Learn some great ideas for using Spotlight on Strategies to get help students gain perspective and understand point of view, both of which help them connect with WHY they are learning something.
SOS + Technology = A Perfect Pair
Though SOS Strategies are flexible enough to be used in any classroom, regardless or experience or access to technology, some strategies are a natural fit for incorporating the use of technology. Educators share how SOS and technology—in the form of tablet and Chrome-based apps, websites, and Google Classroom templates—are the perfect match.
SOS Top Ten for Getting Students Up and Moving
Learn some great ideas for using Spotlight on Strategies to get students up and moving.
SOS Story: Jennifer Hall
DEN STAR Educator Jennifer Hall shares how Spotlight On Strategies and the DEN Ambassador Program have made an impact on the teachers and schools she works with.
SOS Story: Abby Schiferl
Abby Schiferl shares how she uses SOS XO Let’s Go to inspire students to work together, coach one another, and improve their academic vocabulary by playing a game.
Learning and Sharing with SOS
The Spotlight On Strategies series contains a collection of creative, research-based instructional strategies that incorporate digital media in meaningful, effective, and practical ways.
This collection continues to be one of the most used, and most valued, resources for the Discovery Educator Network community. It contains more than 135 research based instructional strategies with video vignettes and downloadable PDF instructions for using them in your classroom.
Celebrating National Autism Awareness Month with Instructional Ideas
Discovery Education’s Spotlight on Strategies (SOS) series offers meaningful, effective, and practical instructional ideas to incorporate digital resources to support and celebrate students of all learning differences.
SOS Top Ten for Promoting Cooperation, Collaboration, and Teamwork
The more practice students have while in school, the better they’ll get at working together to accomplish a goal. This month we’re highlighting how Spotlight on Strategies instructional ideas can help students learn to cooperate, collaborate, and be an active team member in your classroom.
SOS: QAR (Question-Answer Relationship)
The Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) strategy can be used to present a three-way relationship between questions, text content, and reader knowledge. QAR activities encourage students to investigate text multiple times, in multiple ways.
SOS Story: Sims Middle School
Tuesday, February 20, was an exciting day for Sims Middle School in Santa Rosa County, FL! With the help of Discovery Education PD STEM Specialist Dacia Jones, members of the Sims Middle School staff challenged all teachers in the school to use Spotlight On Strategies and then share them in a Twitter Smackdown using the #smsstrategysmackdown hashtag. This fun challenge was part of their district’s “State of Innovate 2018″. We’re excited to elevate and celebrate several of the SOS stories from of the participating teachers. Read to find out about their experiences, and get ideas for how SOS can make a difference in your classroom, too!