Discovery Education - Resources you can use...
Discovery Education has provided a curated list of updates below, which includes links to relevant resources and virtual events available within our current DE Streaming service.
Timely Content:
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Earth Day Journal Strategy - Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Use the instructional strategy
Journals as a summarizing activity that allows students at various
levels of academic vocabulary to participate by drawing, writing a few
short phrases, or composing complex sentences. Find more Earth Day
activities
here.
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The Science of Opioid Addiction - Curriculum
Resources - Aligned to national
health and science standards, these resources introduce students to the
science behind opioids and their impact on the brain and body.
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Memorial Day Activity Board - As your students get ready for summer, use
this Board as a classroom activity or project to engage them in designing a memorial to honor an individual or event.
Professional Learning Opportunities:
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April Webinar Series
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Intro to Discovery Education Streaming -
April 14th 4 PM EST - Tune in to learn more about best
practices for using Streaming in the classroom. This webinar will
feature updated resources and tools you may not know about!
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Session 2 on
April 28th 4 PM EST
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Intro to Board Builder -
April 18th 4 PM EST
- An overview of a tool embedded into Streaming that has been designed
for students to demonstrate their learning. It also explores ways
teachers can employ it for instruction.
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SOS: Instructional Strategies for Digital Integration -
April 19th 4 PM EST
- This webinar will feature just a few of the over 100 strategies
developed to use with different types of materials found in Discovery.
Upcoming Virtual Experiences:
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Know the Risks: The Facts About E-Cigarettes Virtual Field Trip -
April 25th at 1 PM EST -
Join Discovery Education, the CDC, and host U.S. Surgeon General Vivek
Murthy, to examine the science behind e-cigarettes and the impact they
can have on teenagers’ well-being.
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The Science Behind Your Food Virtual Field Trip - May 11th 1 PM EST
- Join us live from Cargill’s Innovation Center in Wichita, Kansas
as we take students inside the world of agriculture to learn how careers
in science and technology play a key role in getting food to your
table.