The campaign is designed to reach parents with children in K12 who are opposed to the national Common Core standards. schools, community colleges and in 50 countries around the world, Discovery Education partners with districts, states and like-minded organizations to captivate students, empower teachers, and transform classrooms with customized solutions that accelerate academic achievement.Monarch Beach, CA (PRWEB) August 20, 2014ĭiscovery K12, an online homeschool platform and curriculum provider for kindergarten through twelfth grade launches new “Non-Common Core” advertising campaign.
DISCOVERY K12 COMMON CORE PLUS
"Discovery Education Streaming Plus provides teachers with the resources they need to meet today's wired students where they learn and support academic rigor."įor more information about Discovery Education Streaming Plus and other services and resources from Discovery Education, visit About Discovery Educationĭiscovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital content for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of Common Core, professional development, assessment tools, and the largest professional learning community of its kind. "We've heard from educators across the country the need for dynamic, engaging, student-centric digital learning environments that support Common Core implementation," said Kelli Campbell, senior vice president, Discovery Education.
Students are encouraged to become content creators through the Board Builder tool by gathering evidence, creating arguments and supporting their claims, all while practicing and developing higher-order thinking skills. My DE is a new destination providing students individualized learning and exploration resources via different pathways through content. In addition, new interactive student features like My DE and Board Builder have been added to transform classrooms by creating an environment that encourages engagement, inquiry and creativity. It will be available to current school district partners at no additional cost.
The model lessons aligned to the Common Core State Standards and new student tools will help us empower our teachers to change their classroom pedagogy and culture to better meet the needs of all learners."ĭiscovery Education Streaming Plus also features more than 155,000 dynamic digital learning objects supporting all subject areas and learning styles, including videos, skill builders, games, audio files, images, writing prompts and encyclopedia articles. It not only gives them a high quality resource for digital content, but also a partner in modeling appropriate use of technology and information skills. Marlo Gaddis, director of instructional technology and library media services for Wake County Public Schools said, "We are excited to bring this enhanced service to our teachers and students. Wake County will begin deploying Discovery Education Streaming Plus in conjunction with a new sustained professional development initiative district-wide in the 2013-2014 school year. In addition to supporting educators, these new enhancements promote the development of critical thinking, problem solving and higher order thinking skills for students.Īmong the school systems implementing the enhanced version of Discovery Education Streaming Plus is Wake County Public Schools, the largest school district in North Carolina.
Featuring hundreds of model lessons, performance tasks and custom assessments, the enhanced Discovery Education Streaming Plus engages students with unique interactive features and supports educators at all levels as they integrate the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) into classroom instruction.ĭiscovery Education Streaming Plus' model lessons and instructional exemplars demonstrate for educators what the new Common Core State Standards look like in action, while the addition of customized assessments to the service save teachers valuable time by putting curriculum, instruction and assessment resources all in one place.
Silver Spring, Md. (June 24, 2013) - Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms, announced today significant enhancements to its popular Discovery Education Streaming Plus service. Discovery Education Supports Common Core Implementation With an Enhanced Multimedia Platform for K-12 Classrooms - Discovery Education Streaming Plus features Common Core model lessons plus new student center and content-creation tools.
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