Powering Progress in California Education 🚀
Step into Spring CUE 2026 with Discovery Education and create meaningful learning moments for educators and students across California!
Hear real stories from educators, discover strategies that motivate learners, and see how Discovery Education’s innovative, California-aligned solutions turn everyday instruction into meaningful progress for every student.
Step Into a World of Innovation
at Booth 708 🪄
Explore hands-on demos and classroom-ready resources highlighting instructional strategies, career readiness, and adaptive personalized learning pathways designed specifically for California educators.
Exhibit Hall Hours
- Thursday, March 19 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday, March 20 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
🛟 SOS! We've got sharks on the loose...
Keep an eye out for the DE team swimming around the conference center in Shark hats. Be one of the first 5 attendees to any of our sessions below to receive your own hat!
Make Every Learning Moment Count in Room Mesquite H ✨
Join Discovery Education team and fellow educators and leaders on Friday, March 20th in Session Room Mesquite H to explore the latest enhancements across our solutions that highlight practical strategies, classroom-ready ideas, and leadership insights.
DElightful Donuts and DE! 🍩
Hosts: The Discovery Education Team
Curious about Discovery Education? Stop by our Discovery Drop-In to enjoy a donut and explore the platform, ask questions, and connect with experts. Whether you’re new to Discovery Education or looking to deepen your understanding, this open office hour is your chance to get personalized support, discover new features, and learn how to make the most of your digital resources. No appointment needed—just drop in!
Friday, March 20
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Mesquite H
Beyond the Time Crunch: Reimagining Science & Social Studies in Elementary Classrooms 🌎
Presenter: Dr. Stacey Ridgeway, Discovery Education
If you’ve ever felt like science and social studies get squeezed out of the school day, you’re not alone. Join us for an interactive session where we’ll share goals for science and social studies instruction in the K-5 classroom, connect with fellow educators, and walk away with concrete next steps and practical strategies to make those goals a reality. Discover resources designed to help you fit meaningful content into your instructional time.
Friday, March 20
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM PT
Mesquite H
Equip Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) with Ready-to-Use Learning Tools
Presenter: Dr. Stacey Ridgeway, Discovery Education
Great learning doesn’t stop when the school day ends. Join us to explore how Discovery Education’s resources empower ELOP and after school programming staff to deliver engaging experiences in math, reading, and career readiness that keep students curious, connected, and growing beyond the classroom.
Friday, March 20
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM PT
Mesquite H
When Students Do the Thinking: Math Experiences That Build Understanding ➗
Presenters: Lisa Sturges, Teaching & Learning, Discovery Education
This session explores what math learning looks like when students are the ones doing the thinking. Participants connect authentic experiences to productive struggle, examine the math learning progression, and observe how strong resources support reasoning without reducing challenge. Leave with practical strategies for designing learning that builds understanding and student confidence.
Friday, March 20
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM PT
Mesquite H
Connecting California Classrooms to Careers: Building Pathways Panel 🤝
Host: Dr. Stacey Ridgeway, Discovery Education
Panelist:
Brittany Conrad, Corona-Norco USD, Innovation, Learning & EdTech Teacher
Christina Baroldi, Orange USD, Innovation & Technology Instructional Specialist
Chris Petriccione, San Bernardino USD, STEAM & Innovation Program Specialist
This session explores what math learning looks like when students are the ones doing the thinking. Participants connect authentic experiences to productive struggle, examine the math learning progression, and observe how strong resources support reasoning without reducing challenge. Leave with practical strategies for designing learning that builds understanding and student confidence.
Friday, March 20
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM PT
Mesquite H
Can You Escape the Discovery Education Room? 🔍
Hosts: Jasmine Cendejas and the Discovery Education Team
Can your team beat the clock? In this hands-on escape room experience, you’ll follow clues, crack codes, and collaborate to “escape” before time runs out. Along the way, see how Discovery Education brings the same excitement, inquiry, and problem-solving skills into classrooms—engaging students while fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and a love of discovery.
Friday, March 20
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM PT
Mesquite H
Teaching & Learning Solutions
Create More AHA! Moments
Our engaging, effective, and easy-to-use solutions help every school district accelerate student growth, scale teacher impact, and motivate learning every day. Industry-leading educational content, digital-first curriculum, personalized learning programs, and time-saving instructional tools enhance teaching and learning across core subjects.
Experience
Experience
Your daily classroom companion, continuously updated with educator-vetted, grab-and-go content and cross-curricular resources that foster curiosity, enhance instruction, and elevate achievement—all in one platform.
Literacy
Literacy
Automate differentiation and scaffold targeted instruction for reading proficiency with highly adaptive and motivating literacy experiences.
Science
Science
Empower student-led exploration of real-world phenomena with lessons that strengthen critical thinking and allow students to develop a personal relationship with the natural world.
Math
Math
Invite students to “think and do” as they progress through a personalized curriculum designed to build skills, fluency, and confidence.
Social Studies
Social Studies
Inspire students to work as historians, ask questions, analyze multiple perspectives, and synthesize information to strengthen their analytical skills.
Experience
Literacy
Science
Math