Texas Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK

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Hello Texas Reviewer,

We are thrilled to once again partner with Texas schools through the upcoming Science Supplemental adoption. As the !rst all-digital adoption of instructional resources in the country, Texas is leading the nation in preparing students for the 21st century.

Discovery Education has a long and proud history with Texas educators. With more than 80 percent of schools in Texas using Discovery Streaming, the ground-breaking all digital video-on demand service, Texas educators are well aware of the exclusive, high-quality content delivered via Discovery Education. With unique insight and experience gained from delivering this all-digital service, Discovery has again taken the lead by developing the !rst all-digital K-8 science program in the nation to be approved for statewide adoption in Indiana, Florida, Louisiana and Oregon.

Now, built from the ground-up speci!cally for Texas, Discovery Education introduces Science Techbook for Texas – a resource that will engage, enrich and empower your teachers and your students while addressing 100 percent of the science TEKS. Designed around the 5E model of instructional design, Techbook’s inquiry-based approach offers a number of critical features available only from Discovery Education:

Exclusive multimedia resources, such as the Interactive Glossary, bring more than 700 key science terms to life for students, both in English and in Spanish. As science teachers know, mastering science vocabulary is critical to student success. No other publisher provides such an in-depth, multi-lingual vocabulary resource.

Pathways for the Novice and Experienced Teacher: Techbook supports the way teachers want to teach, from novice to the experienced pro. With just a minimum of professional development, teachers can dive right in, engage today’s digitally native students and produce truly impressive results.

Content Only From Discovery – From Planet Earth, to Life, to MythBusters, Discovery Education Science Techbook provides riveting, world-renowned content sure to engage students at every level of pro!ciency. Discovery has content you can trust.

These are just a few of the many exciting features of Science Techbook. Together with the great educators of Texas, Discover Education not only delivers better results, but better prepares your students for jobs in the 21st Century. It’s amazing what students can accomplish when they are excited about the content and they have an active role in their own learning. We look forward to answering your questions as you fully evaluate this exciting ground-breaking resource.

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Welcome ............................................................................................................................2

PROGRAM OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................4

The 5 E Instructional Model ...........................................................................................5

Program Asset Overview .............................................................................................. 10

RUBRIC SUPPORT ............................................................................................................ 12

TEKS Alignment .............................................................................................................. 13

Texas Rubric ..................................................................................................................... 15

Spanish Support ............................................................................................................ 20

PD/WEBINARS .................................................................................................................. 24

Professional Development Summary ........................................................................ 25

Professional Development Webinars .........................................................................27

Sample TECHBOOK Classroom .................................................................................. 29

Instructional Implementation Support ..................................................................... 30

NOTES................................................................................................................................. 33

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Table of Contents

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Program Overview

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The 5E Instructional Model

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> 5 Minute Concept Overview

> Teacher Background Knowledge

> Highlights Student Misconceptions

> Highlights Concepts Big Ideas

> Outlines Prior Student Knowledge

> Built in links to Key Content

> Downloadable and Editable

5-Minute Prep

Digital Interactive Glossary

> 720 Glossary Terms

> Standard De!nition

> In English and Spanish

> Key context for the term

> Downloadable Images

> Digital animation that to describe the term

> Video segment illustrating the term

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Content from more than 100 Educational Publishers

Featured Series Included:

> Mythbusters

> LIFE

> Planet Earth

> Human Body: Pushing The Limits

> When We Left Earth

> How Stuff Works

> Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye

> Model Lessons follow the 5E Instructional Model

> Provides a “How To” Guide to Discover Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK

> The Lesson Models Inquiry-Based Instruction

> Offers Two Pathways - Directed Inquiry - Guided Inquiry

> Digital assets linked to make them easy to access

World Class Content

Model Lessons

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> All Virtual Labs have a corresponding hands on lab

> Virtual Labs are digital inquiry based experiences

> Hands On Labs help translate the investigative design skills learned in the Virtual Labs and extend them to a hands on experience

> SCIENCE TECHBOOK for Texas is designed to facilitate inquiry-based learning. The Science explanation format included throughout the program provides a standard guide to help students develop problem-solving strategies, critical-thinking skills and facilitate learning the scienti!c process.

Science Explanations

Virtual Hands On Labs

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Model Lessons utilize the 5E Instructional Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) providing a “how to” guide for using Discovery Education Science Techbook for Texas to help students achieve mastery of the TEKS. The lessons model inquiry- based instruction, offering two pathways: directed inquiry and guided inquiry. The digital resources are linked to make them easy to access.

5-Minute Prep gives the teachers background knowledge, student misconceptions and highlights the concepts “Big Ideas” and key content.

Objectives and essential questions in each concept and lesson are derived from the TEKS. These objectives and essential questions serve as a central focus of the model lesson. Students use the digital resources to develop answers to the questions.

Getting to Know information passages provide an introduction and overview of the concept. These passages are particularly useful for sharing with parents.

Reading Passages consist of engaging, leveled text (Lexiled) that provides teachers and students with detailed information about a concept. Many reading passages are available as both a PDF and an eBook with visual and audio reading support and some passages are available with Spanish translations.

Explorations are simple, brief activities that invite students to explore a concept by setting variables and choosing from among options on the screen, then viewing and analyzing the results of their choices. Teacher and student guides provide exploration questions and directions.

Video Segments are brief segments selected from the programs that focus on the speci!c concept. Video allows students to explore outside of their classroom, expand their conceptualization of science, and connect science to the real world. A video- speci!c teacher guide with additional activities accompanies most video programs.

Interactive Videos contain “hot spots” that students click on during the video to learn more about what is being demonstrated on the screen.

The Interactive Glossary is a comprehensive set of more than 600 key science terms. Each term includes a de!nition, key context for the term, images and animation that help describe the term, and a video segment illustrating the term.

Fun-damentals are simple remedial interactives designed to provide background information for younger students, introduce students to a topic area using animation, or provide them with background information they may need before moving on to more complicated concepts.

Program Asset Overview

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Hands-On Activities (Teacher Guides) provide a science activity related to the concept that can be completed by students using readily-available materials. The activity involves at least one science process skill and/or concept about the nature of science.

Virtual Labs are inquiry-based experiences that allow students to practice designing and conducting their own investigations within the context of the science content. Student information and planning sheets and a teacher guide are available for each lab.

Hands-On Labs parallel the virtual labs and are designed to take the investigative design skills that student learn in a virtual lab and extend it to a hands-on experience.

MythBusters episodes are specially edited versions of the Discovery program in which students critique the science processes being used to test science “myths.” Student observation/critique sheets and a teacher guide are provided.

Science Sleuths provide a forensic approach to inquiry by providing science content, interviews with key individuals and simple lab tests to solve a mystery.

Formative and Summative Assessments include online selected response items at the unit level, online self-check selected response assessments at the concept level, and written brief constructed response items at the concept level.

Review Sheets can be printed and sent home with students to share with parents or to help study for a test.

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Rubric Support

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TEKS & STAAR Standards

Search on Home Page

Search by TEKS Numberor Student Outcome

Search Within Each Unit > Concept

100% TEKS Alignment New & Revised 100% STAAR Alignment

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TEKS and CCRS Alignment: (See Rubric Support) SCIENCE TECHBOOK for Texas provides 100% coverage of the newly revised and expanded TEKS and is completely aligned to the college and career readiness standards (CCRS). The program has been created from the ground-up speci!cally for the state of Texas – with TEKS alignment integral to its design, including easy search functionality. 5-Minute Prep: (See Program Overview) For teachers who need to review key content, SCIENCE TECHBOOK provides a quick 5-Minute Prep in both Power Point and “"ash” formats. This unique, highly acclaimed resource outlines the critical elements of a concept, cites common student misconceptions and recommends sample SCIENCE TECHBOOK resources. An indispensable resource for teachers new to a subject. Content Only From Discovery: (See Program Overview) From Planet Earth, to Life, to MythBusters – to many other acclaimed programs – Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK includes world-renowned content available nowhere else. Coming this fall, specially edited segments of a breathtaking new Discovery Series called “Curiosity” will also be made available. Each program segment includes student observation/writing prompts/critique sheets and a teacher’s guide to support inquiry-based learning. Spanish Content and Support: (See Rubric Support) SCIENCE TECHBOOK for Texas has been designed to meet the instructional needs of all students, including those requiring additional Spanish support. Spanish support resources included: Direct Science Vocabulary Instruction; Spanish Reading Path, eBooks with audio support, and more than 240 Spanish video segments. Professional Development: (See PD/Webinars) Delivering instruction both in person and online, Discovery Education PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT is research-based, comprehensive and collaborative and designed to raise student engagement and achievement. Participants learn how to easily implement the service within the classroom to meet 100% of the TEKS.

Interactive Glossary: (See Program Overview) Mastering science vocabulary is critical to success in science. The Interactive Glossary, a resource exclusive to Discovery Education, provides a comprehensive set of nearly 700 key science terms in a multi-media format. Each term includes a de!nition, key context for the term, images and animation that help describe the term, and a video segment that brings the term to life. Science Explanations: (See Program Overview) SCIENCE TECHBOOK for Texas is designed to facilitate inquiry-based learning. The Science explanation format included throughout the program provides a standard guide to help students develop problem-solving strategies, critical-thinking skills and facilitate learning the scienti!c process.

Materials Highlighted Elsewhere in this Document

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Material provides opportunities for students to apply and extend content knowledge through writing opportunities

> Note Taking Strategies for Students Document to support teachers

> Essential Questions tied to TEKS for each concept

> Brief Constructed Response (BCR) and pre made Assignments within concepts can be modi!ed for use in Science Notebooks

Material provides ample instructional support

> Lesson Objectives & Essential Questions

> Materials Lists for each Lesson

> Additional Support with Teacher Guides for Virtual Labs, Hands On Labs & Activities, and Science Sleuths

> “Getting to Know” and “Concept Review” handouts

Support for All Students

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Material provides student access and student centered learning opportunities

> Each student is given individual school and home access

> No software client is needed to be downloaded

> Student assignments created for each concept and can be edited by individual teachers

> Students can access writing prompts, assessments, assignments as well as full search capabilities from a single interface

Service includes quality interactive virtual labs

> Gives students opportunity to practice designing and conducting investigations

> Students are asked to develop the design as well as collect and analyze data

> Students are challenged to draw conclusions and support it with evidence

> Designed to be open ended

> Labs leveled to appropriate grade level

Student Interface

Virtual Lab

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Virtual Lab

Material is based on the 5E Model

> Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK was designed to maximize the 5E Instructional Model from the User Interface to the Model Lessons

> This digital platform allows for engaging video and reading passages carried through to written and multiple choice assessments

> 5E Lessons are non-linear and promote inquiry and investigation

Materials include quality activities that support scientific process skills including data collection, data analysis and drawing conclusions

> Process Skills Library includes a comprehensive collection of virtual labs, hands-on labs, hands-on activities, and MythBusters segments that encourage inquiry and high-leveling thinking

> SCIENCE TECHBOOK promotes active and collaborative learning that help students develop problem-solving strategies

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Discovery Education’s Science Assessment Manager provides a complete package of assessment tools to assist in assessing and reporting student progress – critical feedback to inform instruction. The program will also recommend and assign remediation resources, either by student, group or class.

Assessment Resources

With Assessment Manager, you can:

> Create a TEKS-based, concept-based or custom assessment

> Assign assessments to a student, group or class

> Report results by student or class

> Assign recommended remediation resources to individuals or a group

> Save and retrieve recently used assessments

Discovery Education provides two types of formative assessments for every concept.

> Brief constructed responses assessments (BCRs) are provided in the Evaluate section.

> Quick multiple choice self-assessments are integrated into the program at regular intervals so students can continually assess their own progress.

Integrated Concept Review:

> To prepare students to perform well on TAKS and STAAR, each concept includes a comprehensive Concept Review sheet in an accessible Q and A format.

> Essential Questions for every concept are provided in lesson plans.

> Each hands-on lab and virtual lab includes a worksheet that has a brief “check for understanding” quiz at the conclusion of the activity.

> Video series such as Planet Earth include a Teacher’s guide with “classroom connections,” that are questions designed to prepare students to watch a video and assess their knowledge afterwards.

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Discovery Education provides a host of materials so that teachers can provide the appropriate level of resources to meet the needs of every student. The 5E model, with student-centered instruction at its very core, provides an instructional sequence designed to engage every student.

Assessment Resources

Unit Assessments

> Units include a comprehensive summative assessment for material addressed in the entire unit

> Results of unit assessments can be reported by student or class, another important resource to guide instruction

Differentiated Instruction and Intervention for Special Populations include:

> Videos with grade level ratings

> Leveled reading passages

> Virtual and hands-on labs with leveled student guides

> Lesson plans outlining both directed and guided inquiry strategies

> Lesson plans with Strategies for Teaching Students with Special Needs

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Instructional Support for Spanish Speaking Students

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Spanish Reading Path — New for Fall 2011

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Professional Development/Webinars

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Professional Development Options to Implement Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK

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Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK What Does it Look Like in my Classroom? During this session we will answer the million dollar question. What does the SCIENCE TECHBOOK look like in my classroom? We’ll walk through the model lessons that are an essential and powerful component of the SCIENCE TECHBOOK, discuss strategies for using the 5E concept view for lesson planning, and highlight professional development resources like the “5 Minute Preps.” We will also discuss different classroom implementation models based on varying levels of technology access. Aug 9th @ 5:00 pm EDT Aug 30th @ 5:00 pm EDT

Motivating and Engaging Students in Science Understand how the resources in the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK motivates and engages students in Science. In this webinar you will learn how students access their science content through the Student Center and the Student Concept view. In the Student Center, students are able to obtain their assignments and view assessment results. The Concept View presents resources to students in a way that allow them to explore and investigate information. They are able to access the Interactive Glossary, which provides students with multiple ways for understanding the meaning of science terms. This session also provides an overview of creating classroom lists and assigning homework to students with varying or no computer access outside of school. July 14th @ 5:00 pm ETJuly 28th @ 5:00 pm ET

Expanding Student Knowledge of Science This webinar session of the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills of important sciences content. Knowledge of the content is increased and connected through resources such as the hands-on and virtual labs, Mythbusters videos, and additional interactives. You will learn how to use the resources most effectively for greater student achievement. There is also a focus on how to extend understanding of science using math connections by creating and analyzing relationships in tables and graphs. July 12th @ 5:00 pm EDTAug 16th @ 5:00 pm EDT

Upcoming Professional Development Webinars We have !ve new webinar offerings to support teachers with lesson planning, student engagement and achievement in science using the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK. These webinars will provide ongoing instructional support to educators. We want to ensure successful implementation of the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK by providing educators with strategies, resources, and ideas.

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Reading and Writing in Science Reading and writing in the content areas is a large part of increasing student understanding. This Webinar session focuses on resources, such as the reading passages and eBooks to increase science knowledge. Using proven instructional strategies along with an interactive science journal, educators will understand how the Discovery Educations Science Techbook helps students to analyze and write about their understanding of the science concepts. Teachers will also learn how to effectively use the writing prompt builder and interactive glossary to expand their knowledge of science concepts and assess understanding. July 27th @ 5:00 pm EDTAug 17th @ 5:00 pm EDTAug 25th @ 5:00 pm EDT

Evaluating Student Knowledge: Formally and Informally In this session we will explore both formal and informal methods of evaluation using the Discovery Education Science Techbook. We will take a close look at formal evaluations included with the Science Techbook, which are the Brief Constructed Responses, Assessments, and Student Worksheets. We will also explore various informal evaluations such as the writing prompt builder, interactive Science Journals, and other assessments using Web 2.0 tools. Aug 10, 2011 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Regristration Information

> Type http://links.discoveryeducation.com/ScienceTechbook and choose a webinar to attend

> Click “Register” and complete the registration form.

> You will receive a con!rmation email from Webex that contains the meeting information

> When you are ready to join the meeting click on the link provided in your con!rmation email

> You will be prompted to enter your name and email address. Then click “Join.”

Register Today athttp://links.discoveryeducation.com/ScienceTechbook

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PD/ WEBINARS

Sample Techbook Classroom

Explore phase:Students record

essential questions

in notebooks and

seek to answer

essential questions

at each station.

Students rotate to

each station.

Interactives using 4 Computer Stations

Computer with

Projection Device

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Guided Inquiry:Rotate student

groups using 1

teaching station

with Internet and

projector and 4

student stations

with Internet.

Sample Techbook Classroom

Computer with

Projection Device

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Teacher

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With or Without Computers

Sample SCIENCE TECHBOOK Classroom

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Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK Instructional Implementation Team provides a rich variety of ongoing instructional supports to educators. Our goal is to ensure successful implementation by connecting educators to each other to share strategies, resources, ideas and successes.

WebinarsEnhance your skills by attending one of many free webinars on topics like making the literacy connection in science and reinforcing process skills with the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK. Register today at links.discoveryeducation.com/sciencetechbook

DEN Science BlogLearn integration ideas and best practices from our science specialists as well as other educators using the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK in their classrooms. blog.discoveryeducation.com/science

Monthly Lab ReportDiscover ways to use the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK from your peers and learn about new content updates, promotions, contests, and more! Monthly NewsletterThe monthly Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK Newsletter is designed to serve as an informational source for educators.

DEN SCIconExpand your professional community and learn new strategies for using digital content in science during this day-long, virtual conference.

Seasonal Science StreamsEngage your students in the wonders of hands-on science through live broadcasts with seasonal themes such as Pumpkin Patch Science.

DEN Science InstituteNetwork with educators from all over the country during this intensive, hands-on professional development experience. (Attendance will be determined by a competitive application process)

Instructional Implementation Support

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Discovery Education will be providing support, in addition to the on-site professional development, for educators implementing the Discovery Education Science Techbook in their classrooms.

Webinars The webinars will cover the following topics

DEN Science BlogThe DEN Science Blog will provide educators with the following resources:

> Integration Ideas

> Discovery Education Promotions and Contests

> General Techbook News

> Site and content updates

> Featured Content and events

Lesson Design – Planning and designing classroom instruction around the exisiting Model Lesson within the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOKStudent Engagement – Focusing on the student center these webinars will focus on how students will be interacting with content assigned by teachers including assignments, assessments, and homework. It will also provide an overview of what students have access to when they browse the Techbook.

Homework – The Homework webinars will provide examples of how teachers can assign homework for students with a variety of at-home technology. Teachers will learn how they can differentiate not only for learning modality, but for technology accessibility as well.

Process Skills – This webinar series will focus on how to effectively implement the interactive resources and hands-on labs/activities so that students are learning experiencing the role of a scientist while also gaining an understanding of the concept.

Literacy and Science – In Literacy and Science attendees will learn how to address the literacy competencies within the science classroom using the writing prompt and assignment builder, science journals, and interactive glossary.

Evaluation – The Evaluation webinar series will show educators the power of using technology for evaluation through the use of writing prompts with the BCRs and the Science Assessment Manager. Educator will also learn how to create their own assessments and using the data provided differentiate instruction to meet the needs of their students.

Featured Best Practices – This webinar series will provide an opportunity for the Instructional Implementation Team and customers to share best practices on effectively implementing the Discovery Education SCIENCE TECHBOOK including exemplary lessons, classroom experiences, and administrator observations.

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Monthly NewsletterMonthly topics contained in the newsletter will include:

SCIconJanuary’s virtual event promots effective science strategies and highlights exemplary DEN science educators.

Featured teacher – Highlighting a teacher who is !nding innovating ways to integrate the Techbook into daily lessons.

News and Updates – Promoting new features and/or global DEN community events

Featured Content – Showcasing timely content and/or new content added to the service

Promotions and Contest

Integration Ideas/Best Practices – Topical integration ideas for both elementary and middle school content

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