Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As we regain some sense of normalcy, many teachers report that students are struggling to get engaged in learning. From screen-time habits to social and emotional issues, many students are struggling. For more on this, check out the article 5 Online Discussion Tools to Fuel Student Engagement.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

CHARLOTTE, NC —Texas’ Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education , which has supported student learning across the school system since 2017. In addition, the Discovery Education K-12 learning platform is used in all CCISD classrooms. Connecting

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

“Discovery Education’s digital resources grab students’ attention, opening the door for our school’s educators to capitalize on our learners’ natural curiosity. Through these interactive professional development sessions, participants will learn best practices for integrating their new digital resources into instruction.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

The rapid proliferation of technology combined with the closure of schools due to COVID were powerful change agents that placed enormous pressure on educational systems this year. Some educational systems made significant progress or changes to adapt to the demands of the moment, while others stagnated and floundered.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

I have worked with ISTE in a number of other service and professional learning roles and currently am serving as one of ISTE’s Community Leaders. ISTE also has invited us to reflect on what it means to be part of an online professional learning network. My students tell me that they appreciate my efforts in this area.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 15, 2021

Proficiency rates for Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty are considerably below the national average. As a foundation for all STEM disciplines, low math proficiency limits access to economic opportunity, and the failures of the current K-12 education system disproportionately impact students of color.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

It represents a dramatic shift from how schools have been run and structured for over a century, as what started as a personal use of technology has become systemic to every facet of leadership. Below I will address these through a new lens from which we can begin to transform teaching, learning, and leadership in a post-COVID19 world.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

The ACT Network brings together shared school leadership teams—teachers, principals, central office staff who serve the schools, and community advocates—to analyze a school’s data sources, including demographic data, perception and survey data, learning data, and program data. Micro-credentials are a solution to this need.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 3, 2020

To do this, teachers need meaningful professional learning experiences and resources to integrate computational thinking in equitable, authentic, and sustainable ways. abstraction, problem decomposition) in application to data practices, algorithms, and systems thinking.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Travis believes that by empowering learners to drive their learning we can start to create a new system that honors all learners and their cultures. In this episode, Travis and I talk about school design and the ways in which Harrisburg School District is reimagining school for its students.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 22, 2020

My goal is to help educators and school systems design for higher student engagement , whether they’re face-to-face, blended, or wholly online this coming school year. This video series will be a complement to the other professional learning supports that Julie Graber and I are providing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

From its powerful PK-2 early literacy curriculum to its math literacy tools to their many professional learning opportunities, Waterford.org offers helps teachers and parents’ partner on supporting the developing literacy and math skills of elementary school students. Alongside Eureka Math, we use i-Ready.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

is a multipronged approach that outlines five goals for PPS with specific objectives and action steps to ensure the school system meets those goals. These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day. Twitter and?

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Social-emotional learning (#2). Student engagement (#3). More and more schools across the country are thinking beyond academic initiatives, working to broaden the definition of success to ensure all students are healthy, safe, and engaged in their learning.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

DuBois Academy—all started strong out of the gate in their first year as Verizon Innovative Learning schools. Strong coaching quickly built capacity among teachers, and by leveraging their devices in various ways, these schools had the highest student achievement growth in the county on their MAP assessment.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 20, 2020

As we try to figure out what schooling will look like in the months to come, we need to pay attention to the motivators and demotivators that help foster student engagement. If all we’re offering students is the uninspiring learning, we’re in a heap of trouble. And many school systems didn’t do nearly enough.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

In this new collaboration, Discovery Education will provide district students in grades K-12 exciting new digital and print services that will help them explore their curiosity about all subjects. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students. We are excited to be a part of this important work.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2023

Current assessments often leave out non-academic skills like student-decision making or progress toward reaching a goal. Visit NWEA.org to learn more about how we’re partnering with educators to help all kids learn. This is especially true when exploring Next Generation Science Standards.

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Waterford

JULY 12, 2023

Use Expert-Led Communication Strategies to Engage the Families in Your District Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinars , including “ Driving Impactful Family Engagement with CARES ,” and learn how you can build a school environment that values families and advises teachers as they connect and collaborate with families.

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Digital Promise

MAY 4, 2021

Low science and math proficiency in Nevada’s public school system indicates there are inherent and structural inequities that exist. I conducted empathy interviews to gain a deeper understanding of the structural inequities from the perspective of teachers and students closest to the challenge.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Effective support for new teachers includes effective coaching, high-quality professional development, and emotional support. Tech-powered professional learning helps build skills for self-reflection and increases sense of efficacy. High-Quality Professional Development. Emotional Support.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The abrupt transition to remote learning was a shock to our national education system. Districts, schools, educators, and families scrambled to get plans in place for distance learning. Students and teachers were familiar with apps that supported instructional goals and allowed them to demonstrate learning on their own.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The panelists discussed a program in Utah aimed at improving the education system through the use of technology. The program was based on a framework that emphasized providing a systematic support system for students, engaging them in the learning process, and developing STEM career paths.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform.  These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day.  Dedicated professional learning helps school systems recognize the full return on their edtech investment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This exciting new content nurtures student curiosity and supports educators’ efforts to engage all learners more deeply in instruction.  These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day. 

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education Experience provides an enhanced learning platform that facilitates engaging instruction in any environment. These

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The company’s award-winning blended programs — delivered digitally on its innovative Savvas Realize platform and visually through engaging print resources — feature real-world learning experiences designed to increase student engagement along with high-quality instructional materials to accelerate academic outcomes.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education Experience provides an enhanced learning platform that facilitates engaging instruction in any environment. These

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

Among the resources coming to GFW schools are:   Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform.  These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day. 

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2022

Through this collaboration, educators in grades 6-8 will be empowered to enhance their science lessons with an engaging new suite of dynamic digital services, hands-on resources, and professional learning opportunities supporting these resources’ integration into instruction.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

They needed to find ways to reach their students, engage them, motivate them and connect with them in ways that built on the lessons they had learned from the first few months of the pandemic. It was important to get them all on the same page around digital learning before starting a new school year.

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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. . Discovery Education will also provide?HCPS’s

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

With these resources, district educators are empowered to promote educational excellence by engaging all students in engaging and meaningful learning experience at home, in the classroom, or wherever instruction is taking place. is designed to work within school systems’ existing infrastructure and workflows.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

In addition, Discovery Education will provide teachers with stimulating professional learning experiences that will help create engaging lessons that prepare students for success beyond the classroom. These learning opportunities for teachers help school systems recognize the full return on their edtech investment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education provides educators an enhanced learning platform which facilitates engaging, daily instruction in any learning environment.??? .

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MindSpark

JUNE 14, 2023

Largely our education system rewards and respects those who excel in their studies. I loved asking questions, thoroughly enjoyed discussions, and maintained a thirst for more knowledge—making me an ideal student in many ways. So as the words left her mouth, I couldn't help but have an epiphany.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The State Board of Education’s adoption of Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience empowers the state’s school systems to purchase and integrate this innovative digital curriculum into teaching and learning. Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience is aligned to Virginia’s 2018 Standards of Learning.

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