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New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District Renews Multiyear Partnership Driving Student Engagement in Science  

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Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students. Plus, all K-5 science lessons are now available in Spanish, with accompanying videos featuring authentic Spanish narration and Spanish text-on-screen (for discussion questions, vocabulary words, and step-by-step instructions).

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The future of learning spaces is open ended

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So the question becomes: What kinds of spaces naturally lend themselves to drawing out, rather than pushing in? These are the questions of an educational space designer. The idea that a school’s function is one of purely academic development should be retired entirely. How does one draw out what is within?

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Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School Selects Discovery Education’s Mystery Science to Support Deeper Student Engagement in the 2022-2023 School Year

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Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students, followed by a series of brief videos and prompts to guide class discussion. Through these interactive professional development sessions, participants will learn best practices for integrating their new digital resources into instruction.

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Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation Adds New, High-Tech Tools Supporting Teaching and Learning to Students’ Digital Book Bags

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Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students. Students then explore these questions through interactive videos featuring real-world visuals fostering a sense of wonder and actively supporting student engagement in the accompanying discussion prompts.

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11 educator perspectives on post-COVID learning

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Artifacts make thinking visible, but observing students in the process of learning is a key input to decisions about pacing, differentiation, and questioning loops that need to be reprioritized as we invest in student growth. It’s a doubling down on the emphasis on learning versus teaching. How do students learn?

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Kansas’ Shawnee Mission School District Initiates New Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Elementary Science Instruction

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Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students, which is followed by a series of brief videos and prompts used to guide class discussion. Mystery Science lessons cover a wide range of questions children wonder about, including Where do rivers flow? Could a volcano pop up where you live?

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What Student Leaders Think About the Future of Education

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“Instead of viewing students as the problem, we should change our mindset and think about how we can build a learning environment that supports social, emotional and academic development for everyone,” wrote Jake Parrish, a 2017 fellow.

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