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Dawn Donahue
Professional Learning Coordinatorddonahue@psdschools.org237-1388This course is not being offered for credit in Fall 2021
This course is not being offered for credit in Fall 2021
Learning Targets
Learning Targets
*Curate a Discovery Education Content Library.
*Create a class, assign content to students, and manage results.
*Learn about intstructional strategies to use with DE content.
*Learn about the Science Techbook for 3-5 grade students or Studio Lessons
Untitled: Oct 12, 2020 1:43 PM.webmCourse Overview
Course Overview
Watch the tutorials to learn about the tech tool.
Customize your DE website and create something to use with students.
Reflect on you and your student's experience.
STEP 1 > Discovery Education Tutorials ( 2 hours)
STEP 1 > Discovery Education Tutorials ( 2 hours)
or live help, send a message to Dawn Donahue through Microsoft Teams .
Instructions:
Instructions:
Sign into your Discovery Education Account
Complete the tutorials below and then take the technical skills quiz for each section. As you learn new things from the tutorials, please edit and change your personal Discovery Education Homepage and Content Library.
- Discover DE Resources
Go to the Professional Learning Section of Discovery Education, and then click on the Teacher Support channel.
A. Watch any or all of the videos in the Step 1: Discovery Resources Section. Use these video to learn how to....
Build a content library
Add to you Quick List
Add and subscribe to Channels
Go here to take a technical quiz.
2. Share with Students
2. Share with Students
Go to the Professional Learning Section of Discovery Education, and then click on the Teacher Support channel.
A. Watch any or all of the videos in the Step 2: Share with Students Section. Use these video to learn how to....
Set up your class of students
Assign content to a student
Share assignments on Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams
Impersonate a student
Manage assignments
3. Spotlight on Strategies
3. Spotlight on Strategies
Go to the Instructional Strategies section of DE. (The Instructional Strategies Tab is directly to the left of the Professional Learning Tile)
A. Explore the Instructional Strategies on this section of Discovery Education. Some of this strategies are best used face to face, and others can be implemented remotely.
B. Save any strategy you like to you content library, or add it to your click list.
Share a SOS Strategy on this Padlet. First sign into the Padlet with your PSD Google Credentials, and then share the link on a green sticky note and write about why you thought this strategy would be powerful for your students.
4. Personalize your Learning
4. Personalize your Learning
Go to the Professional Learning Section of Discovery Education, and then click on the Teacher Support channel.
A. Spend 30 watching videos in the Step 3: Access Grab-and-Go Activites; Step 4: Explore Channels; Step 5: Gain Inspiration; Interactive Courses; or Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Discovery Education.
Share a DE tip you learned on this Padlet. First gin into the Padlet with your PSD Google Credentials and then share a tip you learn from your presonalized PD, and include a link to the PD resource on DE.
5. Choose one pathway
5. Choose one pathway
Science Techbook (Grades 3-5)
Science Techbook (Grades 3-5)
Go to the Professional Learning Section of Discovery Education, and then click on the Teacher Support channel.
Watch any or all of the videos in the "Science Techbook" section Share with Students Section. Use these video to learn how to....
Align DE instruction with NGSS Standards
Change accessibiity features like language, text size, text to speech and readability to accomodation students.
Assign interactive lessons, collect formative assessemtent data and give feedback.
OR
OR
Studio (All Grades)
Studio (All Grades)
Go to the Professional Learning Section of Discovery Education, and then click on the Teacher Support channel.
Watch any or all of the videos in the "Create Lesson with Studio" section Share with Students Section. Use these video to learn how to....
Create lessons for a variety of educational environements - remote, face to face, blended, asynchronous, synchrous, etc.
Use DE and teacher created content to design interactive lessons
Have students create Studio Boards.
STEP 2 > Customize your Discovery Education Site and Apply your Learning (2 hours)
STEP 2 > Customize your Discovery Education Site and Apply your Learning (2 hours)
Use your new learning from Step 1 to set up your Discovery Education website - you may have already done this as you watched the tutorials.
- Assign Content to your class and view the results. You may choose to assign a Science Techbook lesson, a Studio Lesson, or any other DE content.
Record a screencast of your customized Discovery Education site and include the following in your screencast.
Your content library
Your Quick List
Your classroom
The content you have assigned to your class and the results of that assignment
An Instructional Strategy from theS potlight on Strategies that you tried or would like to try.
The next professional development you are interested in viewing in the future.
Your Science Techbook Lessson OR a Studio Lesson you tried with your class and the results.
Submit your Screencast on our Padlet. If you need assistance making a screencast, please use this resource or contact Dawn Donahue.
STEP 3 > Reflect on the Experience (1 hour)
STEP 3 > Reflect on the Experience (1 hour)
After using your Discovery Education with students, reflect on the experiences of you and your students on this Google Form.
Thank you for your dedication and service to our PSD students!
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