Discovery Education Appoints Scott Kinney as Chief Executive Officer and Kelli Campbell as President
Charlotte, NC (Monday, December 21, 2020) – Discovery Education—the Charlotte, North Carolina based global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—today announced the appointment of Scott Kinney as its new Chief Executive Officer and Kelli Campbell as the company’s new President. Kinney succeeds Paul Ilse, who will become […]
Kaiser Permanente, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and Discovery Education Offer New, No-Cost, Digital Resources Supporting Emotional Resiliency in Teachers and Students
SILVER SPRING, Md. (Monday, December 14, 2020) – In what has been an unprecedented and challenging year for schools across the U.S., educators now have access to new, no-cost digital content that supports their own and their students’ emotional resiliency from Ready, Set, RISE!, a unique virtual resource from Kaiser Permanente, Alliance for a Healthier […]
Discovery Education Experience Honored as Best of 2020 Educational Resource by Tech & Learning
Silver Spring, MD (Friday, December 11, 2020) — Discovery Education Experience was recently honored with Tech & Learning’s The Best of 2020 award. Winning submissions were selected by a panel of judges rating the individual products on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as value, uniqueness in the market, and the product’s ability to solve specific […]
Discovery Education Celebrates Human Rights Day by Offering Educators, Families, and Students No-Cost Digital Resources
SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, December 10, 2020) – Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Human Rights Day observances. Held annually on December 10th, Human Rights Day commemorates the date on which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was […]
Discovery Education and Somos Educação Bring Innovative STEM Education to Millions of Students in Brazil
SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)—Discovery Education—the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—and SOMOS Educação—Brazil’s largest education company, and one of the largest educational groups in the world—today announced an innovative new partnership. In this new collaboration, Discovery Education and SOMOS Educação will deliver award-winning […]
Educators Invited to a New, No Cost Virtual Professional Learning Event Focused on Computational Thinking
Tata Consultancy Services and Discovery Education Welcome K-12 Educators on December 9th SILVER SPRING, MD (Monday, December 7, 2020) – Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization – and Discovery Education invite educators nationwide to participate in a new, no cost virtual professional learning event focusing on […]
Potter-Burns Elementary Celebrates $10,000 Prize from the Jackson Charitable Foundation with Engaging, Virtual Financial Literacy Event
Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, December 3, 2020) – Potter-Burns Elementary School in Pawtucket, RI today gathered students, educators, and families for a special virtual event focused on improving students’ financial literacy. The event celebrated the local school’s $10,000 prize package from the 4th annual Cha-ChingTM Money Smart Kids Pledge Contest offered by Jackson Charitable Foundation. Attended by approximately 450 students and members of the Potter Burns community, the event featured remarks by school leaders and students about […]
Oklahoma’s State Textbook Committee Unanimously Approves Discovery Education Science Techbook for Use in Teaching and Learning
Silver Spring, Md. (Tuesday, December 1, 2020) – Following a comprehensive evaluation, the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee has unanimously approved the Elementary and Middle School editions of Discovery Education’s Science Techbook for statewide use as core instructional resources. Oklahoma’s adoption of the Science Techbook empowers the state’s school systems to purchase and integrate this innovative […]
STEM Careers Coalition Marks First Anniversary with an Expanded Membership of Diverse Industry Leaders and New, No-Cost Digital Resources for Educators, Students, and Families
SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, November 19, 2020) – The STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – marks its first anniversary by welcoming new members to the growing coalition and by offering educators, students, and families nationwide access to a host of new, […]
Louisiana Tech University Partners with Discovery Education to Launch Four Online Graduate Courses Supporting Educators Across Louisiana
Silver Spring, Md. (Tuesday, November 17, 2020) — Louisiana Tech University today announced the launch of four new online graduate courses designed to support current educators teaching in the online learning environment across the state of Louisiana. Created in partnership with Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning […]