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Join us for an engaging, technology-infused, professional development day focused on creative ways touse digital media in the classroom. Learn techniques to inspire your students and maximize the

resources from Discovery Education streaming. The excitement continues over lunch where youll hear

all about the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) and how you can become a STAR Discovery Educator.

Leave with projects in-hand for your class and a network of teachers to support you throughout the year.

A quick look at the sessions:

Back-to-Basics: Overview of Discovery Education streaming

50 Ways to Integrate Discovery Education streaming

DuPage One: Connect, Collaborate and Share

Basic Agenda

Time Activity

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Registration

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome & Keynote

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Session 1

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Session 2

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Session 3

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM DEN Lunch & Learn

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM Project Examples

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Project Time & Closing

When? Where? Cost?

Saturday, August 16 DuPage Professional Development Center1519 S. Grace St.Lombard, IL 60148

FREE

Please RSVP by visiting:https://discoveryed.wufoo.com/forms/day-of-discovery-dupage-county/

For specific questions regarding this event, please contact:Mike Bryant:michael_bryant@discovery.com847.425.7290

Day of DiscoveryDuPage Regional Office of Education

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Back to the Basics: Overview of Discovery Education streaming

Theres more than video here. This session will focus on the depth and breadth of content as well as

features found in Discovery Education streaming. Photos, Lesson Plans, Encyclopedia Articles, Sound

Effects, Songs, Thematic Units, etc... Whether youre a newbie or expert, this session will give you a

better understanding of the world of media a mouse click away.

50 Ways to Integrate Discovery Educationstreaming

A run-down of ways to integrate Discovery Education streaming content into your lesson. We willhighlight many of the 50 ways, with a step-by-step focus on making powerful presentations. Tools usedduring this workshop: Discovery Education streaming, Microsoft PowerPoint & Apple Keynote.Participants will create their own linear and nonlinear, 5 slide presentation on a single concept within

their content area. Select student & teacher projects will be highlighted and critiqued.Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Lunch & Learn

Educators are connecting, sharing and collaborating with colleagues around the country through the

Discovery Educator Network (DEN). Thousands of in-person and virtual events take place each year,

inspiring countless media infused lessons and projects. Sit-back, enjoy your meal and learn about the

benefits of becoming an active DEN member, a STAR Discovery Educator. Well highlight projects, both

teacher and student designed, as well as events, past and present. In conclusion, a guided walk-thru of

the STAR Discovery Educator registration process and a challenge for you to take back to your school

and district.

DuPage One: Connect, Collaborate and ShareA double session in which you will learn about DuPage One, an on-line service coming soon to your

district. Imagine being only a click away from your districts media resources or a keyword search from a

huge repository of lessons, created by teachers in your district and throughout DuPage county. DuPage

One will be the central location for media, lesson plans/projects and professional development. Well

discuss not only how to navigate the service, but how you can connect, collaborate and share with

teachers from across the county. Most of the session will focus on hands-on projects, lessons you can

use during the school year. Below are a few specific projects well share and create together.

Projects to DiscussNon-linear Powerpoints with embedded media

Virtual Field Trips with embedded media in Google Earth

Assignments with Discovery Education streaming, delivering media to your students.

Day of DiscoverySession Descriptions