eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month. Educators can supplement these career profiles with lesson plans, engaging activities, and career mapping resources.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all. Curriculum Associates is offering printable activity packs and guidance for educators and student families to support learning at home. Aperture Education is offering a collection of free resources to support SEL.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. But computer science lessons like the ones at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School are relatively rare.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! The following tools offer freemium accounts for educators to design a beautifully designed newsletter. You will have to sign up for a free account to access and edit the templates. You can also include ideas for students to learn during the winter break.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Teachers can use templates created by educators and available from the library or add interactive questions and formative assessments, such as multiple choice, draw response, drag and drop, open discussion questions, and more. Digital Advent Calendar.

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techlearning

JANUARY 6, 2020

FETC recognizes the challenges and roadblocks school districts and educators face when trying to provide equitable access to STEM education for all students.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Check out these other wonderful ideas from the National Educators for Restorative Practices blog: Two Minute Connections (This is illustrated in the video above!) Students share a greeting and how they are feeling through a handshake, high five, or other method.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! You can also record a short lesson students can access anytime. Seesaw (web, iOS, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle Fire) is a digital portfolio platform and virtual learning environment designed for educators and students. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many of the micro-credentials we launched in 2021 focus on topics such as learner variability, digital fluency, STEM, flexible mindsets, early literacy, and more. BB2C fosters student, business, and civic relationships to inspire career choice through experience, entrepreneurship, and education. Delaware Department of Education.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

October 5th is all about celebrating all the wonderful educators around the world. At the same time, this day is also about supporting teachers so that every learner can have access to quality education. Teacher wellbeing and work-life balance are essential to a sustainable education system. Happy World Teachers’ Day!

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 9, 2019

It may be August, but we’re already planning ahead for SXSW EDU in March 2020. We’re excited for the opportunity to share our work and highlight possibilities for the future of education, covering topics such as educational equity, the power of digital learning, workforce development, Challenge Based Learning, and inclusive innovation.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. With the free version get access to 3 documents with up to 3 collaborators. My students love doing any learning when they get to brainstorm on their desks with a dry erase marker.

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Waterford

MAY 12, 2020

As schools adapt to teaching in these new circumstances, many educators are in need of resources to make their lessons accessible online. And existing issues, such as a lack of educational technology in schools with low budgets, have only become more limiting during this time. You can download our guide here.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

3M and Discovery Education today welcome students, teachers, and communities nationwide to help identify the winner of the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge Improving Lives Award. The online public voting period is open September 28 – October 9, 2020 at youngscientistlab.com.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Currently, I teach the online course, Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning for graduate and continuing education credit. Distance Education. Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are partnering to offer engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National STEM Day observances. The STEM Careers Coalition is a leading contributor to the vast array of new STEM-focused resources now available.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2024

They’re more likely to be first-generation, working to support themselves and caring for dependents than other college students, according to a new analysis by Excelencia in Education. The nonprofit researches and promotes policies around Latinos in higher education. How do we help them get that?” Santiago says.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students. Vernier Video Analysis : An extended free trial of this physics app is available through the end of June 2020.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Two Kentucky school systems— Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) and the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS )—recently selected Discovery Education to support STEM/STEAM education in their school districts.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. As 2019 winds down, we are still in search of research and evidence-based practices to guide developers, educators and parents. But troubling gaps remain in the need for child-centered and developmentally-informed design and use.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 15, 2020

I am sharing my plan of activities, which are almost all free, as it may give other educators some ideas. CUE Spring Conference – Computer-Using Educators (CUE) is a California-based non-profit that offers a premiere educational technology conference each spring. I believe there will be a small fee to access it.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2020

As COVID-19 concerns prompt school closures around the world, many educators are turning to remote learning to keep students engaged. To help teachers and students stay connected to the classroom, Minecraft: Education Edition is now available through June 2020 for all educators and learners who have a valid Office 365 Education account.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Teachers can use templates created by educators and available from the library or add interactive questions and formative assessments, such as multiple choice, draw response, drag and drop, open discussion questions, and more. Digital Advent Calendar.

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MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

On October 18, 2020, the MIND Research Institute presented public comments concerning the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Federal STEM Education Plan, Charting a Course For Success: America's Strategy for STEM Education Proposed Priorities for the US [ 85 FR 55323 ]. See full reports here.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! TinkerCad – If you have access to a 3D printer students (elementary to adults) can complete several quick learning modules to create rings, name tags, and more. Pinterest also has several unplugged coding activities from great STEM bloggers.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Check out these other wonderful ideas from the National Educators for Restorative Practices blog: Two Minute Connections (This is illustrated in the video above!) Students share a greeting and how they are feeling through a handshake, high five, or other method.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

To keep students, educators, and families connected to curiosity, Discovery Education presents six new no cost virtual events during the month of November. Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

But rollout looks a bit different in 2020. While rollout events typically involve school-wide celebrations with speeches and STEM stations that are fun for the whole family, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most schools to pivot to contactless curbside or “drive-through” events to comply with social distancing.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced the 10 recipients of the inaugural 3M Young Scientist Challenge Alumni Network Alumni Grants Program. Samvrit Rao is a 15-year-old from Virginia and a 2020 finalist. Paul, Minn. and Charlotte, NC. – Kathryn Lampo is a 20-year-old from Colorado and a 2017 finalist.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Canva (web/iOS/Android)- Register for free and access several greeting card templates, beautiful fonts, stickers and icons. This year we could all use some cheer! One way to uplift students and others is to create and send digital greetings. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), one of the 12 partner organizations of Every Learner Everywhere, was charged with identifying and understanding innovations in the digital education landscape. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

What I often tell them - and what I’d like to share with you - is that MIND’s commitment to equity in education is what continues to inspire me the most. In education, equity means making sure every student has the support they need to be successful. In the first three months of free access, we welcomed over 1.86

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 5, 2020

Each month on the MIND blog, we share stories of how our organization, our partners, and educators across the country are advancing the mission to mathematically equip all students to solve the world’s most challenging problems. And since March 14, ST Math has provided no-cost access to over 1.8 April 24, 2020. April 24, 2020.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

Underserved communities are universally disadvantaged in their access to resources and high-quality technical education compared to their urban counterparts. A game-changing tool for intervention – one primed to reshape these metrics for rural America, revitalize their economies, and uplift their people – is AI education.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 26, 2022

It was a homecoming of sorts this summer at the 2022 ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Conference and Expo! ISTE continues to be recognized globally as the most comprehensive educational technology conference in the world and this year, attracted over 16,500 participants from over 88 countries!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities in educational opportunity and employment, and it’s time for a new approach to connecting education and work to close the gaps. Due to this confluence of economic and societal factors, this is clearly a moment to rethink how education and the workforce interconnect.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, March 3, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Women’s History Month observances nationwide. Discovery Education is the worldwide?EdTech?leader

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