For the past few years, I have focused my energies on supporting teachers who are creating assessments, both formative and summative, which target student’s higher order thinking skills. Oftentimes, as I was creating an exemplar to showcase to teachers, I turned to Discovery Education for content to use in the sample assessment. Discovery Education includes
VOTE: Techbook, Streaming & DEN Nominated for THE Journal Readers Choice Awards
Good News! Discovery Education Science Techbook, the Discovery Educator Network, and Discovery Education Streaming Plus have all been nominated for recognition in the fourth-annual THE Journal’s Readers’ Choice Awards. These awards recognize outstanding contributions in education, and the winners are selected by an online poll. Survey respondents can vote for their favorite “tools that are
Community Update: February 15, 2018
Discussed in this week’s update: DEN Summer Institutes are now open! Log in to Discovery Education and select Discovery Educator Network (DEN) from the left-side tool bar. Look for the Participate tab at the top of the page and select Summer Institutes. Find everything you need to know about the summer’s events, along with the
Community Update: January 19, 2018
Discussed in this week’s update: A brand new DEN STAR process is coming soon! Be sure you’re ready- set up your profile in the DEN Community. Log in to Discovery Education and select Discovery Educator Network (DEN) from the left-side tool bar. Follow the prompts to complete your set up and join conversations happening now.
Now Available On Demand: DEN Connect Live Stream featuring Amy Gensemer and Peg Hartwig
Discovery Education Team members Amy Gensemer, Director of Science Content and Peg Hartwig, Content Developer Math were this week’s DEN Connect Livestream, sharing tips and strategies for using the Dashboard functionality of each of the Techbooks. To continue the conversation, here are a couple of recommendations. Watch the on demand archive below. Log into the DEN Online
2017 Day of Discovery: NY Edition
On Saturday, November 4, 35 educators from Rochester, NY and beyond participated in the final stop on the 2017 Day of Discovery tour. The day was filled with learning, sharing and connecting among educators at the Resource and Education Center. We want to extend a special thank you to our exceptional hosts, East Irondequoit School District.
2017 Day of Discovery: BC Edition
On Friday, October 20, over 225 educators from British Columbia and beyond participated in the first Canadian stop on the 2017 Day of Discovery tour. The day was filled with learning, sharing and connecting among educators at the Resource and Education Centre. We want to extend a special thank you to our exceptional hosts, Surrey Schools.
Now Available On Demand: DEN Connect Live Stream featuring Maria Fragnoli Salvat and Tess Henkel
Discovery Education Team members Maria Fragnoli Salvat, Director Digital Programming and Tess Henkel, Digital Content Specialist were this week’s DEN Connect live stream, sharing content updates to Streaming. To continue the conversation, here are a couple of recommendations. Watch the on demand archive below. Log into the DEN Online Community and view the comments in the chat room on DEN
Now Available On Demand: DEN Connect Live Stream featuring Jannita Demian and Peter Panico
Discovery Education Community Team member Jannita Demian and Community member Peter Panico were this week’s DEN Connect live stream, sharing 100 Ways, 100 Days. To continue the conversation, here are a couple of recommendations. Watch the on demand archive below. Log into the DEN Online Community and view the comments in the chat room on DEN Connect Ask questions
Now Available On Demand: DEN Connect Live Stream featuring Kelly Hines
Discovery Education Community Team member Kelly Hines was this week’s DEN Connect live stream, sharing Spotlight on Strategies (SOS) Mashups. To continue the conversation, here are a couple of recommendations. Watch the on demand archive below. Log into the DEN Online Community and view the comments in the chat room on DEN Connect Ask questions and share your