Welcome to the New Discovery Education Streaming Plus Discovery Education Streaming Plus has just gotten better. With thousands of multimodal resources to support diverse learning styles coupled with new features that allow students to create and manage their own content, Discovery Education Streaming Plus is unparalleled in exciting and engaging students. Built with both students and teachers in mind, Streaming Plus also provides educators with practical instructional support to effectively implement the Common Core State Standards. With hundreds of model lessons and Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment all in one location, Streaming Plus is a leading source for practical Common Core instructional strategies that support literacy, higher order thinking skills and enhanced problem solving for students. Common Core in the Classroom Streaming Library Model Lessons » Model lessons provide examples of how to integrate complex text and mathematical practices in the classroom, and demonstrate rigorous instructional practices designed to meet the Common Core State Standards and promote 21st century skills. -­‐
Model Lessons provide educators with specific examples of how to effectively integrate digital media while addressing the Common Core State Standards for ELA and Math. Each lesson is intended to serve as an instructional exemplar and comprises 3-­‐5 days of instruction. -­‐
Lessons are broken up into multiple sessions. Each session includes a Session Overview, CCSS Standards, Essential Questions, Tasks, Teacher Preparation, and an Instructional Procedure Chart with time estimates. The lessons include modeling, small group work, full class activities, and independent work to scaffold instruction. -­‐ Lessons are searchable under asset type “Lesson Plan”. -­‐ Discovery Education Streaming Plus contains over 150 reading passages, including 120 that were added to support the Common Core in the Classroom model lessons. Reading passages include both literary and informational texts, many of them drawn from Appendix B of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Literary texts include works by Aesop, Lewis Carroll, Beatrix Potter, Laurence Yep, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walt Whitman, Homer, and Shakespeare among others. Informational texts, including articles, biographies, and primary sources, address a broad range of ELA, Social Studies, and Science topics. Text complexity was assessed using the three-­‐part model outlined in Appendix A of the CCSS. Explore » Digital content handpicked by curriculum experts supports the rigor of the CCSS, while engaging students and inspiring them to achieve. -­‐
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Custom aligned digital assets that can be used to supplement the Model Lessons. Support for multiple learning styles with instructional videos, skill builders, games, audio files, images, and encyclopedia reference materials. These assets can be assigned to your students or used during your classroom instructional time. Assess » Standards based performance tasks and selected response items measure the higher-­‐order thinking skills and increased depth of knowledge supported by CCSS. -­‐
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Integrated video, digital images and a variety of texts are utilized where students are asked to produce a written piece. Pre-­‐created Student Practice assessments are available with 5 items per standard. These assets can be assigned to your students. » The new Board Builder enables students to produce and high quality multimedia projects. The tool supports key requirements of the Common Core State Standards, including: -­‐ Integrating and evaluating content presented in diverse formats and media (CCRA.R.7) -­‐ Writing informational texts (CCRA.W.2) -­‐ Using technology to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others (CCRA.W.6) -­‐ Gathering relevant information from multiple print and digital sources and integrating the information while avoiding plagiarism (CCRA.W.8) -­‐ Making strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations (CCRA.SL.5) Start Using Discovery Education Streaming Plus and see Common Core Instruction in Action in 3 Easy Steps 1. Find a Model Lesson to integrate within your classroom. -­‐ Choose a subject and grade, and then navigate through the Strand/Domain, Standard Cluster, and Standard. -­‐ Essential Questions and Standards are clearly identified and each lesson is broken into multiple sessions. -­‐ Digital assets are embedded within the lesson, and handouts and rubrics are provided. 2. Explore digital content that helps students develop the critical skills necessary for College and Career Readiness. -­‐ Use these resources to activate student interest, support student inquiry, provide practice, and build fluency with Common Core skills. -­‐
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Support diverse learning styles with a broad array of resources. Further differentiate instruction and boost literacy through closed-­‐captioning, transcripts, and alternate language videos. 3. Assess student performance to inform instructional decisions. -­‐ Take advantage of both Performance Tasks and Selected Response/Multiple Choice Assessments to measure student understanding. -­‐ Search for Performance tasks under the “Activity”, “Assignment”, or “Writing Prompt” asset types. Questions? Contact Discovery Education Support: Education_Info@Discovery.com or 1-­‐800-­‐323-­‐9084