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ConneCt to a world of learning Connect to a WorlD of lEarning Powered by the #1 non-fiction media brand in the world, Discovery Education transforms classrooms and inspires teachers with the highest-quality content and services that empower educators to measure and improve student achievement. DiscoveryEducation.com is the educational gateway to extraordinary curricular resources bolstered by assessment, professional development, and community serving one million educators and 35 million technology-savvy students. Curricular Resources provide 90,000 concept-level video clips, virtual labs, interactives, audio Assessment files, podcasts, lesson plans, and services enable educators to measure more, enhancing any curriculum. achievement on an ongoing basis and effectively prepare students to succeed on high stakes exams. DiscoveryEducation.com Professional Development Community services expand educators’ horizons and support fostered by the Discovery Educator as they prepare to meet the needs of Network (DEN) offer guidance, resources, and best technology-savvy students. practices on the effective and appropriate use of digital media in the classroom. DiscoveryEducation.com CurriCular rEsourCEs ProfEssional DEvEloPmEnt assEssmEnt Community Discovery Education streaming Plus Discovery Education™ streaming integrates seamlessly into any curriculum with a growing library of thousands of full-length videos segmented into content-specific clips tied to national and state standards. “Polk County Public Schools is a district with more than 90,000 students and 100 school sites. As the district works to place mounted projectors in more than 4,000 classrooms, teachers have rapidly integrated Discovery Education streaming content into curriculum maps and lesson plans. Great professional development, great content and ease-of-use have made this product a winner for Polk’s students.” Polk County Public Schools Technology Resource Specialist/Trainer, George Lussier 2 CuRRiCulAR Resources Highest-Quality Content for today’s Classroom expand students’ engage Multiple Bring the World Horizons learning styles to Their World > Exclusive access to award-winning > Download images, sound effects, > Heighten engagement through video including Discovery Channel’s speeches, and more industry-leading high-resolution documentary PLANET EARTH, Extend learning with thousands of video EMMY®-winning GREATEST > Encyclopedia Articles > Explore the largest and most INVENTIONS WITH BILL NYE, current educational video library and DECISIONS THAT SHOOK tied, at the concept-clip level, to THE WORLD state and national standards > Access extraordinary multimedia > Enjoy an unparalleled depth and content for every subject from over breadth of content that spans the 150 leading educational publishers K-12 curriculum like BBC, AIMS Multimedia, Clearvue & SVE, PBS®, Scholastic, > Titles available in 30 languages Weston Woods, and more including Arabic and Chinese www.DiscoveryEducation.com 3 Empower Creativity While achieving the standards enliven Your unlock student Classroom imaginations > Spark learning and gauge student > Create customized resources with understanding with Assignment Builder thousands of videos editable by students and Writing Prompt Generator and educators > Explore culture, government, and history > Chronicle historical, cultural, and scientific with an Interactive Altas featuring video events through a multi-disciplinary video- from Discovery ATLAS filled Calendar > Log in at school or at home enabling “anywhere learning” (both students and educators) 4 CuRRiCulAR Resources Proven Effective Discovery Education streaming is the only digital video-based learning resource scientifically proven to increase academic achievement. 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Enhancing the classroom with a state-standards-based online library of K–12 health and prevention content, Discovery Education Health builds life skills in nine key topic areas: > Physical Activity > Violence > Toba c c o > Mental Health > Safety > The Body > Alcohol and other Drugs > Nutrition > Growth and Development 10 CuRRiCulAR Resources address the needs of the Whole student Broken Barriers Facilitate Bring subjects Take Confidence Classroom Discussions to life in Proven Results Guide one-on-one discussion with 14 full curriculum programs, over Many of the programs included students struggling with bullying 400 videos, an interactive Human in Discovery Education Health issues or involve a class of fourth- Body Atlas, e-puzzles and electronic have been shown effective in graders sharing what they know books, and over 800 lesson plans scientific evaluations and have about nutrition after watching a Food been endorsed by authoritative Pyramid video educational organizations. 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