CHARLOTTE, NC –Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery education supporting the district’s five-year strategic plan, Expedition to 2025: Purpose. Promise. Success. In this new phase of collaboration, educators and students in grades 7-12 in PPS will receive access to Discovery Education. Pivoting interactives service. Pivot Interactives supports teachers as they work to help students engage and more deeply explore natural phenomena and other scientific concepts to develop their understanding of the discipline.
PPS is comprised of 23 schools and centers: three high schools, three middle schools, 13 elementary schools, three preschools, and one alternative education center. The school system has 13,000 students enrolled citywide and approximately 2,100 staff members work each day. The district strategic plan—Expedition to 2025: Purpose. Promise. Success.—is a multi-pronged approach that outlines five goals for PPS with specific objectives and action steps to ensure the school system meets those goals.
To meet the plan’s first goal of providing all students with educational opportunities that ensure high academic growth, the district sought to add to its existing suite of digital resources capable of supporting instruction in person or in a remote environment. After a review of potential solutions, PPS selected Discovery Education’s solution. Pivoting interactives service for use with students in grades 7-12.
Pivot Interactives, which joined the Discovery Education family of solutions in 2022, makes teaching science with active learning and scientific phenomena engaging and easy. Launched in 2012, the platform offers users more than 10,000 authentic and interactive video-based scientific content crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and community of teachers. Linked to state and national standards, these resources are infused with research-based teaching practices and are easy to integrate throughout the instructional cycle.
Pivot activities offer interactive learning opportunities, where students explore and learn on their own. The service’s integrated tools, including IRIS, a first-of-its-kind light and color meter, enable fast and accurate measurements. A unique interface allows students to change what happens in the video and see how that change affects the outcome. Easy-to-follow instructions guide students through data collection, measurement, analysis, and interpretation, while feedback provided by open-ended, self-scoring questions reinforces correct ideas.
Pivot Interactives will be used in conjunction with Discovery education Experiencethe company’s K-12 learning platform, and Science technical booksthat are already in use in all PPS K-12 classrooms, and Educational Discovery Codingwhich is used in PPS K-5 classrooms.
All PPS educators also have access to the Educational Discovery Network. Discovery Education Network, a global community of education professionals, connects members across school systems and around the world through social media, virtual conferences, and in-person events, fostering the exchange of valuable ideas and inspiration.
“Discovery Education is proud to deepen our multi-year partnership with Portsmouth Public Schools,” said AnnMarie Oakley, Senior Manager of Educational Partnerships at Discovery Education. “The school system’s work to create engaging learning experiences for all students marks them as leaders in the effort to prepare today’s students for success beyond graduation.”
For more information about Discovery Education prize Visit of digital resources and professional learning resources. www.discoveryeducation.comand stay connected with Discovery Education on social media via Twitter and LinkedIn.
About discovery education
Discovery Education is the global educational technology leader whose next-generation digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, educational supports, innovative classroom tools, and social impact initiatives, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences that engage all students and support higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in more than 100 countries and territories. Inspired by global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading educational technology solutions that support the success of all students. Explore the future of education in www.discoveryeducation.com.
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