson
April 15
Image via Wikipedia Most adults would immediately recognize the significance of April 15 – Tax Day, but many of our students have little concept of its importance. Luckily, teachers can tap the media library in DE streaming for content to help their students understand what taxes are, how they are assessed and collected, and how
If You Share It, They Will Learn
DEN Spring Training is here! We’ve had a lot of new recruits in the past year and we expect big things from the community this spring. Last year the stat we focused on the most was ESA (Earned STAR Average). This year we are looking for STARs who put up solid numbers in the RS