By Guest Blogger Linda Hixson, Technology Teacher at Shenandoah Valley Jr/Sr High School in the Shenandoah Valley School District of Pennsylvania While moving into adulthood, teens are faced with a number of paths. Empowering students to select which path works best for them and determine how to best financially plan for the future are key
Empowering Educators to Transform Schools Through Trauma-Informed Practices
Today’s educators have one of the hardest jobs in the world. On any given day, they are asked to serve not only as teachers, but as coaches, artists, translators, and a host of other roles, as well. This is no surprise to educators who, every day, find that many of their students are struggling with
10 Professional Development Resources for a Year of Transformation
The last year has taught us so very much about flexible approaches to learning, let’s stop and take a moment to recognize the newfound strengths that this flexibility allows for educators in all types of learning environments, from traditional classrooms to summer schools, afterschool and beyond. Read on to explore simple no-cost resources that enable educators
Empower Elementary Students to Build Life-long Body Confidence with New Activities and Lessons from Amazing Me
The Dove Self-Esteem Project and Discovery Education have teamed up to deliver the best in social and emotional learning (SEL), health, and confidence-building resources for elementary educators. Amazing Me features a suite of classroom and family resources focused on building self-esteem, promoting positive body image, and countering bullying. The all-new digital lesson bundles, classroom activities and professional learning resources are intended to help educators help students
Break Down Barriers with New Professional Learning Resources
When you’re empowered by game-changing new teacher tools, actively engaging your students is the easiest thing in the world! Unlock every student’s unique interests with the help of Discovery Education’s latest evidence-based professional learning resources. Ready, Set, RISE! Build a foundational understanding of trauma-informed education to help your students – and you – better manage
Celebrate Black Changemakers Year-round with New Resources
Celebrate a continual story of progress and self-empowerment during Black History Month with Discovery Education resources to inspire tomorrow’s activists and innovators. Spark a year-long dialogue with your students about the many remarkable people, events, and accomplishments that continue to help shape our nation. Speak Truth to Power Watch as author, commentator, and attorney Van
2 Steps to Become a Student-Centered Educator in Any Teaching Environment
By Saki Hashimoto, Learning Facilitator, TGR Foundation – A Tiger Woods Charity Student engagement, in either the in-person or virtual environment, is critical to learning. One way to immediately connect with students and heighten engagement is to teach in the student-centered approach. The student-centered approach emphasizes authentic opportunities for students to be creators of information,
Discover Resources to Support Emotional Resiliency in Teachers and Students with Ready, Set, RISE
In what has been an unprecedented and challenging year for schools across the U.S., educators now have access to new, no-cost digital content that supports their own and their students’ emotional resiliency from Ready, Set, RISE!, a unique virtual resource from Kaiser Permanente, Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation), and Discovery Education. Ready, Set,
Learn to Engage in Transformational Teaching with Professional Learning Resources & Experiences from Ignite My Future
Looking for new ways to connect with students this school year and beyond? Explore the ways in which computational thinking is reshaping problem solving for students worldwide! Computational thinking challenges students and educators to solve problems using the same components as a computer, combining creativity with analytics for ultimate innovation. Ignite My Future developed by Tata
Connecting Students to the Real World Through Project-Based Learning
A project-based learning approach to teaching means connecting students to the real-world through thought-provoking activities designed to challenge and inspire by doing. It’s an effective way to introduce students to multiple subjects while helping them build critical thinking skills. As defined by PBLWorks, project-based learning “is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills
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