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eSchool News
JUNE 16, 2025
Fortunately, a wide range of high-quality digital tools can help K-12 learners stay curious and build STEM skills throughout the summer months. Here are five online learning resources to support summer STEM learning: 1.
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eSchool News
JUNE 26, 2025
Another challenge is that many hints in textbooks and software programs are one-size-fits-all. Math anxiety can stem from a variety of factors, such as fear of failure, gaps in prior knowledge, negative feedback, or societal stereotypes. Not all hints, however, are created equal. This is called the “ assistance d ilemma.”
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eSchool News
APRIL 24, 2025
What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?
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Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 28, 2025
Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience.
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eSchool News
DECEMBER 5, 2016
Educators and STEM advocates are always searching for engaging ways to keep students interested in STEM–and a new graphic novel that uses computational thinking to teach students to code might be the next big thing. The lead protagonist is a girl, which Wendt said was a non-negotiable when creating the book.
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eSchool News
APRIL 20, 2018
How can schools and districts prepare students for college and careers in STEM? Is it by asking them to passively read a textbook or listen to a teacher lecture? Or is it by challenging them to actively engage in projects that attempt to solve real-world problems? Student projects are vital to the STEM SOS model.
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eSchool News
OCTOBER 31, 2024
As we prepare the workforce of the future, it becomes clear that we must rethink our approach to STEM education. Hands-on STEM learning is key to this evolution. Connecting STEM to real-world applications Drones are among the most impactful ways to bring STEM education to life. Key points: Industry 5.0 Why drones?
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eSchool News
JANUARY 2, 2019
recently secured for STEM – High School Chemistry from the U.S. Office of Naval Research through the EBEC, which also includes six new lab stations, new textbooks, and new lab manuals. The following are my top three takeaways from the STEM PD. I was introduced to new teaching methods of teaching.
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eSchool News
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – invites educators, students, and communities to celebrate Black leaders in STEM year-round with the launch of dynamic careers content and a series of virtual educator events.
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eSchool News
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Discovery Education is supporting this initiative through its award-winning services, a host of new content designed to spark curiosity in teachers and students about the world around us, and events, community activities and more focused on promoting science education scheduled throughout Fall 2020.
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eSchool News
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
The STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – marks its first anniversary by welcoming new members to the growing coalition and by offering educators, students, and families nationwide access to a host of new, no-cost digital resources.
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eSchool News
APRIL 22, 2021
(Thursday, April 22, 2021) — With the goal of providing five million girls with an engaging STEM education by 2025, Mastercard has partnered with Discovery Education to launch the latest phase of the award-winning Girls4Tech initiative. The career profiles include activities and educator guides that inspire girls to dream big.
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eSchool News
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Plus, it can leave students feeling disconnected from the scientific process, because they’re really just following instructions rather than actively exploring and discovering. Second graders did the Pampered Plant project, which is a STEAM-based activity where youngsters create a customizable plant monitoring system.
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eSchool News
AUGUST 12, 2016
Activities and tools such as this app, which can be used for amateur biologists but also for classroom purposes, might be key to engaging students in STEM subjects. high school students to study STEM. Eighty-one percent of surveyed students said they are interested in science, and 73 percent expressed interest in biology.
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Edsurge
APRIL 19, 2024
Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too. Many rural students have also struggled to access high-quality STEM education because of a lack of resources. This barrier is top of mind for Schneider.
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eSchool News
MAY 30, 2024
Key points: Probeware helps connect students to in-depth learning opportunities Black students need more STEM career exposure 5 helpful hacks for managing a STEM classroom For more news on science learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Are you looking for effective ways to integrate three-dimensional learning into your science classroom?
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eSchool News
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
These are skills students rarely learn straight out of a textbook. The best way to teach them, we’ve found, is by making these skills a relevant part of their active lives. Educators participating in the research used Defined STEM as the core resource to implement PBL in their classrooms. Effectively implementing PBL.
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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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eSchool News
JUNE 15, 2015
The new Earth Science collection contains 15 web-mapping activities that correspond with and extend map-based concepts in leading middle school earth science textbooks. The activities use a standard inquiry-based instructional model, require only 15 minutes for a teacher to deliver, and can run on any device. Remote Sensing.
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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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eSchool News
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Following a comprehensive evaluation, the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee has unanimously approved the Elementary and Middle School editions of Discovery Education’s Science Techbook for statewide use as core instructional resources. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5
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eSchool News
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Included in the weeklong, free festivities are activities and challenges culminating with NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day, a day of action to inspire kids to get moving with their classmates, teachers, and families inclusive of virtual, hybrid, and socially distant classroom settings. Each school can completely customize their activation.
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eSchool News
JUNE 3, 2021
The following selection of no-cost digital resources connect families to continued learning in essential topic areas like STEM, financial literacy, health, and social-emotional learning: STEM Activities. Financial Literacy Resources. Social-Emotional Learning and Social Awareness Resources.
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eSchool News
APRIL 21, 2022
In addition, Discovery Education presents a curated collection of no-cost resources created in collaboration with social impact partners, such as: STEM Student Leaders Get inspired to change the world. and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – presents a curated collection of sustainability-focused professionals in STEM.
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eSchool News
AUGUST 30, 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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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. Esports is one such extracurricular activity.
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Catlin Tucker
SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
Science teachers can ask students to share images from a lab or STEM challenge. Teachers can design a follow-up activity in which students post comments to each other’s Padlet Wall images, videos, or explanations. FlipGrid makes it possible for students to record themselves doing a variety of activities.
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eSchool News
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Discovery Education —the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—today announced the acquisition of the popular K-5 science and STEM curriculum Mystery Science. Mystery Science features ready-to-teach multimedia science and STEM lessons for K-5 students.
254 Edsurge
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
What we built in was a kind of project-based learning where kids not only have book knowledge, but also learn about real-life activities relevant to that profession and also meet professionals who do such work. When I first started, on July 28, 2014, the superintendent before me had ordered close to a million dollars’ worth of textbooks.
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eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Over the past several years, these spaces have transformed into collaborative areas that encourage group work, discussions, and hands-on activities, promoting creativity and innovation–ultimately becoming instrumental in shaping well-rounded, adaptable learners.
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eSchool News
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Discovery Education is supporting this initiative through its award-winning services, a host of new content designed to spark curiosity in teachers and students about the world around us, and events, community activities, and more focused on promoting science education scheduled throughout Fall 2020. 11/10/2020 at 4 p.m. 11/10/2020 at 12 p.m.
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eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2020
Both classes conducted similar curricular activities throughout the school year. Roughly half of the students were taught in a green school building over the course of the school year while the other half were taught in a neighboring trailer classroom.
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eSchool News
MAY 5, 2021
Virtual and hands-on investigations, STEM activities and a variety of instructional supports enhance the delivery of impactful, blended instruction, in person or at a distance. The Virginia edition of the Discovery Education Science Textbook was approved for statewide use by the Virginia State Board of Education in September of 2020.
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eSchool News
MAY 26, 2022
Located in South Minneapolis, the Aim Academy of Science and Technology provides students in grades 6-10 a successful path to college and STEM careers through culturally responsive mentorship, integrated STEM education, and curricular connections with technology-based businesses and industries.
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eSchool News
APRIL 8, 2021
Navigating Nuclear immerses elementary, middle, and high school students in the mind-blowing potential of nuclear energy and the exciting STEM careers driving its innovation. Each virtual field trip features educator guides, student activities, and other resources. This virtual field trip is appropriate for students in grades-3-12.
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eSchool News
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Classroom and Family Activities. Engage the classroom and home alike with “The Promise” Classroom & Family Activities that guide students through the “us vs. them” mentality that fueled the Armenian Genocide from 1915-1923. Family Activities. Social & Emotional Learning Topic Videos.
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eSchool News
JULY 6, 2015
Digital textbook uses instructional approach aligned to real-world science applications. Designed specifically to help teachers transition to the NGSS framework, Discovery Education’s latest Techbook joins the company’s line of digital textbooks. Next page: More details about the Science Techbook.
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eSchool News
APRIL 19, 2021
(Monday, April 19, 2021) — To celebrate the 51 st Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2021, Discovery Education and several content, corporate, and community partners present educators, students, and families 51 engaging, curated activities and events. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5
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eSchool News
JUNE 27, 2022
In addition, students can bring objects out of textbooks and off computer screens to provide hands-on learning opportunities. 3D technologies can help support a differentiated approach to instruction. This spurs student creativity and improves learning and collaboration. As a result, students can be creators rather than just consumers.
325 Edsurge
DECEMBER 8, 2017
The equivalent for me is going to a class and not being able to study the textbook. For instance, educating professors on the need to make materials accessible and dealing with materials from a range of textbook publishers, who aren’t under the same legal obligations around accessibility.
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eSchool News
APRIL 3, 2022
Students will explore how changes in supply and demand curves impact prices, while a new hot topic activity looks at the ways businesses react to and mitigate the risks of such price fluctuations caused by supply chain disruptions. . The April content is all focused on financial literacy. . “I
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eSchool News
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
For The Win Robotics focuses on fostering critical thinking and lifelong curiosity through the power of experiential STEM and computer science education through drone technology. With features like a collaborative workspace, customizable games and activities, and digital tools for documentation, it is built to enhance the therapy experience.
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eSchool News
APRIL 6, 2021
Through this new collaboration, educators, students, and families in grades K-12 in 20 schools across the United States are empowered with exciting digital resources, standards-aligned activities, and vetted, high-quality content carefully curated by grade level. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5
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eSchool News
MAY 6, 2022
With resources from Amazing Me – an initiative from Dove Self-Esteem Project and Discovery Education – parents and caretakers can play an active role in social-emotional learning, health, and confidence-building for students at critical developmental ages. . Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5
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