FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 04.03.08

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Catholic Telemedia Network Commits to Improving Scientific Literacy and Student Achievement with Digital Science Resources

Discovery Education selected to provide elementary and middle-school science services to over 150 Catholic schools

Silver Spring, MD (April 3, 2008) – The San Francisco Bay Area’s Catholic Telemedia Network (CTN) recently selected Discovery Education as the provider of digital science resources to member schools. Consisting of two grade appropriate services, Discovery Education Science for Elementary and Discovery Education Science for Middle School, Discovery Education’s science resources provide comprehensive multimedia assets that supplement existing school curriculum with high-quality digital content in a flexible online format.

CTN’s mission is to enhance student learning by facilitating the integration of technology into existing curriculum. CTN provides multimedia services, including a full schedule of broadcast channels daily, on a variety of subjects, to teachers and students in its approximately 150 San Francisco Bay-area Cath olic schools.

“CTN is committed to providing teachers with digital science resources that enrich student’s learning and support the integration of technology into curriculum,” said Catholic Telemedia Network Executive Director Ron Loiacono. “The digital science services from Discovery Education engage students and enhance learning outcomes in our Catholic schools. We are confident that by partnering with Discovery Education, we are providing the tools students need to build the skills demanded in the digital age of the 21st century.”

Today’s students need to grow their critical thinking and problem solving skills as society becomes more technologically and information-driven. Basic scientific literacy prepares students to comprehend and manage new information, emerging technologies, and increasingly complex problems. The Catholic Telemedia Network recognizes this and supports both scientific literacy and student achievement by offering students and educators seam less access to online science content correlated to California’s educational standards.

“Four years ago, CTN pioneered the use of streaming media in the classroom by partnering with Discovery Education to provide member schools Discovery Education streaming, the only video-on-demand solution proven scientifically to improve student achievement,” said Joel Jacobson, Discovery Education Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. “By selecting Discovery Education Science, the Catholic Telemedia Network is empowering teachers to improve student achievement with award-winning interactive content intertwined with formative assessment. We look forward to partnering with CTN in our joint mission to improve student performance.”

Supporting CTN’s integration of Discovery Education Science into classrooms is the Discovery Educator Network, a global community of educators passionate about integrating media into classroom curriculum. Through the Discovery Educator Network, educators have free access to a wide range of technology training, as well as a resource library of teacher generated projects and tools.

In the coming weeks, administrators will begin implementing Discovery Education Science in classrooms around the San Francisco Bay region. Area teachers and staff will also undergo professional development designed to orient them to Discovery Education Science and help them integrate this resource into their existing lessons.

For more information on Discovery Education Science, or any other products and services from Discovery Education, please visit www.discoveryeducation.com or call 800-323-9084.

About Discovery Education
Discovery Communications revolutionized television with the Discovery Channel and is now transforming classrooms through Discovery Education. Powered by the #1 non-fiction media company in the world, Disc overy Education combines scientifically proven, standards-based digital media and a dynamic user community in order to empower teachers to improve student achievement. Already, more than half of all U.S. schools access Discovery Education digital services. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.