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Join Discovery Education at NSTA 2023

March 22 - 25 | Atlanta, GA

Three Phenomenal Days that Will Inspire the Way You Teach Science!

Discovery Education is gearing up for three full days at the NSTA Conference that will inspire the way you teach science! We hope you’ll join us for unique sessions, inspiring stories, practical strategies, and hands-on experiences with our phenomenal science solutions, all available through our award-winning K-12 learning platform.

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Find Inspiration at Booth #1423

Thursday, March 23 – Saturday, March 25

  • Thursday, March 23 | 11:00 am – 5:00 PM
  • Friday, March 24 | 9:00 am – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday, March 25 | 9:00 am – 3:00 PM

Come by the DE booth for a real-world science experience! Explore our standards aligned, phenomena-based science curriculum (K-12) including Science Techbook (K-12), Mystery Science (K-5), and Pivot Interactives (6-12) and try hands-on immersive activities through our award-winning daily learning platform.

Win a Limited-Edition Discovery Education Lab Coat!

Each day, we’re raffling twenty limited-edition Discovery Education lab coats each day. Stop by booth #1423 to learn and play for a chance to win!

Join Original and Engaging Workshops

Jumpstart a “Phenomenal” Day with Discovery Education Hands-On Experiences

Thursday, March 23 | 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Location: Room B206

Start your day with the Discovery Education team as they take you on a high energy and hands-on immersion into the wonderful world of Phenomena! We will highlight curriculum and instruction from our award-winning DE platform, Science Techbook, STEM Connect, STEM Careers Coalition, Mystery Science, Pivot Interactives, and more that focus on the engagement of all students as they tackle the three dimensions of science instruction, make sense of phenomena, and design solutions to problems. Participants will walk away energized, inspired, and well supported as you head into your day!

Presented by:

  • Brad Fountain, Senior Director of Teaching & Learning, Discovery Education
  • The Discovery Education Team

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  • Activities
  • Unpacking the Crosscutting Concepts with a Brand New NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the Three Dimensions

    Thursday, March 23 | 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

    Location: Room B301

    Since its release in 2014, the NSTA Quick-Reference Guide has become an essential tool for many educators across the country. A new version has been developed that contains the most useful features of the original, including descriptions of the practices and the crosscutting concepts from the Framework and K-12 progressions of the elements of all three dimensions.

    Presented by:

    • Ted Willard, Author of The Atlas of the Three-Dimensions, and Senior Science Expert, Discovery Education

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    🍴 Take a Bite out of Science for Florida: Lunch & Learn with Discovery Education

    Thursday, March 23 | 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

    Location: Room B206

    Join us as we explore how Discovery Education supports Florida educators with a complete science package built NEW for Florida Science Classrooms, including digital, print, science kits, and professional learning. Built exclusively for Florida, the Discovery Education K-8 Florida Science Program delivers active science lessons designed for student and classroom success. This all-new program focuses on the Statewide Science Assessments, going beyond just simply “Florida aligned.”
    Note: this session sells out fast. Pre-register for our sessions and plan to arrive 15 minutes early. Seats and boxed lunch provided first come first serve.

    Presented by:

    • Justin Karkow, Vice President of Teaching & Learning, Discovery Education
    • Dan Gammage, Director of Education Partnerships, Discovery Education

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  • Explore Science for Florida
  • 🍴 Take a Bite out of Science for Texas: Lunch & Learn with Discovery Education and Mystery Science

    Thursday, March 23 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

    Location: Room B206

    Join us as we explore how Discovery Education supports Texas educators with a Texas 2-Year Science Package that is fully aligned to TEKS and includes ready-to-use activities and new, easy-to-use lessons available through our partnership with Mystery Science. We don’t stop there. You won’t want to miss out as we also cast our vision for the future of Science in Texas, while at the same time soliciting your feedback as we inspire students and empower teachers.
    Note: this session sells out fast. Pre-register for our sessions and plan to arrive 15 minutes early. Seats and boxed lunch provided first come first serve.

    Presented by:

    • Justin Karkow, Vice President of Teaching & Learning, Discovery Education
    • Kevin Quinlan, Regional Vice President of Education Partnerships, Discovery Education

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  • Explore Science for Texas
  • Mystery Science Texas
  • 7 Ways to Science with Discovery Education

    Thursday, March 23 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

    Location: Room B206

    To celebrate 20+ years of supporting teachers and engaging students, the Discovery Education team invites you to join us as we unveil seven things that you didn’t know about your FAVORITE science learning platform, and one thing you probably did! We invite our OG United Streaming users, our STAR Discovery Educators, our first-year educators, and anybody who is looking to level up their teaching and learning toolkits to join us for a deep dive into content, strategies, activities, partnerships, and tools you can use with your students tomorrow!

    Presented by:

    • Brad Fountain, Senior Director of Teaching & Learning, Discovery Education/li>

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  • Handouts
  • Make a Phenomenal Escape! The DE Science Escape Room Game

    Thursday, March 23 | 3:40 PM – 4:40 PM
    Friday, March 24 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

    Location: Room B206

    Escape rooms are games that ask groups to think critically, problem solve, troubleshoot, and work collaboratively to “escape” a room before the clock runs out. Teams follow clues and work together to solve puzzles that lead them toward a successful escape. Come join Discovery Education, Mystery Science, and Pivot Interactives to unlock student-centered, inquiry-based learning opportunities that transform your ordinary science lesson to a phenomenal experience for students!

    Presented by:

    • Brad Fountain, Senior Director of Teaching & Learning, Discovery Education
    • The Discovery Education Team

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    Happy Birthday NGSS!

    Thursday, March 23 | 3:40 PM – 4:40 PM

    Location: Room B402

    In April 2013, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were released just before the NSTA Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. In that time, nearly every state in the country has either adopted the NGSS outright or developed similar standards of their own. This session will reflect on the impact those standards have had in the last decade and consider what the future holds.

    Presented by:

    • Ted Willard, Author of The Atlas of the Three-Dimensions, and Senior Science Expert, Discovery Education

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    Data Data Data! Get Students Using Science Practices in Meaningful Ways

    Friday, March 24 | 8:00 AM -9:00 AM

    Location: Room B206

    Are you sure you included the science practices in your instruction? As teachers, if we limit science practices to ‘lab days’ are we missing opportunities? Find new ways to effortlessly integrate the science practices, like asking questions, using models to generate data, carrying out investigations, and analyzing data, into all parts of the instructional cycle.

    Presented by:

    • Eric Friberg, Director of Content, Pivot Interactives, Discovery Education

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    Ready for the Danger Zone: Phenomenal Phenomenon in the Classroom

    Friday, March 24 | 10:40 AM – 11:40 AM

    Location: Room B206

    This session will explore powerful instructional strategies to transform your ordinary anchor phenomena into extraordinary for all content areas. Take your instruction to Mach 10 with student-centered, inquiry-based learning opportunities from Discovery Education and Mystery Science that will activate background knowledge in the first 30 seconds of your lesson.

    Presented by:

    • Paula Taylor, Partner Success Sr. Manager, Discovery Education
    • Alex Porpora, District Partnership Manager, Mystery Science, Discovery Education

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    🍴 Science for Georgia: Lunch & Learn with Discovery Education

    Friday, March 24 | 1:20 PM – 2:20 PM

    Location: Room B206

    The Science Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) focus on helping students use science to make sense of phenomena in the natural and designed world. Join us as we explore how Discovery Education supports Georgia educators using phenomena to drive instruction is to help students engage.
    Note: this session sells out fast. Pre-register for our sessions and plan to arrive 15 minutes early. Seats and boxed lunch provided first come first serve.

    Presented by:

    • Brad Fountain, Director of Teaching & Learning, Discovery Education
    • Dan Gammage, Director of Education Partnerships, Discovery Education

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    Active Learning Made Easy

    Friday, March 24 | 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM

    Location: Room B206

    Teachers know that students are engaged by active learning… but creating active learning environments and opportunities take time, expertise, equipment, and supplies. It is challenging or impossible to do as often as we would like. Let’s explore interesting ways to engage students with MORE active learning and “doing science” throughout the learning cycle, without these constraints or added burden.

    Presented by:

    • Eric Friberg, Director of Content, Pivot Interactives, Discovery Education

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    Explore Our Phenomenal Science Solutions

    Curious about Discovery Education? Learn more about DE’s full spectrum of science solutions for your students.