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DEN on the BAY – Oct. 17 to 19, 2014
Join DEN on the BAY for a weekend of networking, learning and fun on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland For details and application go to the DEN on the BAY website http://denonthebay.weebly.com A...
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Getting to Know Your Students
At the beginning of each school year, teachers walk into classrooms full of new students. How do you get to know them? How do you elicit their interests, experiences, and learning needs? Join the...
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Lifelong Learning
As a parent, you’ve probably had the experience of asking your child, “What did you learn in school today?” and getting back the answer, “Nothing.” As educators, we try to give our students the tools...
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STEM Fun on DENvice!
STEM education encourages curiosity, exploration, discovery, higher-level thinking, logical reasoning, collaboration and problem solving, both inside and outside the classroom. This week on DENvice...
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The Belk Service Learning Challenge Is Back and Bigger Than Ever
The Belk Service Learning Challenge is Now Open for Entries Submit a Video Today! Join Belk, Discovery Education and the International Society for Technology in Education as they celebrate another...
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Engaging the reluctant teacher on DENvice
Are you planning a professional development session and wondering how to engage reluctant teachers? Join Wisconsin DEN Star Rachel Yurk as she shares with us her creative ways to meet that reluctant...
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Event of the Week: November 11, 2014
This week’s event is from Cheryl Verla de Lofgren in Baltimore City Public Schools, MD. As part of professional development days, teachers from across subjects meet to share best practices in their...
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Belk Service Learning Challenge – Want to go to ISTE for FREE?
Each teacher with 3 or more video submissions could win a free trip to ISTE! Belk, ISTE, and Discovery Education have upped the ante this year. Any teacher that submits at least 3 student videos will...
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LEGO Bricks-Creative Fun for all Ages
From an early age, LEGO bricks provide a foundation for creative building and engineering skills. Children of all ages enjoy the many different possibilities that LEGO brings. As a brand new 8th Grade...
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This week’s STAR Tip: Lost Legos?
Here’s this week’s STAR Tip from the DENvice team… Have a STAR Tip to share with the DEN Community? Head over to the DENvice Facebook page and leave us a message.
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Another Community Story
I’m often reminded that I have one of the best jobs in the world. Getting to work with districts around the world, I continue to value and appreciate the high quality of people who have dedicated...
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Creating and Maintaining a Positive Classroom Culture (Part 1)
As we all continue to enter into the “hum” of the school year, it is imperative to also begin the reflection process about what has worked and what has not in terms of our classroom culture. Starting a...
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Celebrating and Debating Founding Father’s Day!
Did you know that Ben Franklin’s currency printing firm thwarted counterfeiters by spelling “Pennsylvania” incorrectly and on purpose? How about that the famous signatures at the bottom of the...
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Using the 4th to Teach Interpretation
Did you know that the legal separation of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2nd? The Declaration of Independence was formally approved by Congress two days later, on July 4th, 1776....
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Five Ways to Teach Women’s Equality Day
Did you know that women were allowed to vote in Sweden in 1718? (though it was rescinded shortly thereafter in 1772). During the short lived “Age of Liberty” in Sweden, landholding-women were provided...
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Five Ways to Teach Women’s Equality Day
Did you know that women were allowed to vote in Sweden in 1718? (though it was rescinded shortly thereafter in 1772). During the short lived “Age of Liberty” in Sweden, landholding-women were provided...
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