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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.

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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 the Creating Curious Classrooms webinars below!

Curious Classrooms Sessions

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Featured Speakers

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Ryan Brusco

Mystery Science Team
Ryan works with district partners to realize their mission of engaging critical thinkers to become the problem-solvers of tomorrow. Before joining Mystery.org, Ryan was a school administrator in California, and he has spent his career looking for ways to inspire students’ love of learning. Ryan is also a national speaker, training schools and districts in Common Core implementation, personalized learning, and Design Thinking. When Ryan isn't working on fabulous Mystery Science content, you can find him playing the role of a glorified Uber for his children.

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Erica Kovacevic, M.S.Ed.

DE Teaching & Learning Team
Erica began her professional career in business development and transitioned into education more than 13 years ago. She started as a fifth-grade science teacher for ELL students and later became a STEAM coach in Naples, FL. She's worked as a national STEAM and teacher leadership consultant with Discovery Education.

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Paula Taylor

DE Partner Success Team
With 12 years of public education experience, including serving as an administrator, and 5 years in the EdTech Industry, Paula focuses on inspiring a L❤️VE for LEARNING for students nationally through Partner Success. She is well-versed in Curriculum and Instruction, with a deep understanding of how to build relationships that foster risk-taking for amazing implementations and student achievement.

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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!

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Ted Willard

Senior Subject Matter Expert, Science
Discovery Education
Before joining Discovery Education, Ted spent eight years as the in-house standards expert for the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). In this role, he supported implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), other standards based on A Framework for K–12 Science Education, and three-dimensional learning. He is the author of The NSTA Atlas of the Three Dimensions and editor of The NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the NGSS (NSTA Press, 2014). Before joining NSTA, Ted spent twelve years at Project 2061 for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), where he was responsible for the development of the Atlas of Science Literacy, Volume 2 (AAAS, 2007). Earlier in his career, Ted was a high school physics teacher. He has a degree in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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.