November 2026 Updates for Classroom Teachers and School Leaders! 

Discovery Education is your daily hub of resources for your classroom with digital media and ready-to-use learning activities. Take some time to check out the new content and educator supports from Discovery Education Experience. This content is summarized from the full DE Back to School - November Leader Newsletter.

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Discovery Education Futures Fair

The Discovery Education Futures Fair is a one-day, interactive event designed to bring real-world career exploration directly into K-12 classrooms. On Wednesday, November 18th, students will join live, virtual 25-minute sessions between 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM ET that connect them with professionals across STEM, the arts, skilled trades, entrepreneurship, public service, and more. Join one session or many.

Check out the schedule for dedicated Elementary, Middle, and High School tracks that cover a wide range of engaging career topics—including aerospace engineering, fashion design, artificial intelligence, public health, computer science, wildlife conservation, and biotechnology—allowing educators to easily bring interactive, real-world career exploration into their schools and classrooms without extra preparation.

Discovery Education is provided to all IU13 School Districts courtesy of the IU13 IMS. Share out the event's flyer with educators and, if interested, be sure to register on the event website.

Content Spotlights

• Celebrate National STEM Day on November 8
  
  • Spark curiosity with ready-to-use STEM content in Experience. Explore activities, videos, and real-world career connections, or use Career Connect to bring a real-life professional right into your classroom. Something for every grade, and every classroom.
    
    • 🔬Explore STEM Content
    • 🔬Bring in a Pro with Career Connect - Spark real-world conversations with your students by inviting a vetted Career Connect volunteer via remote meeting.
      
      

Virtual Field Trips

Polar Connections: Interdependence in the Arctic Ecosystem

• LIVE: Thursday, 11/5 @ 12pm ET
• Celebrate Polar Bear Week with Discovery Education and Polar Bears International in a dynamic event designed to spark curiosity and deepen understanding of animal adaptations. Broadcasting live from Churchill, Manitoba, this 25-minute event brings the Arctic straight to your classroom.

NOTHING BUT NET FORCE: A Virtual Field Trip with the NBA & Phoenix Suns

• Unlock access on Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 at 7AM ET
• Designed for Grades 3–8, this Virtual Field Trip takes students onto the court and behind the scenes at the Mortgage Matchup Center. Students will discover how forces and motion influence every jump, shot, and dunk while making real-world connections to NBA All-Star events.

Relevant and Timely Content from DE for Educators 

• From Someday to the School Day 

  • Students are thinking about their futures earlier. Are schools reaching them in time?

  • New research from 1,000+ educators, administrators, and students on connecting classroom learning to students’ futures Couldn’t join us live—or want to revisit the conversation? Watch the webinar on demand to explore new research on when students start thinking about their futures, where educators see gaps in career readiness, and how schools can make career connections part of everyday learning. 

• What Is a Summative Assessment? Definition, Examples, and Best Practices

  • A clear definition, common examples, and the pros and cons of measuring learning at the end of a unit. Read the Full Post on the Discovery Education Blog.

Information compiled in this update was provided by our partners at Discovery Education