Discovery Education to Hold Sessions on Common Core

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Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-based digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, is hosting a series of professional development events at no cost supporting Evanston and surrounding area educators implementing the Common Core State Standards. During Discovery Education’s Common Core Academies, teachers and administrators will learn practical instructional strategies they can immediately implement for using digital media and other educational technologies to support the integration of the Common Core State Standards into classroom instruction.

The sessions will take place at Evanston Township High School, room S-214 on Tuesday, February 17, Wednesday, February 18 and Thursday, February 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. 

Led by experts and thought leaders in the world of education with decades of experience in professional development, Discovery Education’s Common Core Academy sessions include:

• Literacy and the Common Core Instruction in a Digital World (Tuesday, February 17): This session offers participants English Language Arts (ELA) instruction and assessment strategies that help develop digitally literate students prepared for college, careers, and citizenship.
• Teaching and Assessing Common Core Math in a Digital World (Wednesday, February 18): To promote mathematical proficiency among students, attendees to this session will explore the Standards for Mathematical Practice and their successful implementation with assessment strategies.

Leadership Strategies to Support Digital Literacy and the Common Core (Thursday, February 19): This session offers participants practical leadership strategies to support their implementation of digital literacy instruction and assessment as well as standards for mathematical practice to prepare all students for college and career readiness.

Educators and administrators interested in attending the Common Core Academies must register at http://www.discoveryeducation.com//what-we-offer/professional-development/academies/locations.cfm.