Learning Opportunity, Sat Apr 24

The Discovery Educator Network is hosting its annual Spring Virtual Conference on Saturday, April 24.  There are 20 "in person" conferences occuring all over the country.  If you live near one of the face-to-face events, you can attend in person.  If you live too far away, you can still attend virtually!  The sessions look fantastic:

• 9am (EST): Connections, Conversations, and Collaborations: Creating a Personal Learning Network That Works For You.  Learn to use online tools where you can reach out to connect and build your own Personal Learning Network, tailored to your needs.  Lee Kolbert, DEN Guru, Palm Beach County, FL


• 10am:  Homework Gone Digital.  Learn how to differentiate your instruction and connect with your students using the Discovery Education Student Center.   Matt Monjan, Discovery Education, Silver Spring, MD


• 11am:  When You’re Not the Smartest Person in the Room.  Using the Internet to open up you and your students to a vast world of knowledge, possibilities and connections.  Dean Shareski, Digital Learning Consultant, Prairie South School Division, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada


• 12pm: Cell Phones, Internet and Oprah:  How the US Presence in Iraq Has Affected Women’s Lives.  How the US Presence in Iraq Has Affected Women’s Lives.  Christina Asquith, Author of “Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family and Survival in the New Iraq"


• 1pm:  Connecting Language Learners to the Curriculum through Digital Media.  Explore Discovery Education through the lens of Language Learners and see how digital media and technology can engage and benefit students from all backgrounds.  Lindsay Hopkins, Discovery Education, Los Angeles, CA


• 2pm:  Rock OUR World!  Global Collaboration; see how K-12 students have rocked their world by solving real problems while composing music, making movies and learning about each other in live video conferences.  Carol Anne McGuire, STAR Discovery Educator, Anaheim, CA


• 3pm:  DEN in Ten.  In this session we’ll explore all of the benefits the DEN offers and take a look at the many events planned for 2010.  Lance Rougeux, Discovery Education, Mechanicsburg, PA

Register NOW!  

To attend virtually, use this registration form.

To attend one of the in-person events, go here and click on the location you'd like to go to.