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Table of Contents Course Overviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-08 Detailed Course Descriptions Digital Literacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09-15 Technology Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-24 Curriculum & Instruction Integration. . . . . . 25-30 Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-39

*All courses are subject to change. Catalog last updated August 2010

Digital Literacy Enrich your classroom instruction by harnessing the power of digital content. Incorporate video segments, images, and sounds to bring your curriculum to life while reinforcing the content standards. This course introduces participants to the main features of Discovery Education streaming, demonstrates how to navigate the site, and allows time for exploration and independent practice.

Integrating Discovery Education streaming Plus Enrich your classroom instruction by harnessing the power of digital content from Discovery Education’s complete library of digital assets. Incorporate video segments, images, and sounds to bring your curriculum to life while reinforcing the content standards. This course introduces participants to the main features of Discovery Education streaming Plus, demonstrates how to navigate the site, and allows time for exploration and independent practice.

Maximizing Student Engagement with Discovery Education Encourage your students to discover the power of learning with Discovery Education’s Student Centers. Taking advantage of unique student logins, your educators will learn how to promote and differentiate student learning through the use of Discovery Education tools such as Writing Prompt, Quiz, and Assignment Builder.

Discovery Education Science - Elementary School Put the power of inquiry into the hands of your students as they explore a variety of media. This course will guide educators in the use of full-length videos and segmented clips, virtual labs, simulations, explorations, reading passages, and an interactive glossary all developed and organized for the elementary school student.

Discovery Education Science - Middle School Encourage your students to think like scientists as they solve inquiry problems using a variety of media. This course will guide educators in the use of full-length videos and segmented clips, virtual labs, simulations, explorations, reading passages, and an interactive glossary all developed and organized for the middle school student.

Discovery Education Health K–12 Address the needs of the whole student with this comprehensive health and prevention library. Encourage classroom discussion with the aide of 14 full curriculum programs, over 600 videos, an interactive Human Body Atlas, e–puzzles, electronic books, and over 800 lesson plans.

Discovery Education MediaShare Learn how to build a toolkit of resources to enrich your curriculum, by uploading, sharing, and managing user–created content. The use of MediaShare allows you to maximize the reach and use of successful lessons and resources at the school, district, or national level, all in a safe and protected environment.

Course Overviews

Integrating Discovery Education streaming

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Technology Integration Unleash the power that new web tools bring to help students manipulate existing content and create new content with their own spin, a process that promotes critical thinking and deepens learning. This course introduces educators to tools related to content creation including Glogster, Animoto, Blabberize, and GoAnimate.

Web 2.0 Platforms for Student Communication and Collaboration Encourage student creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking with Web 2.0 applications that promote networking. The web can be a safe and academically rigorous place for collaboration, where students can express opinions, share insights, and document their learning, and this course will show you how to guide students with tools like VoiceThread and Diigo.

Web 2.0 Platforms for Content Management Once your students have created original, thoughtful, and dynamic content using Web 2.0 tools, they’ll need a place to put it. This course provides educators a variety of options for sharing and storing content on the web. Blogs and wikis are just the beginning. There are many options for managing content. Come find the best option for your students.

Integrating Google™ Earth Into the Classroom Put the power of Google™ to work for you in your classroom. This course will show educators how to use Google™ Earth to create instructional tools and creative content for student content. From virtual field trips to maps and exploration, Google™ Earth will take your students around the world without leaving the classroom.

Google™ Applications Encourage your students to collaborate online, demonstrate understanding through presentations, and analyze real time data. Using Discovery Education and your own curriculum as a guide, this course presents ways that Google™ Applications can be used for collaboration between students and teachers, in a safe and protected environment.

MultiMedia Presentations Match the power of today’s presentation software to the complexity of your content with this course that will encourage educators to integrate digital content into classroom presentations. Teachers and students alike will benefit from engaging, interactive presentations using the latest capabilities of the digital world to bring your curriculum to life.

Course Overviews

Web 2.0 Platforms for Content Creation

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Digital Storytelling

Interactive Presentation Tools and Digital Content Interactive tools help provide a gateway to exciting digital content. This course is designed for educators who are new to both their technological tools and the content available for use with those tools. Learn how to use the hardware by incorporating exciting and engaging content into your own lessons.

Integrating Digital Content without Interactive Tools Ensure student engagement and growth through the use of digital content presented with the technology you have in your classroom right now. This course will help educators understand how to develop and deliver interactive presentations using their specific classroom set-ups.

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Course Overviews

Challenge your students to create digital stories with editable video segments, stunning photos, and a variety of sounds, all from Discovery Education. This course examines the ways digital storytelling can deepen understanding of curricular content and shows educators how to combine text, images, audio, and video to create movies using free software.

Curriculum Alignment to Digital Content Learn to use the curriculum alignment designed by Discovery Education, specifically for your district, to select and use the best resources to support your plans right where you are in the curriculum and your own pacing guides. This course is designed for districts who have partnered with Discovery Education on curriculum alignment to simplify and maximize the use of digital content among their staff.

Model Lesson Demonstration Allow teachers and instructional coaches to see the robust use of digital content and technological tools in their own classrooms. Beginning with teachers’ existing lessons, Discovery Education Professional Development staff will collaborate with teachers to infuse lesson plans with digital content and then deliver the lesson in the teacher’s own classroom. This course includes predemonstration collaboration, in-classroom delivery, and post-demonstration debrief.

Differentiating Instruction and Using the Response to Intervention (RTI) System to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Students – Two (2) Day Course During this two day academy, educators will learn to plan instruction using a tiered, Response to Intervention (RTI) approach. Participants will determine essential standards at their grade level, learn effective strategies to teach the essential standards, understand the importance of monitoring student progress to ensure student learning, and adjust student instruction based on formative assessments. They will have the opportunity to develop a model lessons for Tier 1 and Tier 2. Meaningful integration of Discovery Education media will be emphasized as a way to enhance literacy instruction.

Differentiating Instruction and Using the Response to Intervention (RTI) System to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Students – Four (4) Day Course During this four day academy, educators will deeply engage to plan instruction using a tiered, Response to Intervention (RTI) approach. Participants will determine essential standards at their grade level, learn effective strategies to teach the essential standards, understand the importance of monitoring student progress to ensure student learning, and adjust student instruction based on formative assessments. They will have the opportunity to reflect upon previous lessons and learn how to design and implement research validated interventions based on individual student needs at all three tiers of RTI. Meaningful integration of Discovery Education media will be emphasized as a way to enhance literacy instruction.

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Course Overviews

Curriculum & Instruction Integration

Assessment Set the stage for data-driven decision making in your school or district with this course designed specifically for administrators. Learn the functions of our comprehensive assessment program and Progress Zone, select and analyze the administrative reports that will be most valuable for you, and set your faculty up for success by assigning specific tasks for assessment.

Classroom Data Coaching Put the power of real-time data to work in the classroom. This course shows educators how to analyze classroom and student reports, incorporate digital resources to enhance teaching strategies and interventions, and use Progress Zone to create formative and common assessments. Bring data into every aspect of your planning, teaching, and evaluations with these remarkable tools.

Data Response Teams Get specific with data and reports in this hands-on, practical day of professional development. Using your own data, organize response teams, identify teacher and administrative reports, and analyze data from your classrooms. This course includes linking your data to Discovery Education resources by skill and need and exploring the capacity of Progress Zone.

Response to Intervention (RTI) Management System Respond to every student’s needs by using Discovery Education’s Response to Intervention (RTI) Management System. This course will enable educators to identify and manage student information, monitor progress, and use data to chart expectations and goals. Provide targeted support to individual students using data and appropriate interventions.

Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (Val-Ed) Ensure that your leaders and staff are set up for success using this 360-degree evaluation. This course provides guidance in arranging the implementation of this powerful tool. Participants will organize the logistics of the program, plan the execution of the survey, and learn to analyze the results. Identify the strengths and areas of growth for your leaders to keep your staff and students on a course for success.

Effective Measures of Classroom Activities Get granular using data to measure the effectiveness of specific classroom activities. No one has time to spend on activities that don’t promote learning. This course shows educators how to measure and analyze activities and assessments to ensure they are supporting learning. From multiple choice questions, to rubrics, to open response, make sure the items being used are making an impact on learning.

Course Overviews

Administrator Academy for Data Analysis with Discovery Assessment

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Using Assessment Data to Address Student Needs

Early Skills Assessment (ESA) Benchmark Tests Measure and analyze the foundational skills of your K-2 students using this tool (ESA) designed to measure a variety of discrete skills in reading and math. This course shows participants how to develop ongoing assessments and use specific tools and techniques to gather and analyze data using Progress Zone. At the end of this course, participants will be able to monitor skills acquisition and development and use the data to drive instruction.

Making Effective Use of Progress Zone Assessment Tools Maximize the impact of Progress Zone by understanding its full capacity for supporting teaching and learning. In this course, participants will learn to create probes, develop common assessments, and share teacher-created assessment tools to encourage collaboration and professional learning. Results gathered through Progress Zone highlight achievement gaps and can help drive instructional decisions.

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Course Overviews

This course begins with the concept of using assessment data to identify learning gaps by class, subgroups, or individual children. Participants will learn, read, and analyze Discovery Education Assessment (DEA) reports and use online tools to re-teach and monitor students progress. Further, participants will identify and gain a basic understanding of streaming tools to address student needs.

Support

Educators who have taken Discovery Education’s Professional Development are invited to participate in our Discovery Educator Network (DEN) at no additional cost. With over 125,000 members, the DEN is one of the largest professional learning communities in the United States.

Course Overviews

Follow-up webinars are offered as part of Discovery Education’s professional development to provide continuing support. Webinars are sold in packages of three one hour sessions for $450.

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Transforming our classrooms into environments that allow for full student engagements require the efforts of all stakeholders in our school communities. Please speak with our team of educators at Discovery Education about how student, parent, and community engagement workshops can spark your change movement to fully integrate great instruction, rich digital content, technology, and the best pedagogical practices into your classrooms.

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Course Overviews

Student/Parent/ Community Workshops

Integrating Discovery Education streaming

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This course introduces participants to the content and capability found in Discovery Education streaming. Educators will learn how to search for content based on a variety of different tags, including standards, keyword, media type, grade level, and more, making it easy to link lesson objectives to up-to-date digital resources. In addition to content searching, this basic level course details the ways in which digital content can be accessed, stored, and used. Professional Development Specialists will show participants the difference between streaming and downloading, how to store content markers in personal folders and share those markers with others in the school, district, or nation. In addition to direct instruction and demonstration, this course provides time for participants to explore several areas of Discovery Education streaming and get started creating their own folders and lesson plans.

Digital Literacy

• Teachers • Facilitators • Instructional Coaches

Length

6 hours

Maximum Participants

25

System Requirements • • • •

Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Login and pass code for Discovery Education streaming for each participant

Prerequisites None Recommended Companion Courses • Maximizing Student Engagement with Discovery Education • Any of our Curriculum and Instruction Integration or Technology Integration courses.

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Search for content in Discovery Education streaming using a variety of search methods. • Identify, access, and store digital content for use in planning and classroom activities. • Determine whether to stream or download content, based on desired usage. • Create a standards aligned lesson that includes purposefully integrated digital content.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • • • • •

Introduction to Discovery Education sign in page Introduction to Discovery Education streaming How to search Types of media Storing and downloading Digital Treasure Hunt Streaming and downloading Hands-on work time Integration ideas Creating lesson plans Hands-on work time Debrief and Evaluations

Detailed Course Description

Audience

Integrating Discovery Education streaming Plus

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This course introduces participants to the content and capabilities found in Discovery Education streaming Plus. Educators will learn how to search for content based on a variety of different tags, including standards, keyword, media type, grade level, and more, making it easy to link lesson objectives to up-to-date digital resources. In addition to content searching, this basic level course details the ways in which all of Discovery Education’s digital content can be accessed, stored, and used. Professional Development Master Teachers will show participants the difference between streaming and downloading, how to store content markers in personal folders and share those markers with others in the school, district, or nation. In addition to direct instruction and demonstration, this course provides time for participants to explore several areas of Discovery Education streaming Plus and get started creating their own folders and lesson plans.

Digital Literacy


Length

6 hours


25


Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Login and pass code for Discovery Education streaming Plus for each participant

Prerequisites None Recommended Companion Courses • Maximizing Student Engagement with Discovery Education • Any of our Technology Integration or Curriculum and Instruction Integration courses.

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Search for content in Discovery Education streaming Plus using a variety of search methods. • Identify, access, and store digital content for use in planning and classroom activities. • Determine whether to stream or download content, based on desired usage. • Create a standards aligned lesson that includes purposefully integrated digital content.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • • • • •

Introduction to Discovery Education sign in page Introduction to Discovery Education streaming Plus How to search Types of media Storing and downloading Digital Treasure Hunt Streaming and downloading Hands-on work time Integration ideas Creating lesson plans Hands-on work time Debrief and evaluations


Audience

Audience • Teachers • Facilitators • Instructional Coaches

Length

6 hours


25

System Requirements • Lab setting with one computer for each participant • Presentation station with computer for presenter • Internet access

Prerequisites • Integrating Discovery Education streaming

Recommended Companion Courses • Any of our Technology Integration courses

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Create a classroom of students for the purpose of assigning materials directly to individuals and classes. • Create a media infused writing prompt. • Create a media infused quiz which can include both questions from a bank as well as those that are self created. • Create a digital assignment that aggregates several pieces of media together with instructions for each piece. • Examine how digital writing prompts, quizzes and assignments increase student engagement, interaction with content and aid in lesson differentiation.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • • •

Introduction to the Student Center Creating classrooms Assigning media directly to students Creating a writing prompt Hands-on Writing Prompts Builder Creating a quiz Hands-on Quiz Builder Creating an assignment Hands-on Assignment Builder Debrief and evaluations


This course begins with a rationale for engaging the mind through digitally interactive tools. Educators will learn how to put the power of Discovery Education streaming directly into the hands of their students. Through the use of the Student Center and Builder Tools Discovery Education streaming is transformed from an instructional tool to an interactive world for students to be fully immersed in the process of their own learning. Professional Development Master Teachers will show participants how to create an environment for student access, as well as a variety of media infused lessons, such as writing prompts and quizzes, which can be assigned directly to each individual student. Some focus will be given on how these tools will increase the power of the differentiated classroom, allowing the educator to create materials for all learning styles. In addition to direct instruction and demonstration, this course provides time for educators to explore each tool, learn its functionality and begin to create their own media rich lessons.

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Digital Literacy

Maximizing Student Engagement with Discovery Education

Discovery Education Science - Elementary School includes a variety of features and tools that enable teachers and students to navigate science curriculum. Participants in this course will learn to search by category: Earth, Life, and Physical Science, by keyword or by state science standards. Discovery Education Science also includes a variety of media types which are introduced in this course: video segments, reading passages, eBooks, Fun–damentals, and virtual labs. Once participants are familiar with these features, they will use a sample topic to explore how content is organized within the product to ease delivery of instruction. Finally, this course clarifies the built-in assessment tools in Discovery Education Science and provides time for participants to set up their own classrooms and create an assessment for their own use.


Length

6 hours


25


Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Login and pass code for Discovery Education Science – Elementary School for each participant



Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Search for content in Discovery Education Science Elementary School using a variety of search methods. • Identify and select a variety of DE Science tools: Video Segment, Reading Passage, eBook, Exploration, FUN-damentals, and Brief Constructed Response. • Access and store digital content for use in planning and classroom activities. • Navigate activities with content topics based on area: Learn, Explore, Demonstrate, and Extend. • Create an assessment that includes purposefully integrated digital content.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • •

Introduction to Science – Elementary School Three searching methods Digital Treasure Hunt Keyword and My Content Review Teacher Center My Classroom Writing, Assignment, and Quiz Builders Science Assessment Manager Debrief and evaluations


Audience

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Digital Literacy

Discovery Education Science Elementary School


Length

6 hours


25


Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Login and pass code for Discovery Education Science – Middle School for each participant

Prerequisites None Recommended Companion Courses • Any of our Technology Integration courses

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Search for content in Discovery Education Science Middle School using a variety of search methods. • Identify and select a variety of DE Science tools: Video Segment, Reading Passage, Interactive Video, Exploration and Virtual Lab. • Access and store digital content for use in planning and classroom activities. • Navigate activities with content topics using the inquiry-based approach. • Create an assessment that includes purposefully integrated digital content.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • •

Introduction to Science – Middle School Three searching methods Digital Treasure Hunt Keyword and My Content Review Teacher Center My Classroom Writing, Assignment, and Quiz Builders Science Assessment Manager Debrief and evaluations


Discovery Education Science - Middle School includes a variety of features and tools that allow teachers and students to access science curriculum. Participants in this course will learn to navigate by category (Physical Science, Life Science, Earth and Space Science) and then topic. They will also review traditional search methods like keyword, standards, editable resources, and more. The middle school curriculum is organized using the inquiry method and participants in this course will be shown how to maximize engagement by following this structure. Discovery Education Science also includes a variety of asset types which are introduced in this course: video segments, reading passages, interactive videos, explorations and virtual labs. Once participants are familiar with these features, they will use a sample topic to explore how content is organized within the product to ease delivery of instruction. Finally, this course clarifies the built-in assessment tools in Discovery Education Science and provides time for participants to set up their own classrooms and create an assessment for their own use.

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Digital Literacy

Discovery Education Science Middle School

Discovery Education Health K–12

Audience Teachers Facilitators Instructional Coaches Guidance Counselors

Length

6 hours


25


Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Login and pass code for Discovery Education Health for each participant

Prerequisites

None


Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Search for content in Discovery Education Health using a variety of search methods. • Identify and select a variety of resources by topic and grade level. • Access and store digital content for use in planning and classroom activities. • Lead discussions and identify an approach to teaching social skills • Create writing prompts, assignments and quizzes that include purposefully integrated digital content.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • •

Introduction to topic search Grade band subject matter discussion Curriculum exploration Reflection Leading discussions and teaching social skills Creating a classroom lesson Group sharing Debrief and evaluation


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Digital Literacy

This course provides an in-depth look at Discovery Education Health and allows participants to begin to organize their own plans. Beginning with a guided exploration and search features, participants will learn about lesson resources, including videos and discussion guides. The course will address strategies for leading discussions and teaching social skills. In addition, participants will learn about Discovery Education features like Teacher Center; Builder Tools for assignments, writing prompts, and quizzes. This course allows time for participants to develop an action plan for how they will use Discovery Education Health in their own classrooms or practice.

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Discovery Education MediaShare

Audience

Length

3 hours


25


Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Login and pass code for Discovery Education Media Share for each participant

Prerequisites • Integrating Discovery Education streaming, • Discovery Education Science, or Discovery Education Health

Recommended Companion Courses • MultiMedia Presentations • Interactive Presentation Tools and Digital Content

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Search for content in Discovery Education MediaShare using a variety of search methods. • Select the appropriate channels for downloading and uploading content. • Identify and share content between colleagues at the school, district, and national level. • Access and store digital content for use in planning and classroom activities.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • •

Introduction Searching for content Downloading, uploading, and organization Building your folders Populating your folders Sharing content Debrief and evaluations



Digital Literacy

Participants in this course will develop expertise in using MediaShare to manage their own resources and find valuable resources developed by other educators. Beginning with search options for topicrelated or grade-specific content, participants quickly learn what is available for download from MediaShare. Since MediaShare provides an opportunity to exchange resources, this course also teaches participants how to upload their own resources and select from a variety of audience options. Finally, the course reviews basic Discovery Education features like My Content, My Builder Tools, and My Classroom.

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Web 2.0 Platforms for Content Creation


Length

6 hours 25

System Requirements Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access OPTIONAL: Microphones

Prerequisites None Recommended Companion Courses • Web 2.0 Platforms for Student Communication and Collaboration • Web 2.0 Platforms for Content Management

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Explore the research on how Web 2.0 tools impact learning. • Examine sample Web 2.0 projects created by teachers from across the globe. • Understand how non-linguistic representations, advanced organizers, recognition, summarizing and providing feedback are impactful instructional strategies. • Combine text, images, audio, and video to create a Glog, Blabber/Animation (GoAnimate) or Animoto video that matches their current curriculum. • Analyze a sample model lesson.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • • •

How Web 2.0 impacts learning Introduction to Glogster Creating a Glog Introduction to Animoto Creating an Animoto video Introduction to Blabberize or Go Animate Creating a Blabber or Go Animate Group sharing Additional Web 2.0 tools that can impact learning Debrief and evaluations


Maximum Participants • • • •

Technology Integration

Reach beyond your classroom walls and provide your students Web 2.0 tools that increase their participation with concepts and content. Create multimedia digital posters with Glogster, by embedding Discovery Education videos and images. Bring Discovery Education images to life and give them an opportunity to tell their story by uploading them to Blabberize or GoAnimate. Animoto automatically analyzes the music, photos and video clips that you choose, and orchestrates a custom video that incorporates Discovery Education images, video and text that can be shared easily on many platforms as an introduction, reflection, or assessment for any topic.

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Expose your students to the power of collaboration with Web 2.0 platforms for networking. Let your students’ voices be heard round the world with VoiceThread. Using Discovery Education video segments and images, students can comment on what they have learned and add messages to other students’ work. Develop students’ researching, bookmarking and tagging skills with Diigo. Connect with classrooms, professionals and experiences anywhere in the world with Skype. This course empowers educators with the tools for developing these important skills in every student.

Audience • Teachers • Facilitators • Instructional Coaches 6 hours


25


Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access OPTIONAL: Microphones

Prerequisites None Recommended Companion Courses • Web 2.0 Platforms for Content Creation • Web 2.0 Platforms for Content Management

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Explore the concept of how Web 2.0 tools develop team building, collaboration and problem solving skills. • Examine some existing Web 2.0 collaborative projects created by teachers and students world wide. • Create a VoiceThread using Discovery Education media and explore the networking capabilities of VoiceThread. • Create a class account in Diigo. • Create a Skype account and explore the potential for connecting with anyone, anywhere in the world has for the classroom.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • •

How Collaborating with Web 2.0 builds skills Intro to Voicethread Creating a Voicethread Intro to Diigo Creating a Diigo account and sharing environment Intro to Skype Creating a Skype account Practice with Skype Debrief and evaluations


Length

17


Web 2.0 Platforms for Student Communication and Collaboration

Web 2.0 Platforms for Content Management


Length

6 hours 25


Prerequisites • Web 2.0 Platforms for Content Creation

Recommended Companion Courses • Web 2.0 Platforms for Student Communication and Collaboration

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Explore the concept of how blogs, wikis and share sites help with content management, feedback, and communication. • Examine some existing educator blogs and wikis. • Create a simple class blog. • Identify ways that blogs can be used for content management and communication. • Create a simple class wiki. • Identify ways that wikis can be used for content management, communication, and project based learning. • Explore educational sharing communities. • Embed Web 2.0 content on blogs, wikis, or share sites.

Sample Agenda • How managing content with blogs and wikis increases student engagement communication and feedback • Introduction to blogs • Creating a blog (www.blogger.com) • Adding Web 2.0 content to blogs • Introduction to wikis • Creating a wiki (www.wikispaces.com) • Adding Web 2.0 content to wiki • Introduction to Edmodo or drop.io • Creating an Edmodo class environment • Debrief and evaluations




Expose your students to the power of collaboration with Web 2.0 platforms for networking. Let your students’ voices be heard round the world with VoiceThread. Using Discovery Education video segments and images, students can comment on what they have learned and add messages to other students’ work. Develop students’ researching, bookmarking and tagging skills with Diigo. Connect with classrooms, professionals and experiences anywhere in the world with Skype. This course empowers educators with the tools for developing these important skills in every student.

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Integrating Google™ Earth Into the Classroom


Length

6 hours


25

• Lab setting with one computer for each participant • Presentation station with computer for presenter • Internet access

Prerequisites None Recommended Companion Courses • Integrating Google™ Applications Into the Classroom

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Explore how Google™ Earth can enhance instruction. • Explore how Google™ Earth can be used for student projects. • Create a Google™ Earth tour. • Create specified Google™ Earth layers. • Embed Web 2.0 Widgets into Google™ Earth. • Embed Discovery Education media into Google™ Earth.


Introduction to Google™ Earth Creating a placemark Creating a Google™ Earth tour Embedding Discovery Education Media Embedding Web. 2.0 Content Examples of Google™ Earth student projects Debrief and evaluations


System Requirements


Bring the whole world into your classroom with Google™ Earth. Utilize this Google™ tool to create instructional content infused with Discovery Education media. Learn how Google™ Earth can interact with a variety of other Web 2.0 sites such as Google™ Maps and Glogster. Explore the world of possibilities for using Google™ Earth as a creative tool for student projects. This course will focus on a wide range of uses for Google™ Earth in the classroom.

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Ready to “go green”? You can have a paperless classroom through the use of Discovery Education and Google™! Engage your students in 21st century learning by having your students collaborate online with documents connected to Discovery Education content and your curriculum, demonstrate understanding through making presentations, and analyze real time data. Differentiation can take place by assigning self graded examinations through Google™ Documents (Docs). Put all the elements in place for a custom search engine, designed by you where only the websites you choose will be searchable. Take a look at real K-12 instructional examples designed by Google™ Certified Teachers. Learn about a variety of other tools that Google™ has to offer and their potential in education. Challenge your students to create, collaborate and demonstrate understanding of your curriculum inside Google™ Groups. Design and maintain a free website where your students and parents can find information 24/7.


Length

6 hours


25


Prerequisites None Recommended Companion Courses • Integrating Google™ Earth Into the Classroom

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Explore the art of online communication through Google™ Docs. • Create a Google™ site to use with your school, students and parents. • Create a Google™ Calendar. • Have a working knowledge of the basics of various Educational Google™ Tools in the K-12 environment. • Use educational Google™ Programs to enhance student learning.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • • •

Introduction to Google™ Docs Create and collaborate with a Google™ Document Introduction to Google™ Calendar Creating a Google™ Calendar Introduction to Customized Google™ Search Introduction to Google™ Site Introduction to Google™ Groups Pair/Share: Compare/Contrast Google™ Site and Groups Explore class projects using Google™ Applications Debrief and evaluations


Audience

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Integrating Google™ Applications Into the Classroom

Multimedia Presentations

Audience

Length

6 hours


25


Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Required Software: MS PowerPoint (2003, 2007) or Keynote

Prerequisites None Recommended Companion Courses

n/a

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Understand why media impacts the brain and learning. • Examine sample multimedia presentations created by teachers from across the globe. • Understand how non-linguistic representations and advanced organizers are dynamic instructional strategies that impact learning. • Combine text, images, audio, and video to create multimedia presentations that match their current curriculum. • Observe a sample model lesson.


Students and multimedia presentations Multimedia sample projects Model lesson Demonstration Kit Hands on time for creation of presentations Group sharing Debrief and evaluations




In this course, participants will learn how to transform traditional, two-dimensional presentations into multi-dimensional interactive experiences that facilitate engagement and achievement. Discovery Education Professional Development master teachers will demonstrate and teach the ways to create dynamic and educational multimedia lessons that support existing lessons and curriculum needs. This course focuses on the use of PowerPoint or Keynote as foundations for planning curricular lessons that are embedded with Discovery Education media assets such as images, songs, and video segments. Participants in the course will be given guided time to create their own lesson plans with embedded resources and assessments. Upon completion of this workshop, educators will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to spark and engage students’ learning through the use of interactive presentations.

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Digital Storytelling

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Audience

Length

6 hours


25


Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Software requirements: PhotoStory, Movie Maker, and/or iMovie, GarageBand (free downloads)


n/a

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Explore the art of digital storytelling by creating digital poetry, stories, reports or historical documentaries. • Combine text, images, audio, and video to create movies using free software such as PhotoStory, iMovie and Movie Maker. • Explore the literacy component of movie making through the use of storyboards, script writing, and recording narration. • Examine how making movies can deepen understanding of curricular content, including social studies and science and more.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • •

Students and digital storytelling Examples of digital stories made with PhotoStory Introduction to PhotoStory Creating a story using PhotoStory Hands on time to create a PhotoStory Introduction to Movie Maker or iMovie Creating a story using Movie Maker or iMovie Hands on time to create a story with Movie Maker Debrief and evaluations




This course begins with a rationale for engaging the mind through narrative in any form and sets the groundwork for using digital narratives as learning experiences for your students. Participants will see how a digital story is pieced together using videos, images, and sounds to create a story that is crafted to be both engaging and informative. Using several examples as a springboard, Discovery Education Professional Development master teachers will demonstrate each step of the process from storyboarding to resource selection to the use of available technology to pull the pieces together into a coherent product. Participants will be given time to create their own digital stories to use in their classrooms as instructional tools and examples. This course is designed not only to teach participants how to create a digital story, but to show them how to guide their students through the process as well. This course will allow you to explore free tools for your computer, such as PhotoStory and Movie Maker (PC) or iMovie and Garage Band (Mac).

This course uses digital content to bring interactive presentation tools to life. Whatever technology your school or district uses, Discovery Education Professional Development master teachers will help your staff get the most out of each piece of equipment. The course uses Discovery Education digital content to show teachers and coaches how to create dynamic presentations that take advantage of all the technological tools embedded in interactive whiteboards and projectors. From highlighting to spotlighting to interactive assessments on the board, this course demonstrates the basics and the enhanced strategies to get the most from your equipment. Once participants have an understanding of the tools within the technology, they will learn how to download, edit, and include digital content within the parameters of the hardware and software available.

Audience

Length

6 hours


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Lab setting with standard classroom technology tools (i.e. SMART, Promethean, Mimeo, etc.) One computer for each participant Internet access Presentation station with computer for presenter


n/a

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Use the software tools embedded in their technological equipment. • Manipulate content right in the interactive board/projector. • Incorporate digital content with the interactive board/projector for dynamic lessons and presentations. • Create truly interactive formative assessments that include purposefully integrated digital content.


Introduction to the interactive presentation tool Basic navigation within the tool Tips, tricks, and shortcuts Organizing a presentation Integrating digital content into interactive presentations Creating an interactive presentation Creating an interactive assessment Debrief and evaluations



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Interactive Presentation Tools and Digital Content

Engaging students with exciting digital content is possible with virtually any classroom set up. This course will show educators how to incorporate video, images, even sounds and songs into lessons that are designed to be delivered in a classroom that has very limited technology and, potentially, no interactive tools. Using the same pedagogical research and reasoning that serve as a basis for developing lessons for the classroom with interactive technology, participants in this course will learn how to integrate digital content into solid lessons and adjust the delivery to match the capabilities in their classrooms. Discovery Education Professional Development master teachers will address alternative solutions in one-computer classrooms, no computer classrooms, LCD projector classrooms, even classroom with just an overhead projector! Develop multimedia presentations and materials then find ways to present them that maintain their interactivity. Don’t let your classroom technology hamper your creativity – bring your lessons to life in a low-tech environment.


Length

6 hours


25


Lab setting with standard classroom technology tools (i.e. overhead projector, teacher computer, and/or LCD projector, etc.) One computer for each participant Internet access Presentation station with computer for presenter


n/a

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Manipulate the technology tools available in their classrooms for a variety of purposes. • Incorporate digital content into lesson plans in a way that preserves interactivity on available equipment. • Create truly interactive formative assessments that include purposefully integrated digital content.


Getting to know the available technology Basics of integrating digital content to support pedagogy Organizing a presentation for limited technology Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts Integrating digital content into interactive presentations Creating an interactive presentation that works Creating an interactive assessment that works Debrief and evaluations


Audience

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Integrating Digital Content without Interactive Tools

Curriculum Alignment to Digital Content

Using these services allows your educators to find resources that have been aligned to your state standards, vetted, and arranged for ease of identification and use.

Audience • • • •

Teachers Facilitators Instructional Coaches Curriculum Directors

Length

6 hours


25

System Requirements Lab setting with one computer for each participant Presentation station with computer for presenter Internet access Login and pass code for Discovery Education streaming for each participant

Prerequisites • Utilization of Discovery Education’s Curriculum Alignment Services

Recommended Companion Courses • Integrating Discovery Education streaming

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Search for content in Discovery Education streaming using a variety of search methods. • Identify, access, and store digital content for use in planning and classroom activities. • Determine whether to stream or download content, based on desired usage. • Create a standards aligned lesson that includes purposefully integrated digital content.

Sample Agenda • • • • • • • • • • • •

Introduction to Discovery Education sign in page Introduction to Discovery Education streaming How to search Types of media Storing and downloading Digital Treasure Hunt Streaming and downloading Hands-on work time Integration ideas Creating lesson plans Hands-on work time Debrief and evaluations


• • • •

Curriculum Instruction & Integration

During Discovery Education’s curriculum alignment session, participants will learn how to use the extensive library of Discovery Education assets, including video, audio, images, articles, songs, and more, to link specific benchmarks to discrete resources that have been aligned to your district’s curriculum through the Discovery Education Curriculum Alignment Services.

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Model Lesson Demonstration

Audience • • • •

Teachers Facilitators Instructional Coaches Building Principles

Length • V aries by classroom structure and district plan; includes pre-lesson meetings, model lesson demonstrations, and post-lesson debrief sessions.

Maximum Participants • Varies by classroom structure and district plan

• Presentation station with computer for presenter


Recommended Companion Courses

n/a

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Articulate the strategies used to integrate digital content in the model lesson. • Replicate the structure and strategies used in the model lesson. • Manipulate the technology to support purposeful use of digital content in the classroom. • Plan for and assess lessons for successful integration of digital content.

Sample Agenda • Pre-Lesson Meeting with Teachers and Coaches (1/2 day) • Model Lesson Demonstrations (class periods) • Post-Lesson Debrief Session with Teachers and Coaches (1/2 day)


System Requirements


During a Model Lesson Demonstration a Discovery Education Professional Development master teacher models a research-based lesson for a cadre of teachers in the classroom environment. Educators observe the instructor use a Discovery Education service such as streaming and or Science coupled with other technologies such as interactive whiteboards, PowerPoint or Keynote multimedia presentations, Web 2.0 applications, moviemaking software, etc. Teacher(s) and designated facilitators observe the lesson demonstration using an observation tool created by Discovery Education. Model Lesson Demonstrations include planning, execution, and reflection phases.

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Students in the 21st century come to our classrooms with a myriad of background knowledge and experiences. As educators, how can we best meet the needs of ALL our students, ensuring they are receiving a high quality education to prepare them for future success? Our students deserve a differentiated approach that utilizes research-based strategies. During this two day academy, educators will learn to plan instruction using an RTI approach. Participants will determine essential standards at their grade level, learn effective strategies to teach the essential standards, understand the importance of monitoring student progress to ensure student learning, and adjust student instruction based on formative assessments. They will have the opportunity to develop a model lessons for Tier 1 and Tier 2. Meaningful integration of Discovery Education media will be emphasized as a way to enhance literacy instruction.

Audience Teachers Facilitators Instructional Coaches Reading Specialists

Length

2 Days – 6 hours each


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System Requirements • • • • • • •

Lab setting with one computer for each participant Internet access Presentation station with computer for presenter Chart tablets, markers, and easels Appropriate teachers’ guides to facilitate planning Copies of State Standards for the represented curricular areas OPTIONAL: Microphones

Prerequisites

None


n/a

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Define RTI and understand the 3 Tier System in relation to the students in their classroom. • Determine essential standards: What is crucial to teach? • Utilize the RTI approach to develop lessons using the state standards at Tier 1 and Tier 2. • Design lessons that incorporate Robert Marzano’s effective teaching strategies and Discovery Education media in order to enhance and differentiate instruction for students at all levels. • Understand the importance of progress monitoring in order to provide targeted interventions and facilitate fluid grouping. • Share model lessons in a collaborative effort during RTI Lesson Showcase.


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Differentiating Instruction and Using the Response to Intervention (RTI) System to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Students – Two (2) Day Course

Sample Agenda


DAY 2 • Introduction to multi-tiered instruction and interventions • Research validated interventions to meet individual learner needs • Teacher Reflection: How do you monitor student progress for students with the most intensive needs? • Model lessons • Review of select Discovery Education streaming resources and search engines (Key Word Search) • Hands On: Cognitive planning for differentiated lessons • RTI lesson showcase and group sharing • Debrief and evaluation

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DAY 1 • Introduction to RTI and its relationship to differentiated instruction • How does the RTI pyramid relate to your students? • Teacher Reflection: What makes a successful lesson and how do you determine it was a success? • Hands On: Digging into the standards…What is MOST IMPORTANT? • Review of select Discovery Education streaming resources and search engines (curriculum standards search and subject area drill down) • Hands On: Teacher exploration and collection of resources based on essential standards • Group sharing • Debrief and evaluation

Students in the 21st century come to our classrooms with a myriad of background knowledge and experiences. As educators, how can we best meet the needs of ALL our students, ensuring that they are receiving a high quality education that will prepare them for future success? Our students deserve a differentiated approach that utilizes research-based strategies. During this four day academy, educators will learn to plan instruction using an RTI approach. Participants will determine essential standards at their grade level, learn effective strategies to teach the essential standards, understand the importance of monitoring student progress to ensure student learning, and adjust student instruction based on formative assessments. They will have the opportunity to reflect upon previous lessons and learn how to design and implement research-validated interventions based on individual student needs. Meaningful integration of Discovery Education media will be emphasized as a way to enhance literacy instruction.

Audience Teachers Facilitators Instructional Coaches Reading Specialists

Length

4 Days


25

System Requirements • • • • • • •

Lab setting with one computer for each participant Internet access Presentation station with computer for presenter Chart tablets, markers, and easels Appropriate teachers’ guides to facilitate planning Copies of State Standards for the represented curricular areas OPTIONAL: Microphones

Prerequisites

None


n/a

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Define RTI and understand the 3 Tier System in relation to the students in their classroom. • Determine essential standards: What is crucial to teach? • Utilize the RTI approach to develop lessons using the state standards at Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3. • Design lessons that incorporate Robert Marzano’s effective teaching strategies and Discovery Education media in order to enhance and differentiate instruction for students at all levels. • Determine effectiveness of instruction based on formative assessments. • Understand the importance of progress monitoring in order to provide targeted interventions and facilitate fluid grouping. • Share model lessons using the 3 tier approach in a collaborative effort during RTI Lesson Showcase. • Share model lessons in a collaborative effort during RTI Lesson Showcase.


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Differentiating Instruction and Using the Response to Intervention (RTI) System to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Students – Four (4) Day Course

Sample Agenda

DAY 3 • Introduction to Tier 2 • Teacher Reflection: Identifying standards that have historically been difficult for some students • Research validated interventions to meet individual learner needs • Model lessons • Review of select Discovery Education streaming resources and search engines (key word search) • Hands On: Designing lessons for strategic learners using supplemental materials • Group sharing • Debrief and evaluation DAY 4 • Introduction to Tier 3 • Teacher Reflection: How do you monitor student progress for students with the most intensive needs? • Options for formative assessment • Intensive interventions and comprehensive evaluation • Model lessons • Hands On: Designing lessons for intensive learners • RTI lesson showcase • Debrief and evaluation


DAY 2 • Introduction to Tier 1 • Teacher Reflection: Digging into the core curriculum • Core curriculum with differentiation • Model lessons • Review of select Discovery Education streaming resources and search engines (subject area drill down) • Hands On: Cognitive planning of differentiated lesson(s) using the core curriculum • Group sharing • Debrief and evaluation

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DAY 1 • Introduction to RTI and DI • How does the RTI pyramid relate to your students? • Teacher Reflection: What makes a successful lesson and how do you determine it was a success? • Hands On: Digging into the standards…What is MOST IMPORTANT? • Review of select Discovery Education streaming resources and search engines (curriculum standards search) • Hands On: Teacher exploration and collection of resources based on essential standards • Group sharing Debrief and evaluation

Administrator Academy for Data Analysis with Discovery Assessment

Assessment

District and school administrators will study easy-to-read reports with a focus on analyzing and interpreting district-wide, school-wide and classroom data. Leaders will participate in hands-on activities to prepare data-based task assignments and create action plans for their faculty. These action plans will include grade level, individual teacher, and student subgroup inclusive information used to make decisions based on fact. The plans will also include resources to guide re-teaching strategies and interventions, and use Progress Zone to monitor progress.

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Audience District and School Administrative Leaders and Site Principals 6 hours.


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System Requirements • Lab setting with one computer for each participant, but not required • Internet access • Presentation station for presenter with computer and LCD projector

Prerequisites

None (requires basic knowledge of office computing)

Recommended Companion Courses • Classroom Data Coaching

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Perform administrative functions on the Discovery Education Assessment Site • Create and analyze administrative reports • Gather task assignments for faculty • Have a working knowledge of standards/competencies for each grade within a school and state • Review digital resources for re-teaching and intervention strategies • Create and assign or share probes • Use probe reports to monitor individual and group progress • Use student data to make academic decisions

Sample Agenda • • • • •

Rationale behind Discovery Education Assessment Features of Discovery Education Assessment for Principals and District officials Identification, interpretation and analysis of district, school and teacher reports Review digital resources and practice using Progress Zone Debrief and evaluation


Length

Classroom Data Coaching

Audience

Length

6 hours.


25

System Requirements • Lab setting with one computer for each participant • Internet access • Presentation station for presenter with computer and LCD projector

Prerequisites • Familiar navigation of the Discovery Education Assessment

Recommended Companion Courses • Administrator Academy for Data Analysis with Discovery Assessment • Differentiating Instruction and Using the Response to Intervention (RTI) • System to Meet the Needs of 21st Century Students – Two (2) Day Course

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Perform all teacher functions provided on the site. • Use teacher and student reports to analyze and sort crucial real time data. • Have a working knowledge of standards/competencies for each grade within a school and state. • Use digital resources to improve lesson plans, interventions, and teaching strategies. • Create, share, and administer probes to monitor individual and group progress. • Add teacher made test items into the system for online use. • Use student data to make academic decisions.

Sample Agenda • • • • • •

Rationale for Discovery Education Assessment Features of Discovery Education Assessment for teachers Identification, interpretation and analysis of teacher Reports Strategies and Interventions Resources and Progress Zone Debrief and evaluation


• Teachers • Instructional Coaches • Facilitators

Assessment

Participants will be trained to navigate the Discovery Education Assessment site and analyze real time data from classroom and student reports. Teachers will review state standards by grade level and subject while learning to use our digital resources to enhance lesson plans, remedial re-teaching strategies, and interventions. Participants will become skilled in using Progress Zone to create online probes used to check for understanding, create common assessments, and monitor student progress. Teachers will learn creative ways to use student data to individualize instruction for students and groups of students.

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Data Response Teams

Audience Lead Teachers Instructional Coaches Curriculum Supervisors Building Principles

Length

6 hours


25


Prerequisites • None. Familiar navigation of the Discovery Education Assessment site is a plus.

Recommended Companion Courses • Administrator Academy for Data Analysis with Discovery Assessment

Learning Outcomes • By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Perform general, advanced, and administrative functions of the site • Analyze report data and have a working knowledge of standards and competencies for each grade within a school and state • Use digital resources to enhance teaching strategies and interventions • Create, share, and administer probes, add test items • Use probe reports to monitor individual and group progress • These teams will provide continuous support for their colleagues • Use data to make decisions


Usage of Discovery Education Assessment site and its functions Interpretation and analysis of reports Resources and Progress Zone Strategies and interventions Debrief and evaluations


• • • •

Assessment

Participants from each school site will be trained to act as data response teams at their own school site. Data teams will learn to analyze and interpret assessment reports, use digital resources to enhance lesson plans, and use Progress Zone to monitor student progress. The power of this course is building internal strength in each school within the district to use data to drive decision making. These teams will become leaders and instructors among their peers. All Data Response Team members will have administrator access to the site. They will also receive STAR status in the Discovery Educator Network and have full access to ongoing support and professional development resources.

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Response to Intervention (RTI) Data Management System

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Administrators and teachers will learn to use Discovery Education’s RTI Management System. Participants will learn to identify students by tier using our Discovery Education Assessment benchmark data, manage student information, and monitor individual student progress using Progress Zone. Monitoring will include setting teacher expectations for a student, targeting goals, and analyzing data from student reports and charts.

Assessment

Audience Teachers Instructional Coaches Facilitators Administrators

Length

6 hours


25


Prerequisites

None

Recommended Companion Courses • Classroom Data Coaching

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Analyze benchmark results • Identify students for intervention • Add and assign students to interventions • Set teacher expectations and target goals • Create and administer probes to monitor student progress • Document, set targets, and graph student progress • Use student data to make academic decisions


RTI Requirements Identifying students by tiers Adding and managing students Progress Zone Probes and Progress Monitoring Data management and analysis Debrief and evaluation


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Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (Val-Ed)

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Effective school leadership is one of the core components of successful schools. This course is a full immersion into a research-based tool that provides a 360–degree evaluation of school leaders. Val–Ed program coordinators and principals will be trained for the full product implementation. This includes: organizing when, where, and how the survey will be taken, the execution of the survey, and the analysis of the survey results. Data analysis will focus on survey results to identify strengths and areas for growth of leadership behaviors based on the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards.

Assessment

Audience

6 hours


25

System Requirements • Conference Room Setting • Internet access • Presentation station for presenter with computer and LCD projector

Prerequisites

None


n/a

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • • • • •

Identify participants to take the survey Understand how to properly execute administration so anonymity will be protected Identify core components that define leadership behaviors Recognize the six key processes known to influence student achievement Identify personal leadership behaviors


Purpose of the assessment Organizing participants Review test administration Analyze demo survey reports Debrief and evaluations


Length

Val-Ed Program Coordinators and Principals

Effective Measures of Classroom Activities

Assessment

Educators and students are busy. With all the activity happening in a classroom, it is imperative that teachers know what activities are effective for learning. In this course, teachers will learn to create tools to measure and evaluate the efficacy of activities in their classrooms and to ensure the outcome is linked to student achievement. Items to be considered include multiple choice questions, applicable rubrics, and measurable open response items. By evaluating these measures, both teachers and students get feedback throughout the learning process. Teachers can use these results to check for understanding and plan instructional adjustments; students can use the results to monitor their own learning.

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Audience

Length

6 hours


25

System Requirements • Lab setting with one computer for each participant • Internet access • Presentation station with computer for presenter and LCD projector of interactive white board

Prerequisites

None

Recommended Companion Courses • Using Assessment Data to Address Student Needs

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Create appropriate assessment measures for classroom strategies and projects. • Measure the effectiveness of activities in the classroom to ensure the outcome is linked to student achievement. • Write effective multiple choice items, applicable rubrics, and measurable open response items.


Discussion of formative and summative assessment Examine classroom assessment already in place Discover and practice new ways to measure classroom activities Share outcomes Debrief and evaluations



Using Assessment Data to Address Student Needs

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This course begins with the concept of using assessment data to identify learning gaps by class, sub-groups, or individual children. Participants will learn, read, and analyze Discovery Education Assessment reports and use online tools to re-teach and monitor student progress. Further, participants will identify and learn to use streaming tools to address learning gaps, re-teach academic weaknesses, and create digital interventions. Discovery Education Professional Development Master Teachers will demonstrate each step of the process from reading data, using the resource section, monitoring student progress and using digital technology to create solutions to the learning gaps. Participants will be given time to create their own digital solution to use in their classrooms as instructional tools and examples.

Assessment

Audience



Length

6 hours


25

System Requirements • Lab setting with one computer for each participant • Internet aess • Presentation station with computer for presenter

Prerequisites

None

Recommended Companion Courses • Response to Intervention (RTI) Management System

Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will: • Effectively use Discovery Education Assessment tools to retrieve and address data. • Deep dive to analyze data. • Identify at least 3-4 tools in Discovery Education streaming to address data. • Create digital projects to address the learning gaps.


Discovery Education Assessment overview Practice Discovery Education Assessment tools Deep dive into data Reflection Introduction to Discovery Education streaming Use Discovery Education streaming tools to address data Group sharing Debrief and evaluation

Early Skills Assessment (ESA) Benchmark Tests

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ESA is a K–2 assessment tool that measures literacy skills Identified by the National Reading Panel and the National Mathematics Panel. Participants will learn to continually monitor and assess the basic reading and math literacy of students by measuring a full range of skills including phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension (listening/reading), and comprehension and application of number sense, and operation, algebra, measurement, geometry, data, and problem solving. Participants will analyze benchmark data, identify weaknesses, use resources to design action plans, and use Progress Zone to create probes to monitor student progress.

Assessment

Audience

6 hours


25


Prerequisites

None


Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Analyze benchmark data • Identify academic weaknesses • Learn new strategies to address these weaknesses • Use Progress zone to monitor student progress • Create action plans to use for whole group instructions, grouping, and individual students.


Usage of Discovery Education Assessment site and its functions Interpretation and analysis of reports Resources and Progress Zone Strategies and interventions Debrief and evaluation


Length

K, 1, 2 Teachers

Making Effective Use of Progress Zone Assessment Tools

Audience

Length

6 hours


25

System Requirements • Lab setting with one computer for each participant, but not required • Internet access • Presentation station for presenter with computer and LCD projector

Prerequisites

None


Learning Outcomes By the completion of this session participants will be able to: • Create probes • Create common assessments • Add teacher-made items • Share tests with other teachers


Understanding Progress Zone tools Zero in on achievement gaps Create probes and common assessments Reflection Share outcomes Debrief and evaluation


• Supervisors • Principals • Classroom teachers

Assessment

Participants will learn to use a variety of tools embedded within Progress Zone, such as creating probes to monitor student progress, creating common assessments to be used within professional learning communities, and adding their own teacher-made items into our system. Teachers will also learn to share items with their colleagues within their school and within their district. Participants will also learn to read the reports generated by these probes and assessments to drive future instruction.

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