Global edtech leader Discovery Education today unveiled a host of enhancements to its award-winning digital solutions.
These solutions will help school systems everywhere support teachers as they ignite student curiosity, drive deeper engagement, and propel higher student achievement in the coming school year.
The enhancements coming to Discovery Education Experience, the company’s K-12 cross-curricular supplemental solution, include:
- Standards-aligned search improvements ensuring educators find the right resources to support high-quality instruction, now with a more intuitive user interface, an updated Browse by Standards page, a new Filter by Standards feature in Search, and improved alignments of content to standards.
- Exciting new high-quality resources fostering engaging instruction in math, ELA, social studies, and science—including new student science investigations and lessons, new elementary social studies grab-and-go lessons and videos from the DE original series Need to Know, more activities, ready-to-use-resources, and engaging videos within the exclusive Sesame Learning Channel, and new math interactives for grades 6-12.
- More seamless LMS integrations with workflow enhancements for Google Classroom, Schoology, and Canvas.
DreamBox Math by Discovery Education adapts and differentiates in real-time based on students’ answers and problem-solving method. DreamBox Math has been enriched with:
- Engaging new lessons and accessibility enhancements for K-5 math lessons designed to support every learner in developing their math skills and building their confidence.
- New and updated state alignments for NJ, ND, RI, VA, and FL that add ease and flexibility to weekly routines and ensure standards-aligned instruction.
- Reporting enhancements that make it easier to view student progress.
Pivot Interactives by Discovery Education is a supplemental science solution for students 6-12 providing interactive science activities driving phenomena-based learning. New updates to Pivot include:
- New interactive video activities offering continuous, personalised feedback scaffolding, across a variety of disciplines.
- Deep randomisation capabilities that vary question text, images, video trials, and data sets that prompt students to persevere and achieve success on their own.
- More flexible assignment extension options, enabling greater teacher control.
- Co-teacher capability that makes it easy for teachers to collaborate on assigning and grading activities.
- Rich Assignment Insights to see where students are succeeding and need more support.
- New Assessment Mode capabilities, providing flexible options to assess student understanding of science practices better.
- Quick sharing for custom libraries, ensuring easy teacher collaboration and departmental organisation.
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DreamBox Reading by Discovery Education meets students with targeted personalisation that ensures students in every grade have the support they need to become proficient and confident readers. Enhancements coming to Discovery Education’s effective literacy solutions this fall include:
- Reporting updates that make it easy for educators to view students’ progress in DreamBox Reading Plus and quickly identify areas of struggle or opportunities to enhance their instruction.
- Enhancements to DreamBox Reading Park lessons for grades PreK-2, including additional instruction via Concept Videos, more robust lessons with enhanced mistake types and feedback, and visual updates to Fluency & Comprehension lessons that increase readability.
Mystery Science by Discovery Education is a unique, standards-aligned science curriculum for grades K-5 designed to help students stay curious. Mystery Science has been updated with:
- New K-5 vocabulary supports in English and Spanish. Included are Teacher Printouts, with a printable vocabulary list with words and definitions, as well as Student Slideshows with images and videos pulled directly from the lesson to reinforce student vocabulary retention.
- New lesson updates and realignments that make Mystery Science even easier to use.
Science Techbook, the rigorous science curriculum for K-12 classrooms that brings the excitement of science to life for every student, has been improved with the following:
- Streamlined navigation, updated note-taking capabilities, and visual reinforcement of the 5E model with Science Techbook for grades 6-8.
- New, immersive, relevant, real-world storylines that empower educators to bring phenomena-based learning opportunities to students.
Adrianne Saplagio is a Content Producer at Comms Room, where she combines her passion for storytelling with her expertise in multimedia content creation. With a keen eye for detail and a knack for engaging audiences, Adrianne has been instrumental in crafting compelling narratives that resonate across various digital platforms.
