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Two Discovery Education Services Win 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards

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As the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place, Discovery Education has previously won CODiE awards for STEM Connect , social impact educational initiatives , Science Techbook , and the Social Studies Techbook Series. Twitter and? LinkedIn.?.

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New Research Proves Game-Based Learning Works—Here's Why That Matters

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students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Now a soon-to-be released study from Vanderbilt University demonstrates the impact of rigorous, peer reviewed research into curricular tools, in this case showing that students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests.

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How to incorporate real-world connections into any subject area

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For instance, in social studies class discussing renewable energy can lead to academic discussion or projects where students research about local initiatives in their community. This intentionality is crucial. These activities allow them to learn from each other and view different perspectives.

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Using Tech to Support Literacy Across 13.8 Billion Years of History

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BHP, dubbed a “social studies course that runs on jet fuel”, covers nearly 14 billion years of history for middle and high school students. Freddy has been studying how kids learn to read for four decades and has written more than 100 peer reviewed articles on the subject. Elfrieda “Freddy” H.

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This Toolkit Helps Take the Stress Out of State Testing

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Edmentum was honored to have Marzano Research peer review a research project we conducted for our classroom practice and assessment program, Study Island; Marzano confirmed the effectiveness of using Study Island for online practice. Study Island New Game-Based Group Sessions.

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A Pilot Test of Revision Assistant and What We Learned in the Process

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It changed our day-to-day writing instruction practices, gave students more power over their own learning, and happily, made writing exercises more real and applicable for other departments like social studies. In 2016-17, I was the new English department chair at ECRCHS, which is a large public charter school in Los Angeles.

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