Day of Discovery

DuPage Regional Office of Education

Join us for an engaging, technology-infused, professional development day focused on creative ways to
use 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 you’ll 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 Center FREE

1519 S. Grace St.
Lombard, IL 60148
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.com
847.425.7290
 Day of Discovery
Session Descriptions

Back to the Basics: Overview of Discovery Education streaming

There’s 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 you’re 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 Education streaming

A run-down of ways to integrate Discovery Education streaming content into your lesson.  We will
highlight many of the 50 ways, with a step-by-step focus on making powerful presentations.  Tools used
during 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. We’ll 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 Share

A 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. We’ll
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 we’ll share and create together.

Projects to Discuss
Non-linear Powerpoints with embedded media
Virtual Field Trips with embedded media in Google Earth
Assignments with Discovery Education streaming, delivering media to your students.