Discovery Education Enhances K-12 Platform with New Games, Interactives, Career Resources, and More

Charlotte, NC (Thursday, February 15, 2024) — Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced the addition of new games, interactives, career resources and more to its award-winning K-12 learning platform, Discovery Education Experience. This exciting new content nurtures student curiosity and supports educators’ efforts to engage all learners more deeply in instruction. 

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education Experience is a powerful K-12 learning platform that facilitates engaging instruction in any environment. These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day. Through expanded, lasting partnerships with Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, Brightspace, and Clever, integrating Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform into existing Information Technology architecture is easier than ever. 

Among the new resources now available for use in pre-Kindergarten to 2^nd grade classrooms are:

• • Need to Know: The DE Originals series was intentionally designed and created by educators for educators, with ready-to-use lessons, original videos, and printable activities to guide students on a journey into the past to explore Need to Know moments in history.

• • Arcademics: These multi-player games make building skills in math, ELA (English Language Arts), and social studies engaging and fun.

• • Cram Jams: These educational, animated music videos are paired with instructional activities that transform language and grammar into something to sing about.

6^th-12^th grade classroom resources recently added include:

• • Life Skills Channel: This selection of curated resources helps students develop and enhance skills critical for success in the workplace and in relationships with others.

• • Ready4Work: This docuseries by CheddarK12 explores the ins and outs of job searches, highlighting the personal experiences of everyday people, the application process, career strengths, and job search challenges.
  • STEM Careers Coalition: Enable students to explore careers in the STEM workforce by pairing video content with career connection strategies, student activations, and ready-to-use activities.

• • Virtual Field Trips Channel: An exclusive collection of more than 100 explorations that take students behind the scenes of some of the most iconic locations around the world as they meet fascinating people and learn about their real-world careers.

Discover more about the latest updates to Experience here. 

“For over 20 years, Discovery Education has been nurturing student curiosity and connecting classrooms to the real-world. The latest research-backed resources and standards-aligned content will encourage student’s natural curiosity, which is the first step toward student engagement and learning,” said Pete Weir, Chief Product Officer at Discovery Education. 

All educators using Discovery Education’s products enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network. A global community of education professionals, the Discovery Education Network connects members across school systems and around the world through social media, virtual conferences, and in-person events, fostering valuable idea sharing and inspiration. 

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 (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.    

• • Sesame Learning Sounds and Letters: Build and deepen students’ phonemic awareness and phonics skills with The Electric Company.

• • Vooks: Bring storybooks to life through animation and voice narration with exciting instructional activities to support students in their literacy journey.

• • PhET interactives: Based on extensive educational research, these game-like simulations invite students to explore math and science concepts.

Some of the new resources now available for use in 3^rd to 5^th grade classrooms include:

• • Need to Know: The DE Originals series was intentionally designed and created by educators for educators, with ready-to-use lessons, original videos, and printable activities to guide students on a journey into the past to explore Need to Know moments in history.

• • Arcademics: These multi-player games make building skills in math, ELA (English Language Arts), and social studies engaging and fun.

• • Cram Jams: These educational, animated music videos are paired with instructional activities that transform language and grammar into something to sing about.

6^th-12^th grade classroom resources recently added include:

• • Life Skills Channel: This selection of curated resources helps students develop and enhance skills critical for success in the workplace and in relationships with others.

• • Ready4Work: This docuseries by CheddarK12 explores the ins and outs of job searches, highlighting the personal experiences of everyday people, the application process, career strengths, and job search challenges.
  • STEM Careers Coalition: Enable students to explore careers in the STEM workforce by pairing video content with career connection strategies, student activations, and ready-to-use activities.

• • Virtual Field Trips Channel: An exclusive collection of more than 100 explorations that take students behind the scenes of some of the most iconic locations around the world as they meet fascinating people and learn about their real-world careers.

Discover more about the latest updates to Experience here. 

“For over 20 years, Discovery Education has been nurturing student curiosity and connecting classrooms to the real-world. The latest research-backed resources and standards-aligned content will encourage student’s natural curiosity, which is the first step toward student engagement and learning,” said Pete Weir, Chief Product Officer at Discovery Education. 

All educators using Discovery Education’s products enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network. A global community of education professionals, the Discovery Education Network connects members across school systems and around the world through social media, virtual conferences, and in-person events, fostering valuable idea sharing and inspiration. 

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 (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.