Elementary Schools

Gratitude and 5 Other Skills to Build Sustainable Happiness

2 months ago Jennifer

Yesterday, I received a package from my sister in law, Marsha, with a beautiful homemade face mask. Gratitude washed over me. Her generosity released a cascade of feelings that researchers acknowledge lead to happiness.

In these unprecedented times, it is easy to lose sight of happiness and self-care. The following 6 learnable skills are proven to increase health and wellbeing and reduce stress and anxiety. Now is an ideal time to get started!

  • Gratitude.  In spite of challenges, it’s uplifting to recognize the efforts many people make every day; the healthcare worker tending to the sick, the store employee 
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Expand Perspectives on Preventing Substance Misuse – Explore the Dose of Knowledge Panel Discussion On-Demand 

2 months ago Jennifer

Initiating conversations with students about the dangers of substance misuse can be difficult to navigate. As instances of substance misuse continue to be too common and as young people faced increased stress, anxiety, and isolation during these challenging times, it is more important than ever that we all play an active role helping students understand the dangers of drug misuse.  

CVS Health in partnership with Discovery Education presented a unique panel discussion during Red Ribbon Week 2020, focusing on helping educators and communities define substance misuse and sharing tools and resources for addressing the issue with students

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Connecting Students to the Real-World of Healthcare

2 months ago Jennifer

As kids continue to navigate the new school year, whether in-person or virtually, being aware of overlapping diseases and social realities has become more important than ever. Beyond the ever-present threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are 6.2 million children living with asthma in the United States alone. For these children, respiratory diseases like COVID-19 pose additional threats to a healthy life, and complications are everywhere – even from cleaning products, research finds.

Added to the mix are racial disparities related to respiratory illness. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows cases are up to 2.8x

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Prevention Resources to Keep Kids Substance-Free

2 months ago Jennifer

We know kids don’t live in a vacuum and are faced with important decisions each day. That’s why Responsibility.org’s Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix underage drinking prevention program and Discovery Education teamed up in 2018 to deliver award-winning prevention resources designed to spark conversations about alcohol, both in schools and at home, to prevent underage drinking. Now, we’re proud to release brand-new content that supports teachers, parents, and students in engaging in even more conversations to keep kids substance-free by addressing how underage cannabis use affects the developing brain.

Cannabis legalization is on the rise in many

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Tools Connecting High Schoolers to Financial Success

2 months ago Jennifer

Research from the U.S. Treasury Department implies that educating students about smart financial decisions is as critical as ever: only 1 out of 6 students currently have the baseline of economic knowledge they need to be successful long-term.

Connecting students to financial know-how, including information about financial institutions, provides a means for young people to achieve their dreams. With no cost resources from Pathway to Financial Success in School – a program from Discover Financial Services and Discovery Education – educators now have a way to give students the tools they need to succeed financially.

Designed for wherever learning takes

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2 Steps to Become a Student-Centered Educator in Any Teaching Environment

2 months ago Jennifer

By Saki Hashimoto, Learning Facilitator, TGR Foundation – A Tiger Woods Charity

Student engagement, in either the in-person or virtual environment, is critical to learning.  One way to immediately connect with students and heighten engagement is to teach in the student-centered approach. The student-centered approach emphasizes authentic opportunities for students to be creators of information, not just consumers of information.

Here’s a two-step process to make the student-centered approach come alive in your own teaching, no matter where learning is taking place:

  1. Reflect on your teaching style.

Teachers teach in ways that fit state and national standards, but also in

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Discover Resources to Support Emotional Resiliency in Teachers and Students with Ready, Set, RISE 

2 months ago Jennifer

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 Generation (Healthier Generation), and Discovery Education.  

Ready, Set, RISE! offers educators on-demand e-learning modules built to highlight the importance of human connection and empathy in schools. The series provides a foundational understanding of trauma-informed educational practices and policies educators can use to create more student-centered learning environments for all learners. The

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Help Families Celebrate STEM Learning at Home with Girls Get STEM!

2 months ago Jennifer

Discovery Education partners provide a number of family resources that aim to create an impactful learning environment at home and reinforce what is being taught in the classroom. Girl Scouts of the USA in partnership with Discovery Education created Girls Get STEM to spark girls’ interest in STEM and help young girls unleash their inner G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ potential! No-cost family resources from Girls Get STEM are flexible, easy to implement, available in English and Spanish, and will help students and parents extend STEM learning and exploration at home! 

As an added bonus,

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7 Professional Development Resources from a Year of Transformation 

2 months ago Jennifer

Now that 2020 has taught us so very much about flexible approaches to learning, let’s stop and take a moment to recognize the newfound strengths that this flexibility allows for educators. Join Discovery Education as we highlight a series of simple no-cost resources that enable educators not only to navigate but to thrive in the world of virtual learning. These standards-aligned digital tools will help you lead your students into the future of education by taking a creative approach to diverse learning environments. 

7 Professional Learning Pro-Tips  

  1. Cultivating trauma-informed educators is crucial to creating a better world for both students
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