The US Department of Education has declared October Connected Educator Month (CEM) aimed at broadening and deepening educator participation in online communities and networks while providing opportunities for educators and education leaders to work together to move the field forward.
Connected Educator Month will be celebrated with more than four weeks of online events and activities, including forums, webinars, guided tours, open houses, showcases, launches, exhibits, contests, projects, badges, and more — dozens of national education organizations, communities and companies will take part this year, the second annual CEM.
ArtPlantae is a participating organization this year and will begin this busy month reaching out to the local community.
Visit ArtPlantae at the UC Riverside Botanic Garden this weekend as it launches a Teacher Trunk Show dedicated to botany and botanical art education. On Wednesday October 9, the trunk show moves to ArtPlantae’s retail area at the Aurea Vista marketplace in downtown Riverside where it will remain through October 31, 2013.
Also occurring this week is the Riverside ArtsWalk. Stop by the store to doodle the colorful gourds of Fall. Here is more information about this month’s Botany Craft Bar.
Connected Educator Month is an online celebration and because of this, the ArtPlantae Twitter feed will be especially busy. This is why you see it listed as the Featured Platform on your right. If you are on Twitter, follow us to receive updates as they happen. If you are not on Twitter, please visit ArtPlantae.com often to view what is being discussed.
Thank you for joining us online.
ArtPlantae Today 