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State & Strategic Partnerships with Discovery Education

Who We Are

At Discovery Education, our mission is to prepare learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today’s world. Educators, leaders, parents, and communities look to Discovery Education as a strategic partner in bringing quality real-world learning experiences to all students so they can succeed both in the classroom and in the workforce.

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What We Do

By developing strategic partnerships between public and private institutions, we empower educators to create real-world learning experiences that give students voice and inspiration for the careers of tomorrow. Educators can use Discovery Education’s teaching and learning solutions—made available through these partnerships—to address a spectrum of critical topics impacting today’s classrooms, communities, and the workforce.

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Statewide & Strategic Partnerships

We are proud to partner with states and large districts across the country to support the unique needs of their educators and students, including curriculum alignment to state standards, custom curated content, and targeted professional learning.

 

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Arizona Department of Education

The Arizona Department of Education and Discovery Education launched a partnership in 2021 which includes public, charter and adult education schools. While ensuring all educators and students have equitable access to high-quality resources, the Department of Education also focused on their rural schools. Through this partnership, all schools receive not only the resources, but also in-person and virtual professional learning.

  • Accessibility – rural, urban, suburban
  • Creating custom content “native stories of the Southwest” to inform native and non-native students and faculty about the successes, accomplishments, and contributions of leaders and changemakers in the Native American community.
  • Scalable and sustainable professional development with in-state project manager that support teacher practice yielding to positive academic outcomes

Delaware Department of Education

The Delaware Department of Education, DuPont, and Discovery Education launched a new, first-of-its-kind partnership to increase student access to high-quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) instructional resources, as well as instructional materials and other supports to enhance (Career and Technical Education) programs across the state. The three-year partnership program for middle and high school students directly supports the Delaware Pathways Initiative — an innovative effort helping students develop the academic, technical, and employability skills needed for successful, in-demand jobs across Delaware. This public/private partnership between DuPont, Delaware Department of Education and Discovery Education provides:

  • Equitable access to dynamic, real-world STEM and Career content to enhance CTE programs and strengthen student engagement
  • Resource alignments customized to each state career pathway and work-based learning initiatives
  • Custom created ready to use activities and Studio Boards to support cross-curricular CTE and STEM learning
  • Scalable and sustainable professional learning by dedicated Delaware Project Manager focused on impacting teacher practices and engaging students in career explorations and STEM learning

Denver Public Schools

The Denver Public Schools STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, PE, Health and Media Literacy) Department announced the launch of a new initiative with Discovery Education in February 2023 to help educators district wide provide K-12 students with innovative and engaging multilingual learning experiences and resources. The district was thrilled to bring Discovery Education’s digital resources to their students as this initiative is intended to help enhance and enrich the educational experiences of their K-12 students, while also empowering teachers with tools and resources to enhance the district’s adopted curriculum. The Director of STEAM at Denver Public Schools shared, “Discovery Education is more than just a program, it’s an experience. We believe that this initiative will help our students develop a love of learning and a curiosity for the world around them.”

  • Multi-Language Learner Support: Discovery Education has worked closely with Denver Public Schools to provide educators with integrating multi-language resources with tools to integrate into daily practices to support teaching and learning.
  • Wellness and Community Building: Discovery Education has developed and implemented an alignment document focused on wellness and community building topics for each month of the 23-24 school year. The Discovery Education team is providing customized professional learning sessions for the Transformative Social Emotional and Academic Learning (TSEAL) team and educators to support the implementation of timely resources that compliment DPS' robust wellness program.
  • Exploring STEM lessons and career connections within the STEM Career Coalition, to bring real world learning experiences into the classroom.

Los Angeles Unified School District

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is a long-standing Discovery Education strategic partner. Miami-Dade partners with Discovery Education across a variety of products, projects, and initiatives to strengthen student engagement and learning and to support teacher capacity to facilitate learning across all classrooms. This strategic partnership provides equitable access to digital resources that support all subject areas, parent and family engagement through custom resources, programming, and events, as well as summer learning through custom created resources and professional learning. The partnership also provides:
  • High quality, standards aligned content across grades K-12 for all subject areas
  • Focused support for STEM Magnet Schools and personalized professional learning to strengthen cross-curricular learning
  • Robust and ongoing professional learning for all educators to strengthen capacity to engage students in and outside of the classroom
  • Personalized professional learning and support by our Miami-Dade Project Manager to inspire teacher leaders to grow their practice through the multi-year Digital Leader Network model
  • Custom support for district events and programs aligned to district priorities

Mississippi Department of Education

The Mississippi Department of Education launched a partnership with Discovery Education to provide K-6 science educators and students with timely and relevant resources across the State using the Discovery Education Experience. The partnership focuses on strengthening student engagement in the science classroom and building teacher capacity to leverage dynamic digital content to impact science achievement. Throughout this partnership, teachers participate in virtual and in person personalized professional learning to integrate Discovery Education ready to use activities and resources across all content areas into their daily practice to provide connected, cross-curricular learning experiences for all students. This unique partnership brings Science learning to life through:

  • Custom created Studio Boards to support the science of reading through the teaching of science
  • Scalable and sustainable professional learning by dedicated Mississippi Project Manager focused on building the capacity of elementary teachers to inspire and actively engage students in student centered science learning

Nevada Department of Education

In July 2020, the Nevada Department of Education and Nevada Gold Mines partnered with Discovery Education to make the Discovery Education Experience K-12 learning toolkit accessible to educators, students, and families across the State. “We are incredibly pleased to continue this tremendous partnership benefiting Nevada’s students and are grateful for the support of community partners like Nevada Gold Mines, who are so passionate about investing in the educational resources which are so key to making our state a better place to learn, work, and live,” said Jhone Ebert, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
  • STEM and Science: Supporting Science and STEM education is the priority of the partnership with the Nevada Department of Education. Discovery Education has provided curriculum alignment documents, custom professional learning, and support at statewide events to support this work making an systemic impact on teaching and learning across its districts.
  • CTE: Encouraging career exploration alongside CTE educators through the partnership with Nevada Gold Mines and the STEM Careers Coalition has been a significant part of our public-private partnership within Nevada. Discovery Education has partnered with Nevada Gold Mines to create twelve career connection videos with accompanying lessons that are featured globally in the Nevada Gold Mines and STEM Career Coalition Channels to support workforce readiness.
  • Customized Resource Guides: Our in-state project manager provides tailored in-person and virtual professional learning sessions across the state. Collaborating with instructional leaders to increase teacher capacity with timely and relevant customized resource guides, 1:1 educator support, and professional learning, she has provided educators with just in time lessons and content to supplement their core curriculum. These resources are shared through email, professional learning sessions, and on social media.

Montana Office of Public Instruction

In June 2023, Discovery Education partnered with Superintendent Elsie Arntzen of the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Through this multi-year partnership, the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is providing all 402 public school districts statewide access to a curated collection of high-quality, grade-level appropriate, digital content aligned to Montana’s rigorous K-12 Content Standards. In addition, this collaboration supports the state’s workforce readiness initiatives, rural education, Native American tribal history and culture, and parent and family engagement initiatives. This comprehensive partnership provides access to all Montana public school students to engaging and interactive resources that:

  • Strengthen Math learning through a focus on real world application of mathematical practices
  • Engage students and educators in career explorations and investigations through virtual field trips with industry experts that promote workforce readiness
  • Support Native American education and culture through the integration and creation of resources into Discovery Education’s learning toolkit
  • Focus on strengthening rural education by ensuring access to dynamic K-12 resources to engage all learners
  • Inspire and engage educators through tailored in-person and virtual professional learning sessions by dedicated in-state Montana Project Manager

New Hampshire Department of Education

The New Hampshire Department of Education selected Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 learning toolkit to support all New Hampshire learning environments with high quality instructional material. “This is really a win for everyone, students, families, and teachers across the state. No matter what school district they live or work in or what education program they choose, they will now have access to high quality instructional materials,” stated Frank Edelblut, Commissioner of Education. Through this partnership, all K-12 New Hampshire public, private and charter schools have access to Discovery Education Experience to support teaching and learning across all subject areas. This statewide partnership provides:
  • Equitable access to high quality digital resources, interactives, ready to use lessons and instructional strategies anywhere in the state, both in and out of the classroom for all content areas.
  • Parent and family support through curated content channels accessible at home to support engagement and continuity of learning
  • Personalized in person and virtual professional learning delivered by dedicated New Hampshire Project Manager to support teacher efficacy to effectively integrate digital resources into instruction

South Carolina Department of Education

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) invested in and rolled out in 2020 a robust, integrated digital learning solution that supports teaching and learning across all South Carolina public schools and selected charter schools. This comprehensive solution includes standards-based digital learning resources from Discovery Education that provide every student and educator access to high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, interactives, and instructional strategies to strengthen student engagement and learning. Through this partnership, South Carolina educators strengthen their capacity to create student-centered learning environments through the intentional integration of timely and relevant digital resources. The partnership provides:

  • High quality, standards aligned content across all grades K-12 and includes all subject areas
  • Unprecedented support for rural schools through regional and district/school based professional learning
  • Personalized in person and virtual professional learning for all South Carolina educators delivered by dedicated South Carolina Project Manager to support teacher efficacy to effectively integrate digital resources into instruction

Rochester City School District

Rochester City School District selected Discovery Education’s digital products and services to support equitable access to engaging, relevant and dynamic resources for all K-12 students across all classrooms. Through this partnership, all Rochester educators expanded their toolkits to actively engage every learner. Educators, students, and families have access to Discovery Education to support teaching and learning across all subject areas, in and out of the classroom. This comprehensive partnership provides:
  • Equitable access to high quality digital resources, interactives, ready to use lessons and instructional strategies anywhere in the state, both in and out of the classroom for all content areas
  • Parent and family support through curated content channels accessible at home to support engagement and continuity of learning
  • Personalized in person and virtual professional learning delivered by dedicated Rochester Project Manager to support teacher efficacy to effectively integrate digital resources into instruction

Read a reflection on the statewide rollouts in AZ, SC, NH, and NV by Dr. Karen Beerer, Senior Vice President of Strategic & Statewide Partnerships at Discovery Education.

What Partners Say About DE

Discovery Education has long stood beside the nation’s rural educators.  Each day, through their digital solutions, professional learning, and consultative partnership, they are helping teachers in rural communities across the country bring the world into their classrooms to support the success of all learners.
Melissa SadorfPresident-Elect, NREA
President, Arizona Rural Schools Association
Superintendent of Stanfield Elementary School District 24, AZ
In 2021, the New Hampshire Department of Education selected Discovery Education’s award-winning learning platform to support all New Hampshire learning environments with high quality instructional material. We now have virtually every school district in the state engaged in this win-win initiative and nearly 1 million interactions have occurred to help unlock potential and engage students in their learning. These resources, at no cost to students or educators, are facilitating modern learning experiences and providing children with access to innovative resources that are motivating them to excel.
Commissioner Frank EdelblutNew Hampshire Department of Education
Discovery Education has been an exceptionally flexible and supportive partner to work with and our educators genuinely enjoy working with the DE team. This partnership has allowed us to provide students, educators, and families with resources that extend learning beyond the walls of the classroom. Discovery Education resources expand horizons, facilitate meaningful conversations, and help ensure our future workforce possesses the necessary academic skills. Students are able to see the connection and relevance between academic and technical learning and the role these skill sets play in the workplace.
Jon WickertDirector, Career and Technical Education and STEM Initiatives, Delaware DOE
Our partnership with Discovery Education is excellent—the team is always willing to help or change direction when necessary. The biggest impact we've seen has been access to quality science resources for our schools, especially those without labs. And, the content connects to our College and CAREER readiness standards to help support our workforce readiness.
Elizabeth SimmonsDirector of Instructional Materials & Library Media, Mississippi DOE
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The Research Behind Discovery Education

At Discovery Education, we’re committed to providing research-based solutions and verifying their efficacy to support deep and sustained learning. DE has a dedicated research team, and engages independent research organizations, to cull insights from qualitative and quantitative data that are used to evaluate program implementation and impact. Independent studies have revealed promising results about the impact of Discovery Education on teaching and learning outcomes.

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