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.) —
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
Developing Responsible Citizens with Social Studies Techbook
Social studies instructors know why understanding the foundations of civic life is important. But demonstrating that to students isn’t always easy. Our new white paper, “Developing Responsible Citizens with Social Studies Techbook,” examines research-based classroom practices to show how modern social studies instruction that leverages a digital platform can engage students, helping to prepare them
Vote: Techbook, DEN Nominated for THE Journal Readers Choice Awards
Discovery Education Techbook and the Discovery Educator Network have both been nominated for the third-annual THE Journal’s Readers’ Choice Awards. The online awards recognize outstanding contributions in education, and the winners are selected by an online poll. Survey respondents can vote for their favorite “software, hardware and services they consider most vital to the job
Phelps vs. Shark: New Techbook and Streaming Resources Available Now
What scientific factors would help decide a race between the Olympic Games’ most accomplished swimmer and the world’s most efficient predator? Students and teachers can now explore this question and more with the arrival of Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White digital resources in Science Techbook™ and Discovery Education Streaming Plus. Subscribers can access