Three years ago, students at Park Ridge Elementary School were struggling. The Broward County Florida school’s overall test scores were failing, attendance had plummeted, and the Deerfield Beach community was not engaged with the school. District leadership wanted to help breathe new life into the challenged school, which had become one of the lowest-performing schools
Meet Justin Henderson!
Hello everyone! My name is Justin Henderson and I’m new to the Discovery Education team! For those of you who can’t meet me in person, I’ll give you the brief cliff notes. My life story started out in Texas, sprinkled with some time in Europe and finally settled in Florida. I graduated from the University
Calling All Central Florida Educators
Get Blown Away at the Orlando Science Center Have you ever wanted to experience hurricane force winds or see a tornado form right in front of your eyes without fearing for your life? Are you looking for an opportunity to explore science in a fabulous hands on learning environment? Do you wish you had
Family Night at Suntree Elementary School in Brevard
For today’s post, Technical and Customer Operations Manager Payal Gulia was kind enough to share her recent experience in Brevard, Florida: A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a Family Night event at Suntree Elementary School in Brevard, FL. I have never experienced such a fun filled, cheerful and exciting environment like
Florida Test C To Predict Student Proficiency On FCAT 2.0
Just a note for our partners in the “Sunshine State.” The Florida Department of Education has formally set the new FCAT 2.0 state assessment achievement level cut scores. Since the predictions made by Discovery Education interim benchmark assessments are based on these decisions the Florida Test C interim benchmark will be a predictive measure of
FL DEN GEOCACHING DAY 2011
On May 21, 2011 we will host DEN Geocaching Day! Every Discovery Educator is encouraged to venture out with some colleagues on May 21 and have some fun geocaching as you connect with your fellow educators one more time before the summer. Do you want to join us? For muggles (non-geocachers) and pros alike, we’re