Charlotte, NC. (Friday, September 20, 2024) – The Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence have honored multiple Discovery Education services as the best of back to school 2024. The Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2024 seek the most outstanding products offering schools versatility, value, and solutions supporting innovative and effective teaching and learning.
Judged by a panel of industry experts, winning an Award of Excellence is more than just acknowledgment from Tech & Learning’s editors, it is a showcase of which products are truly going above and beyond to contribute to the education sector.
In the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2024, Discovery Education was honored as follows:
DreamBox Math by Discovery Education: Primary Category
DreamBox Math by Discovery Education is a K-8 online math program that supplements core instruction in the classroom or at home and is independently proven by several third-party research organizations to increase math achievement. With over 3,857,000,000 instructional minutes driven by DreamBox in a year, it adapts dynamically to learners, providing personalized lessons available in English and Spanish. The platform also offers actionable reporting, tools for differentiation, and content-specific professional development for teachers.
Mystery Writing by Discovery Education: Primary Category
Mystery Writing by Discovery Education engages students in grades K-5 with “wow!” content that captivates young learners and builds their confidence in writing. Featuring no prep, open-and-go lessons, Mystery Writing helps multi-subject elementary educators quickly and easily provide students with differentiated lessons that explicitly teach the writing process. Mystery Writing’s innovative approach combines subjects of high interest to students with step-by-step written, visual, and auditory directions to ensure no young writer experiences the dreaded “fear of the blank page.” Free trials of Mystery Writing are available to educators here.
Career Connect: Secondary Category
Career Connect promotes student curiosity by connecting classroom learning to potential careers. Through Career Connect, educators request virtual classroom visits from industry professionals, selecting from an array of job types, industries, languages, and locations. Then, students meet with professionals from industries like biotechnology, science, finance, computer engineering, human resources, education, and more, exploring potential career pathways through these interactions.
“The 2024 awards bought a huge number of high-quality entries. A varied panel of industry experts judged the winning products and solutions to be of the highest standard in supporting effective teaching and learning practices when moving into the new school year. Every winner should be immensely proud of their accomplishments – a well-deserved congratulations from the entire Tech & Learning awards team,” said the Tech & Learning editorial team.
Learn more about the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2024 and the other winners here.
“Thank you to Tech & Learning and their panel of judges for elevating and celebrating the best of edtech in this back to school season. This recognition both validates our work in the field and fuels our efforts to create innovative new resources for all learners.” said Brian Shaw, Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Education.
For more information about Discovery Education’s award-winning digital resources and professional learning solutions visit www.discoveryeducation.com, and stay connected with Discovery Education on social media through X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
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About Discovery Education
Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, innovative classroom tools, and corporate partnerships Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading edtech solutions that support the success of all learners. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.
Contacts
Grace Maliska
Discovery Education
Email: gmaliska@discoveryed.com