This post was contributed by Sean Fearns, Chief of Community Outreach, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) No community has been immune from America’s opioid epidemic. Many people know someone that has battled addiction to prescription opioids or heroin. With 11 million Americans ages 12 and older reporting misuse of prescription opioids in the past year, and nearly
Park Ridge and Discovery Education Featured on Education Talk Radio
The principal of Park Ridge Elementary School, one of Discovery Education’s most inspiring partners, was featured in a Wednesday interview on the Education Talk Radio podcast. Principal Joe Balchunas and Discovery Education’s Senior VP of National Partnerships, Coni Rechner, were both interviewed live by the show’s host Larry Jacobs about how the past two years
7 Steps to Change School Policy, from a Serial Circumventor
This column was submitted by Colorado’s 2017 Teacher of the Year, Sean Wybrant, a Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher at William J. Palmer High School in Colorado Springs District 11. After an eight-week long project in a senior English class, one of my students had this to say: “If I would have known we
How Your Classroom Fashion Can Foster a More Effective Learning Space
This column was submitted by New York’s 2017 Teacher of the Year, Amy Hysick, a high school science teacher at Cicero-North Syracuse High. In recent years, I have earned a reputation at my school for wearing really crazy outfits. In the week leading up to Homecoming, each day has a different theme (Retro Day, Flannel Day, etc.) —
Park Ridge Elementary Hits Reset Button, Overcomes Adversity in 2 Years
Three years ago, students at Park Ridge Elementary School were struggling. The Broward County Florida school’s overall test scores were failing, attendance had plummeted, and the Deerfield Beach community was not engaged with the school. District leadership wanted to help breathe new life into the challenged school, which had become one of the lowest-performing schools
5 Strategies to Support Scientifically Literate Students
Download the full article for free! Every day there are news articles that seek to provide a scientific explanation for how or why a given natural phenomenon occurred. The topic may be climate change, nuclear energy, genetically modified food or something else that impacts the everyday lives of individuals. Scientifically literate readers need to be
How St. Vrain Valley Schools Became a STEM Leader
Discovery Education’s latest article is a deep dive into St. Vrain Valley Schools, a Colorado school district with a powerful story of reinvention. Read the introduction below and then download the full article for free. St. Vrain Valley Schools in Colorado is on a roll. In just under a decade, the district of 32,000 students
Celebrate the Solar Eclipse with these Classroom Resources
A total solar eclipse will be visible on a special path across the United States on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. This astronomical event is a rare opportunity to witness the awesome beauty and power of our sun and consider the science and math that makes a total solar eclipse possible. The path of totality will
3 Often-Overlooked Essentials of School Transformation
This column was submitted by Richard Long, Ed.D., Executive Director of Learning First Alliance. Amid the excitement of schools shifting from 20th– to 21st-century learning environments, there are several realities that educators —and their communities—need to manage. These realities highlight key, often overlooked aspects of school transformation: communications and expectations about what students should learn
Experience Discovery Education’s New Look and Features
Arriving just in time for back-to-school, a series of powerful new enhancements are set to launch on Discovery Education services. Starting August 18, Discovery Education users will be able to experience new features designed to facilitate collaboration, creativity, and student engagement, while saving teachers time. A Fresh New Look and Feel The most obvious update