REMC XI Discoveries

After School DiscoveryA 60 minute introduction to Discovery Education streaming for new users.

How do we get teachers started with Discovery Education streaming when you only have 60 minutes before or after school? It is not ideal. The time is short, teachers are fatigued after a day of teaching, and many other duties are calling. A two-hour or half-day is much more effective. But an after school session may be all we have.

This 60 minute event is one approach to the after school professional learning experience for as many as 10 to 12 participants. It is designed to introduce new users to streaming. Download the detailed After School Discovery at After School Discovery Document or visit our site at BCISD Instructional Technology.

Quality professional learning should be an on-going process. This event should be viewed as one step in learning to implement digital media.

Goals

The goals of this session are to:

• Learn how to log on to the streaming site and observe updating the user profile
• Learn how to use the search tools
• Learn to play and download a video segment
• Discover the Teacher Center
• Learn where to find help
• Begin to build a professional learning community locally and through participation in Discovery Educator Network (DEN).

Step-by-Step

1. Welcome and set the stage
2. Log on and look at your profile
3. Search for content using the search tools
4. Search for a video, locate the segments, and play a segment
5. Download a video segment
6. The Teacher Center
7. Professional Development
8. Professional Learning Community and DEN

So, when you are called on to do that after school introductory session, this 60 minute lesson plan may be just the ticket! Download the detailed After School Discovery at After School Discovery Document