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20 November 2009

Websites I Found Interesting - Diigo 11/20/2009

How To Use An Apostrophe - The Oatmeal
Terrific resource for students to learn when it is appropriate to use the apostrophe.
tags: grammar, apostrophe, punctuation, english, plural, teaching, writing, Language Arts, education, learning

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19 November 2009

Websites I Found Interesting - Diigo 11/19/2009

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DI Made Simple with Discovery Education

Differentiating instruction can be a challenge, but the judicious application of engaging media and creativity inspiring technology helps to make DI a breeze.

Differentiated Instruction Made Simple

View more presentations from Jennifer Dorman.

Here are the resources mentioned in the presentation.

18 November 2009

Websites I Found Interesting - Diigo 11/18/2009

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Engage Social Studies Students with DE Media

As a former social studies teachers I love thinking about new and creative ways to use digital media to engage students in social studies.

Dialing the Digital Compass with Disovery Education streaming

View more presentations from Jennifer Dorman.

Resources mentioned in this presentation:

For DE streaming users, did you know that you can now filter the media library for primary sources? Just go to Advanced Search in the top DE page banner and select "Include only Primary Source Titles."

16 November 2009

Websites I Found Interesting - Diigo 11/16/2009

Professional Teaching Resume Generator
Use this online form to generate a professional-looking teaching resume.
tags: school, learning, resources, professional, resume, teaching, education

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Discover the DE Difference

What makes Discovery Education's 21st Century classroom solution different?

Listen to a special message from Lance Rougeux, the Director of the Discovery Educator Network.

Hear more about the difference the DEN makes from some of our STAR Discovery Educators.

Engage Your Students with Motivating STEM Resources

Discovery partners with lots of other organizations to bring exciting resources to students. Here are a few great STEM resources to motivate and inspire your students.

Fuel Our Future Now - STEM resources for elementary, middle, and high school students

Teacher Toolbox with lesson plans and more
Elementary resources
Middle School resources
High School resources
Parent Corner
Dash+ Contest

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge

3M Young Scientists Challenge

Scotch Science Fair Central

Siemens Science Day

Discovery WebMath

ThinkGreen Classroom

Inspiring Inventions

If you are a Discovery Education streaming subscriber you can also access some terrific STEM resources from within the Teacher Center.

EdTechConnect featuring Gary Stager

On Wednesday, November 18th at 7pm EST, we’re thrilled to feature Gary Stager as our EdTechConnect speaker! There are few speakers that are more passionate, dedicated and devoted to bringing about change in education. If you’ve never had a chance to see him present before, you won’t want to miss this opportunity. If you HAVE seen him, perhaps on the Keynote panel from this year’s NECC conference, then I’m sure I don’t even need to say anything more to convince you to register. As David Thornburg has stated, “Some people think ‘outside of the box.’ Gary is unaware of the box’s existence!”

Creative Computing and the Case for Project-based Learning

Veteran computer-using educator, speaker and journalist Dr. Gary Stager will explore how project-based learning fuels creativity and amplifies the power of computing. This webinar will explore questions of “What is a project?” and “What are the essential elements of a good project?” The theory underlying such practice will be discussed and imaginative applications challenging each learner to maximize their potential will be shared.

Click here to register!

Help Your Students Change the World

We have a lot of programs that teachers and their students can participate in for free. One of my personal favorites is the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge.

The Challenge is designed to help your students work together to solve an environmental problem in their…

Classroom (K-2)
School (3-5)
Community (6-8)

Participating is easy. You can take a month to work on the Challenge or you could complete it in a week. The projects truly cut across the curriculum so you can teach Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies as part of the Challenge. All the resources you need (lesson plans, sample projects, virtual labs, eBooks, videos, parent resources, etc.) are on the website at: http://wecanchange.com.

Since the Challenge is open to K-8 (and next year it will be K-12), we thought this would be a perfect opportunity to truly engage the entire DEN since the majority of our community members can participate.

So, here’s our two-part DEN Challenge as part of the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge.

Any STAR Discovery Educator who enters the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge by January 31, 2010 will have his/her name put into a drawing to win a trip to the NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia, PA (March 18-21, 2010). Airfare, hotel and conference registration will be covered by the DEN. You must be a STAR Discovery Educator and you must let us know that you and your students have entered the We Can Change the World Challenge by completing this form.
The state (where there is a DEN Leadership Council) with the highest number of entries to the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge will earn a Day of Discovery in conunction with the DEN’s Spring Virtual Conference. The day will be planned, managed and executed by the DEN team giving the state LC a break. Hall Davidson, Steve Dembo and other members of the DEN team will be there in person to present.

So, ready to learn more and get started? We have a whole series of webinars to help you. Just visit: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/wecanchange.

Good luck, have fun, and change the world with your students!