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.

Be sure to log into your district's single sign-on link for Discovery Education before clicking on the links in this post.

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

October 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 - October Leader Newsletter.

Be sure to log into your district's single sign-on link for Discovery Education before clicking on the links in this post.

Content Spotlights

• Grades K-2
  
  • Instructional Strategies Center - ICYMI, check out the freshly designed Instructional Strategies Center that is now organized in three categories: Activate Thinking - Spark curiosity, tap into prior knowledge, and prime student engagement; Build Knowledge - Support students with making connections and acquiring new knowledge related to a topic; and Apply Learning - Provide opportunities for students to practice, develop skills, and use what they have learned.
    
    • 🔬See SOS Strategies in action

• Grades 3-5
  
  • Timely & Relevant: Channels for the Season - Bring meaning to the moment. These Channels are full of ready-to-use resources that connect October's key dates to the classroom—perfect for sparking discussion around Indigenous Peoples' Day, Red Ribbon Week, and Halloween.
    • 🔬Explore Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day
    • 🔬Explore Red Ribbon Week
    • 🔬Explore Halloween Resources

• Grades 6-12
  
  • Soccer for Success (6–8) - Kick off healthy habits this fall! On this Virtual Field Trip, students discover how movement, teamwork, and confidence help them succeed on and off the field.
    • 🔬Explore Beyond the Goal: A Virtual Field Trip to Soccer City USA

• • Teen Driver Safety Month (9–12) - October is National Teen Driver Safety Month. Help students build safer habits on every journey.
    • • 🔬Explore Honda's Safety Driven Resources

Relevant and Timely Articles from DE for Educators 

• Everyone agrees on career readiness. So why is it so hard to do?

  • While 99% of educators agree on the importance of preparing students for the future, translating that shared vision into consistent, cross-grade practice remains a major hurdle. In a new piece on the Discovery Education Blog, Amy Nakamoto from DE examines why middle school is a critical window for career exploration, how to bridge the gap between daily instruction and real-world skills, and what schools need to build a comprehensive design system for students every year. Read the full article to explore the insights and data.

• Why teachers are skeptical of AI (and how DE is trying to fix it)

  • AI promises to save time, but for most educators, it creates an invisible second wave of work: verifying whether the output actually meets curriculum standards, reading levels, and safety guidelines. In DE's post by Travis Barrs, he explores the trust gap in educational AI and announce an exciting solution: a new chat interface using Gemini models within the Discovery Education Google Classroom add-on. Read the full article to see how DE is combining generative AI with 20-plus years of vetted, curriculum-expert-designed resources—right where teachers already work. Read the Full Post on the Discovery Education Blog.

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

Looking for a quick way to help teachers find what they need in Discovery Education? This short interactive tour shows teachers how to find a resource in just a few clicks—perfect for sharing in a staff update or weekly newsletter.

DE Back-to-School 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 - September Leader Newsletter.

Be sure to log into your district's single sign-on link for Discovery Education before clicking on the links in this post.

Discovery Eduction Experience - "Let's Get Reacquainted" for Back-to-School

• Looking for a quick way to help teachers find what they need in Discovery Education? This short interactive tour shows teachers how to find a resource in just a few clicks

Content Spotlights

• Grades K-2
  
  • SOS Student Activities - Fresh SOS Student Activities have landed across Math, ELA, and Social Studies and are now organized on Experience's new Subtopic Pages by instructional stage.
    • 🔬See them in action

• Grades 3-5
  
  • Timely & Relevant: Channels for the Season - Bring meaning to the moment. These Channels are full of ready-to-use resources to help connect current dates to the classroom. They're perfect for sparking discussion around Labor Day and honoring the September 11 Day of Remembrance.
    • 🔬Explore Labor Day
    • 🔬Explore September 11th on this 25th Anniversary

• Grades 6-12
  
  • • Plan Ahead for College Savings Month - Give grades 6–12 ready-to-use financial literacy lessons that build smart money habits and long-term planning skills.
      • 🔬Explore Middle School Lessons
      • 🔬Explore High School Lessons
    • Back to School, Back to Data - Discover Data makes data relevant for grades 6–12 with free hands-on activities, interactives, and real data-career profiles.
      • 🔬Explore Discover Data
    • Intro to Economics (9–12) - Introduce essential economic principles through student-friendly lessons that support financial literacy and critical thinking.
      • 🔬Explore Intro to Economics

For Educators

• Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Education Insights - Last year's report found nearly 8 in 10 students struggle with boredom in class at least once a week. This fall we're back with new research on career-connected learning—early findings show 91% of administrators say their Portrait of a Graduate framework meaningfully guides career-readiness, but is that vision reaching the classroom?

  • Join DE on September 17th at 1pm for an exclusive first look at the 2026–2027 report
  • Register for the "Someday to the School Day" webinar

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

DE 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 Summer School Leader Newsletter.

Be sure to log into your district's single sign-on link for Discovery Education before clicking on the links in this post.

Content Spotlights

• Grades K-2
  
  • 💙 Amazing Me by Dove - Build confidence, empathy, and self-awareness this summer with age-appropriate SEL lessons that spark meaningful conversations about identity and well-being.
    • 🔗 Explore the Resources

• Grades 3-5
  
  • 🦸 DC Super Stories - Celebrate DC Super Heroes with engaging educational activities for classrooms and families. These resources invite learners to explore heroic values like courage, problem‑solving, creativity, and hope through hands‑on challenges, thoughtful reflection, and real‑world connections inspired by iconic heroes. 
    
    • 🔗 Check out the Resources

• Grades 6-12
  
  • 💻 Dell | Tech Career Circuit- Keep students engaged with interactive career exploration in technology and innovation. Flexible resources that help students discover real-world pathways and build future-ready skills — anytime, anywhere.
    • 🔗 Explore the Learning Modules
  • 🚲 Honda Safety Driven - Spark meaningful conversations about road safety, awareness, and responsibility with standards-aligned resources students can carry for life.
    • 🔗 Explore the Program
  • ⚽ Soccer for Success - With the World Games coming to the U.S., press play on this virtual field trip exploring teamwork, confidence, and healthy habits. No travel required!
    • 🔗 Watch the Virtual Field Trip

For Educators

• 🌟 You're Invited: DEN Summer Institute - Join educators from across the country on July 14–15 for DENSI — two days of practical strategies, timely topics, and community connection all focused on student success. Bring a few colleagues along and return with ideas ready to drive impact at scale.
  • 🔗 Register Now

• 🥽 Verizon Immersive Learning | PD This Summer - Build your confidence with EdTech and immersion, earn microcredentials, and learn how to create immersive moments in your setting – create them safely and purposefully, and then use them to amplify learning. Discovery Education and Verizon are bringing EdTech and the principles of immersion to the professional development catalog.

  • 🔗 Check out the Catalog

• 🔭 Career Connect STEM Spotlights - Summer is the perfect time to explore what's possible. On-demand Career Connect Spotlights put students face to face with real scientists and professionals studying polar bears, space exploration, energy, robotics, and more — curiosity-driven learning available anytime, anywhere.
  •  🔗 Browse the Spotlights

ICYMI: Instructional Strategies Center - New for Back-to-School 2026 

• Everyday Teaching Essentials - Watch the Introduction Video

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

DE 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 May School Leader Newsletter.

Be sure to log into your district's single sign-on link for Discovery Education before clicking on the links in this post.

🚲 Celebrate National Bicycle & Motorcycle Awareness Month 

• Ride Smart with Honda Safety Driven - ready-to-use lessons and videos that help students in grades 3–12 build safer riding and driving habits.
  • 🚗 Explore The Tools
    
    

New Content Spotlight

• Grades K-2
  
  • 🎬 Social Studies, Animated - A curated collection of animated videos that make complex social studies topics accessible and engaging for students across grade levels.
    • 🔗 Browse This Collection
  • 📅 May's Ready-to-Use Activities Are Here - Your monthly classroom calendar is live! Browse this month's curated collection of daily instructional activities and lessons — all teacher-led, standards-aligned, and ready to use from day one.
    • 🔗 View This Month's Activities

• Grades 3-5
  
  • 🦸 Superman Day Activities - Two ready-to-use Superman-themed activities that invite students to explore hope, courage, and heroism in their own lives.
    • 🔗 Hope as a Superpower – Classroom Activity
      
    • 🔗 Design a Hope Shield – Afterschool Activity
  • 🌍 Geography Kids Video Collections
    
    • 🔗 Bodies of Water -  Key features of bodies of water and how they connect to surrounding land.
      
    • 🔗 Continents - Formation, geography, and culture of Earth's 7 continents.

• Grades 6-12
  
  • 🌱 Beyond Earth Day: Conservation Station - Year-round, classroom-ready resources that help students explore energy and water conservation. Through interactive activities and Virtual Field Trips, students connect sustainability to real-world technologies and discover how innovation is building a more energy-efficient future.
    • 🔗 Explore the Guide
  • 🔬 Redesigned Science Articles - 111 refreshed, NGSS-aligned articles built to strengthen literacy and critical thinking in science classrooms. Each features visual supports, vocabulary scaffolds, guided notetakers, and built-in comprehension checks to make complex concepts accessible for every learner.
    • 🔗 Explore the Articles

Instructional Strategies Center - New for Back-to-School 2026 

• Everyday Teaching Essentials - Watch the Introduction Video

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