Gathering facts and information isn’t enough. In order to be prepared for college and careers, students need to be able to clearly and cohesively analyze and explain what they’ve learned. One vehicle for doing this is report writing. When students begin learning about writing reports, however, it is common for them to copy and paste directly from the source rather than formulating ideas in their own words. The Collaborative Reports strategy helps students overcome this tendency by working with a partner and using a Web 2.0 tool to collect and share information with classmates.
June 2015: Literacies for the digital age: Health literacy
This is the tenth, and final, in a series of blog posts highlighting the digital literacies our students will need to succeed. The first posts covered financial literacy, visual literacy, media literacy, historical literacy, numeracy, data literacy, information and digital literacy, tool literacy, and civic and global literacy. This post will provide you with some ideas on how to infuse
Lively Lesson: How It’s Made
On Science Channel’s How It’s Made you see how products are put together. Log in and search Discovery Education for “How It’s Made” for exclusive access to these videos- from well known items like brushes, pretzels, crayons, batteries and fabric to less common items like tools, helicopters, solar panels and hearing aids. Students are often curious about
5 Tips for End of Year Review Strategies
It’s May! The end is in sight! But not before our students need to sit for exams and show us what they know. This means many secondary educators are in review mode in May and June. So here’s a brief list of some strategies that help engage students in meaningful review. 1. Discovery Education’s Board Builder If
Taking Student Grammar To The Next Level
Win Grammarly Premium! In celebration of DEN Teacher Appreciation Week, our friends at Grammarly are excited to offer their extension and a free premium account for 10 lucky Discovery Educators. What is Grammarly? Correcting student work demands a lot from teachers whose time and resources are already stretched thin. The challenges of learning English grammar
Calendar of Cool: Gutenberg Bible Printed
On March 22 the 1455 the Gutenberg Bible was printed. Johannes Gutenberg invented the first practical printing press, changing the world forever. Up until that time, books had to be handwritten, and were painstakingly copied out by monks. This made books rare and expensive, meaning they were only available to large libraries and to the wealthy. Gutenberg’s
Getting APPy with Techbook: Book Creator
Book Creator is the simple way to create an iBook on the iPad or an eBook on your Android. Both students and teachers can create unique books from their Discovery Education resources. Use videos, animations, images, and songs from Techbook or Streaming. Add text and your own voice to narrate your books and bring them
November 2014: Literacies for the digital age: Media literacy
This is the third in a series of blog posts highlighting the digital literacies our students will need to succeed. The first post dealt with financial literacy, the second with visual literacy, and this one will provide you with some ideas on how to infuse media literacy into the curriculum. The literacies I feel need
Tim Childers: Teaching With Just One Image
Anyone knows that after a powerhouse speaker like Dr. Lodge McCammon, you need to follow up with an equally potent powerhouse, and that’s exactly what Discovery Education did. Meet Tim Childers, L&N STEM Academy, Assistant Principal of Tennessee’s only Apple School of Distinction, (and yes he helped make it one), blogged for TN DEN Leadership
Calendar of Cool: First National Braille Challenge
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the first-ever National Braille Challenge. The National Braille Challenge is a unique academic competition created to encourage blind children to learn Braille, the written alphabet used by the blind. The competition tests students’ skills in various language arts subjects, and is open to students from the U.S. and Canada.