Creating Curious Classrooms: Secondary Science for 6-12

Available On Demand

The middle and high school years are full of curiosity and exploration, and teachers must deliver high-quality instruction that engages students, encourages them to think critically, and prepares them for college and careers. In this 30-minute session of Creating Curious Classrooms, discover how to support instructional best practices (and take something off teachers’ plates!) so they can easily implement phenomena-based, active learning.  

Join Eric Friberg, former science teacher and winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST), and Desiree Sasko-Sujoy, former Science and Math Coach and NOAA scientist, as they:  

  • Unpack unique opportunities and challenges that admins face in middle school and high school grades 
  • Demonstrate how science interactives and active learning can engage students in science and engineering practices as they explore real scientific phenomena. From asking a question to crafting an explanation of the phenomena, students can test a variety of variables and observe, measure, and analyze observable data, build models to make and test claims and then develop explanations based on evidence. 
  • Ignite students’ natural curiosity and get them excited about making more real-world connections in a science unit, and then extend their learning  
  • Keep it real with fully-editable interactive activities that only need a few minutes of prep, so any educator can teach science. 

With 500+ ready-to-use interactive activities for Grades 6-12, students see, measure, analyze, and explore science for themselves.  Together, Pivot Interactives and Discovery Education Experience can bring science to a whole new level for teachers and students! 

Watch On Demand

Catch the on-demand webinar to discover how high-quality, engaging phenomena enable elementary teachers to lay the foundation for a lifelong love of science!

Featured Speakers

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Eric Friberg

Pivot Interactives Content Team
Eric's experience as a teacher, and education visionary combine to enable him to guide our growing team of content writers and video developers. Eric is a winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST), and numerous other awards. Teachers and students who use Pivot Interactives benefit from Eric's experience and vision.

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Desiree Sasko Sujoy, M.S.Ed.

DE Curriculum Team
Desiree Sasko Sujoy is a Director on the Teaching & Learning team at Discovery Education. Desiree works with partners to design learning experiences with DE tools and PD that bring their district goals to life. Prior to joining Discovery Education, Desiree was a Math/Science/EdTech Coach for 5 years, and secondary Math & Science teacher for 9+ years, part of which was spent designing marine field studies courses for students at a National Undersea Research Program (NURP) center in the Exumas. Prior to her education career, Desiree was a Research Associate for NOAA/NURP, and has published papers in the Journal of Zoology on prey capture of cownose rays and the Bulletin of Marine Science on coral reef monitoring efforts.

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Bina Ramesh

DE Partnerships Team
Bina graduated from The College of New Jersey with a double major in ISTEM (Integrated Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) and Education with a technology specialization. This unique training launched her career building a STEAM program from the ground up at Newark Public Schools. She then moved on to serve Linden Public Schools as a technology educator/coordinator and pursuing my masters degree in educational leadership. Bina is a passionate EdTech advocate at Discovery Education who loves to help school districts foster students’ love of learning!

Join Us for Creating Curious Classrooms

What is curiosity? It’s what drives us to explore and investigate our amazing world. And we believe getting curious is the best way to learn.

Creating Curious Classrooms is a webinar miniseries that helps educators capture that curiosity in students and help them want to become lifelong learners, explorers, solution seekers, and gamechangers.

This series showcases hands-on and virtual investigations, STEM activities, and a ton of science resources for teachers to bring science to life in the classroom!

Hear first-hand stories of how schools like yours are using standards-aligned content, complete with grab-and-go lessons and hands-on experiences, to turn their science programs into learning expeditions that help students better understand our world and prepare them for success.

Find all all the Creating Curious Classrooms webinars below!

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is curiosity? It’s what drives us to explore and investigate our amazing world. And we believe getting curious is the best way to learn.

Creating Curious Classrooms is a webinar miniseries that helps educators capture that curiosity in students and help them want to become lifelong learners, explorers, solution seekers, and gamechangers.

This series showcases hands-on and virtual investigations, STEM activities, and a ton of science resources for teachers to bring science to life in the classroom!

Hear first-hand stories of how schools like yours are using standards-aligned content, complete with grab-and-go lessons and hands-on experiences, to turn their science programs into learning expeditions that help students better understand our world and prepare them for success.

Find all upcoming Creating Curious Classrooms webinars at DiscoveryEducation.com/Events

If you’re a school administrator, science department chair, science education leader, or simply someone with a love of science teaching, we invite you to come and get curious!  

You can register for any upcoming Creating Curious Classrooms webinars at DiscoveryEducation.com/Events

We’ll deep dive into a topic for 30-minutes, so anyone can fit it into their schedule!

Yes! We’ll record the session for participants. We’ll also offer an on-demand version after the live date so you can access a refresher anytime.

Creating Curious Classrooms will benefit any educator who wants to build curiosity as a foundation for learning science, regardless of whether you have DE in your classrooms. The series will showcase a variety of hands-on and virtual investigations, STEM activities, and a ton of science resources for teachers to bring science to life in the classroom — all are welcome.

There is no registration fee for participating in our webinars. But you do need to register in advance to receive access.

You can access a certificate of participation for attending but it is up to your district/local jurisdiction at their discretion whether the session will fulfill credit hours.

The webinar is hosted on Zoom webinars. If you need technical assistance for Zoom or are unable to join the meeting, please visit the Zoom Support Center.

Please contact Education Support at Education_Info@discoveryed.com.