DENny Awards 2009

By the Numbers 5,500 STARs and counting 25 Leadership Councils Over 1,000 events reported in May already

5,500 STARs and counting

25 Leadership Councils

Over 1,000 events reported in May already

LC Election Process ~225 STARs volunteered to be part of a DEN Leadership Council for 2009-2010 All STARs who completed the self-nomination will be contacted in the next two weeks

~225 STARs volunteered to be part of a DEN Leadership Council for 2009-2010

All STARs who completed the self-nomination will be contacted in the next two weeks

STAR Status Report at least two events by August 31, 2009

Report at least two events by August 31, 2009

Virtual Conference Spring Into Action Most highly attended online event to date with over 1,600 registrants. Top Five States – TX (187), PA (182), CA (130), AZ (108), TN (100) International registrants from Argentina, Australia, Bermuda (Ministry of Education), Buenos Aires, Canada, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rome, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and Zambia. Archives: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/denvirtcon

Most highly attended online event to date with over 1,600 registrants.

Top Five States – TX (187), PA (182), CA (130), AZ (108), TN (100)

International registrants from Argentina, Australia, Bermuda (Ministry of Education), Buenos Aires, Canada, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rome, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and Zambia.

Spring Training Closed Friday, May 22 All participants will receive an email this week requesting summer mailing address and t-shirt size

Closed Friday, May 22

All participants will receive an email this week requesting summer mailing address and t-shirt size

Teacher Appreciation Week Reminders 90-day DE suite access DEN Badges

90-day DE suite access

DEN Badges

Geocaching Day Saturday, May 30 27 DEN Guides Geocaching 101 webinar tomorrow at 7 PM ET http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/geocaching-day

Saturday, May 30

27 DEN Guides

Geocaching 101 webinar tomorrow at 7 PM ET

Pre-NECC Extravaganza Saturday, June 27 9 AM to 3:30 PM Registration closes June 5 http://tiny.cc/DEN09necc

Saturday, June 27

9 AM to 3:30 PM

Registration closes June 5

http://tiny.cc/DEN09necc

National Institute Headlands Institute - July 13-17, 2009

Headlands Institute - July 13-17, 2009

Coming soon… Webinar Series for Administrators Early August streamathon September 23 Fall Virtual Conference October 24 DEN Gurus TBD

Webinar Series for Administrators

Early August

streamathon

September 23

Fall Virtual Conference

October 24

DEN Gurus

TBD

PL-DEN Lori Abrahams, IL Lee Kolbert, FL Anne Truger, IL

Lori Abrahams, IL

Lee Kolbert, FL

Anne Truger, IL

Legend Peggy Barger & Jim Hopton, PA Carole Gooden, FL

Peggy Barger & Jim Hopton, PA

Carole Gooden, FL

Individual Blog Barbara DeSantis, NJ http:// blog.discoveryeducation.com/bsdbsd Maria Lourdes C. Angala, Washington, D.C. http:// blog.discoveryeducation.com/solangala Tracy Standhart, NY http://ilearnyoulearnwelearn.wikispaces.com Heather Sullivan, NJ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/newjersey Heather Hurley, VA http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/virginia

Barbara DeSantis, NJ

http:// blog.discoveryeducation.com/bsdbsd

Maria Lourdes C. Angala, Washington, D.C.

http:// blog.discoveryeducation.com/solangala

Tracy Standhart, NY

http://ilearnyoulearnwelearn.wikispaces.com

Heather Sullivan, NJ

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/newjersey

Heather Hurley, VA

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/virginia

Leadership Council Blog Michigan North Carolina New York Pennsylvania Second Life Texas

Michigan

North Carolina

New York

Pennsylvania

Second Life

Texas

Most Creative DEN Event CA LC Grunion Run KOCE Day of Discovery MO LC DEN at the Roasterie Fall in Love with Discovery TN LC Best Buy on Digital Photography A “Movie”ing Day on the TN River

CA LC

Grunion Run

KOCE Day of Discovery

MO LC

DEN at the Roasterie

Fall in Love with Discovery

TN LC

Best Buy on Digital Photography

A “Movie”ing Day on the TN River

DENthusiasm Jessica Donaldson, SC Genny Kahlweiss, CA Carolyn Rains, AL

Jessica Donaldson, SC

Genny Kahlweiss, CA

Carolyn Rains, AL

STAR Power Matt Frey, Brevard County, FL

Matt Frey, Brevard County, FL

Educator Resources Alexa Flores-Hull, AZ Lori Molt, KS Emma Haygood, MI Beth Weeks, TX Traci Blazosky, PA

Alexa Flores-Hull, AZ

Lori Molt, KS

Emma Haygood, MI

Beth Weeks, TX

Traci Blazosky, PA

Community Choice Eileen Malick, VA STEM Lynda Baker, MD Marvelous Media Specialist Gail Braddock, TN Golden Sponge Award Nancy Sharoff, NY Best Virtual Hair

Eileen Malick, VA

STEM

Lynda Baker, MD

Marvelous Media Specialist

Gail Braddock, TN

Golden Sponge Award

Nancy Sharoff, NY

Best Virtual Hair

Leadership Bridget Belardi, PA Tim Childers, TN Susan Tompkins, LA Linda Rush, TX

Bridget Belardi, PA

Tim Childers, TN

Susan Tompkins, LA

Linda Rush, TX

Leaders of the Year Fred Delventhal, MD Teryl Magee, TN

Fred Delventhal, MD

Teryl Magee, TN