Digital Promise

AUGUST 28, 2020

As COVID-19 shifted learning online, students and educators lost access to those hands-on, in-person real world learning experiences and mentors. Teachers across the region reported that students were more engaged and had higher attendance during digital learning due to the excitement of working with artists and other partners.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Those possibilities became reality for Nakia and her Chilhowee classmates, along with students at nearby Copper Basin High School, in 2017, when both Polk County schools joined Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS). Teachers also use apps like Screencastify to provide instruction which the students can access at different times.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners, and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Guide students through Collaborative Problem Solving.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! More important than the learning that transpires in our classrooms is the learning we inspire beyond our classroom walls. One way to motivate students to continue using the knowledge acquired in our classes is to set up a virtual learning community.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! If you are a teacher who uses Google Classroom then you know how easy it is to assign a template of a Slide, Spreadsheet, Doc or Drawing for students to complete. You can easily force a copy to students with a simple link. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Read: Lyryx celebrates saving students more than $15 million on course materials. Read: Lyryx further increases student engagement with the Lyryx Mobile App for Linear Algebra. Many here are first-time university students that don't have a family member who's been to a university before.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

When COVID mandated at-home and hybrid learning, many educators turned once again to virtual trips to keep students engaged in learning during pandemic-related instructional challenges. These trips can help students get a front-row look at STEM outside of the classroom.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of National STEM Day. Held annually on November 8th, National STEM Day unites communities in celebrating the importance of.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. Then, I moved into a new role as a K-8 STEM Director at my school.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In support of that goal, the district sought to enhance science instruction by providing teachers and students digital resources offering more personalized learning opportunities, STEM, and career/technical learning resources, as well as the ability to improve literacy all in a one platform accessible from wherever students are.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Because it’s often easier to picture how you might integrate a tool or strategy after seeing another educator do the same, here are some examples of how teachers are using digital tools in their own classrooms: McKenna Akane, a new STEM teacher in the Alberton School District in Montana, uses Bee-Bots.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

Often, my colleagues will come to me with requests for resources to overcome a certain classroom issue, and like in many school systems, among the biggest issues right now is a lack of student engagement. As educators, it is incumbent upon us to spark students’ curiosity so that they will engage with instruction.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Silver Spring, MD (Wednesday, November 3, 2021) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National STEM Day observances nationwide.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Attendees will learn directly from top ed tech experts and successful real-world practitioners in hundreds of in-depth workshops and hands-on sessions. Discover how it tackles diverse learning styles, boosts student engagement, and streamlines administrative tasks. 23, 2024 in Orlando.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

Used in classrooms across the United States, the Science Techbooks for elementary students drives engagement with exclusive, interactive digital content and companion printed resources. All GFW educators now also enjoy access to the Discovery Educator Network.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 3, 2019

STEM-based learning programs are being introduced in schools all across the globe. STEM has proved to be a much better educational program in terms of learning effectiveness and leading to better career opportunities than the regular curriculum. Easy to carry, easy to access, interactive and engaging, and so on.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The ELMO Board allows educators to capture ideas and enable student engagement while sharing digital resources. ELMO’s document cameras offer various ways to help students visualize objects and see in detail. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

Last-minute decision-making is the new normal, as schools and districts vet a multiplicity of strategies and applications to support their reliance on digital learning in a pandemic. Understanding how students engage with technology, and how that correlates with student achievement, is an important step toward closing achievement gaps.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

math teaching predominantly focused on procedural skills, where students spent most of their time acquiring isolated skills through repetition. In contrast, Japanese teaching was measurably more focused on deeper understanding, where students engaged more with solving challenging problems collaboratively.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2020

Most of the videos and activities are intended for middle and high school students but can be utilized with upper elementary students as well. They also equip young people to explore and protect their local natural resources.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Through this new collaboration, HCPS’s educators gain access to an award-winning suite of digital resources supporting the school’s mission to provide students with an individualized academic experience that is a catalyst for confidence and curiosity. . STEM Connect. STEM Connect ?blends STEM Connect?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

They were also the first Catholic school in the country accredited as a STEM school by AdvancED. The school’s one-to-one iPad program gives every student a sixth-generation iPad and every teacher a MacBook Air laptop and iPad Pro device. Mosyle allowed our teachers to better focus on student engagement.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 23, 2018

Last summer, we highlighted Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) , a large suburban school district in Virginia that boosted their bandwidth speed from 2 to 20 Gbps to keep up with growing demands for digital learning. ESH: How has the upgrade impacted student engagement with the material? OneNote does it all.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 31, 2016

These early web tools burst on the scene to provide new avenues to engage students and stakeholders. Over the years these tools have been used to increase student engagement. They can also be used more broadly as part of a larger student project to assist with making their learning more visible.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

The need for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education is critical, especially because there will be more than 3 million job openings in STEM-related fields by 2018. But administrators and policy makers now recognize the benefits of integrating arts education into STEM subjects. About STEAM.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Challenges faced by schools in achieving digital equity Most of the challenges when it comes to access and equity in schools stem from insufficient resources to comply with the above five standards. Language translating and learning platforms can support students in their assignments while enhancing their learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2023

It may be hard to capture students’ attention now that most winter breaks are over. Creating a video-based lesson that explores different concepts around cold weather is one fun way to boost student engagement. These TED-Ed Lessons cover snowflakes, the coldest place on Earth, myths about the cold, and more.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

How does your platform boost interactivity and student engagement, specifically? This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 2, 2019

The idea is that students first learn course content online, usually at home, and the time in the classroom is devoted to what used to be traditionally homework, with the teacher’s assistance. Related: How to Create STEM Courses for Best Learning Outcomes.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 27, 2022

From self-learning to flipped classroom approach, we have seen technology make a considerable impact on the learning and teaching methodologies. With numerous benefits to offer, digital learning has become an important part of the education system. Both these techniques have taken digital learning to new dimensions.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Additionally, it gained attention for its ability to provide high-quality education in regions with inadequate supplies of teachers, especially in higher-grade STEM education. Throughout history, humans have used various media such as stones, wood, paper and chalkboards to explain and learn abstract concepts and complex knowledge.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2017

In fact, according to EDUCAUSE , one of the core functions of the post-LMS era is to use a “next generation digital learning environment (NGDLE)” that “supports collaboration at multiple levels and make it easy to move between private and public digital spaces. Better Option? Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR).

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

May 5, 2021) — Virginia’s Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education designed to inspire, engage and empower the district’s 16,300 K-5 students and improve academic achievement. creating immersive STEM experiences, and improving academic achievement around the globe.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts: As I reflect on two decades of work in the clean energy education space, I become increasingly convinced that the key to impacting students is people. This reflective process is essential for driving meaningful improvements.

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techlearning

JULY 12, 2018

New Mexico’s Carlsbad Municipal Schools (CMS) announced today it is expanding its partnership with Discovery Education for 3 more years to support a new K-12 STEM strategy set for implementation in 10 district schools. Discovery Education’s STEM Connect enhances core curriculum and brings STEM to life in classrooms.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2020

A couple of decades ago, when I was dean of online learning at Stevens Institute of Technology, a small STEM college on the Hudson with a view of mid-Manhattan, we polled our digital students about why they chose to enroll as virtual learners. ASU students have now downloaded it 130,000 times, accessing it more than 3.4

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Ordonez is able to organize information and present students with a brief introduction on topics ranging from architecture to ancient history. The impact of using Prezi was huge – the novelty of new designs, fluid organization, and movement kept students engaged. Ordonez presented and review information at their own pace.

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