Calling STAR Discovery Educators in Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA, and the triad region of North Carolina: We hope you’ve already heard about the Belk Service Learning Challenge. We want you to know that we’re especially excited to be able to support our STAR Discovery Educators as you enter this rewarding project. To help your students
The DEN Membership Field is Wide Open!
With three weeks left, it is still anybody’s game in the Discovery Educator Network Membership Season! Every state and province will have one MVP – aside from bragging rights, you’ll also be the only one in your state or province that gets to sport the exclusive 2011 DEN jersey. Get started today! To report your
Exclusive STAR Promotion from MindMeister
MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions. Users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere. In brainstorming mode, fellow MindMeisters from around the world (or just in different rooms) can simultaneously work on
Web 2010 Sweepstakes Winner Announced
David Andrade, a physics teacher from Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut, has won the Web 2010 Sweepstakes, sponsored by the American College of Education, SMART Technologies and Discovery Education. The Web 2010 Sweepstakes is a component of Web 2010, an online destination for teachers seeking helpful techniques and strategies to assist them in integrating digital
Special Webinar with Betselling Canadian Author Don Tapscott
Bestselling author, Don Tapscott, adjunct Professor of Management at the University of Toronto, hosts a special Webinar, part of EdTechConnect Webinar series, where he will discuss MacroWikinomics, its impact on the world of education and the implications it holds for the future. MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World is the sequal to the groundbreaking
DEN Book Club
This week the DEN Book Club began with the reading of the first four chapters in the book ‘Wikinomics – How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything‘ by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams. Who came up with the idea of a book club for DEN members? Who decided to pick this particular book? Why did I decide
Spring Training: Will you earn a signing bonus?
We’re deep into the heart of Spring Training right now and STARs around the globe are busy beefing up their DEN Activity Level (DAL)! Don’t forget though, you also have the opportunity to earn two different signing bonuses! After you calculate your DAL, host an event on your home field and share some of the
Earth Day Celebration with Philippe Cousteau
Yesterday the Siemens STEM Academy hosted an amazing webinar with Philippe Cousteau. More than 15,000 students were in attendance to hear him share his thoughts on how the growth of the environmental movement has created positive impacts for our planet, and how students have the power to make a positive difference over the next fifty
Shedd Aquarium Teacher Field Experiences
The Shedd Aquarium and Discovery Education brought a “Day of Discovery” to the Chicago area, inspiring educators and administrators with engaging content and programs. Now, take a deeper dive with the Shedd Aquarium as your guide. Teacher Field ExperiencesJoin Shedd Aquarium this summer to learn science by doing science in the field! Shedd takes
Animation Adventures with Frames!
Thanks to our good friends over at Tech4Learning, there are STARs aplenty who received free copies of Frames to use in the classroom. However, what good is a piece of software if you don’t know how to use it? They have graciously offered to host a webinar to help show you tips and tricks for
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