Stephen Wakefield, Discovery Education
240-662-5563, Stephen_Wakefield@discovery.com

Silver Spring, Md. and Walnut Creek, Calif. – In July 2015, Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms and CUE, the California-based organization inspiring innovative learners and advocating educational opportunities for all, partnered with the California State Parks to host a unique leadership symposium. Designed specifically for California superintendents interested in creating dynamic digital learning environments that meet the needs of today’s learners, this event featured a series of brief, thought-provoking talks that surfaced actionable strategies for improving teaching and learning.

Now, Discovery Education and CUE are sharing with educators nationwide the library of presentations from this event.  These presentations explore a variety of critical topics, including using professional development to support device deployment, communicating with stakeholders, improving attendance and discipline during the digital transition, and more, and were delivered by school leaders from across California as well as nationally recognized Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Dallas Dance.  The full list of presenters is as follows:

• Dr. Darryl S. Adams, Superintendent of Schools, Coachella Valley Unified School District, Thermal, Calif.
• Bryan Ballenger, Superintendent/Principal, Ballico Cressey School District, Ballico, Calif.
• Dr. James J. Brescia, Superintendent of Schools, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
• Dr. S. Dallas Dance, Superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools, Towson, Md.
• Dr. J. Todd Finnell, County Superintendent of Schools, Imperial County Office of Education, El Centro, Calif.
• Pamela Gildersleeve-Hernandez, Superintendent/Principal, San Antonio Union School District, Lockwood, Calif.
• Dr. Lisa Gonzales, Vice President, Association of California School Administrators
• Greg Magnuson, Superintendent, Buena Park School District, Buena Park, Calif.
• Dr. Katie McNamara, Superintendent, South Bay Union School District, Imperial Beach, Calif.
• Dave McQueen, Superintendent, Kelseyville Unified School District, Kelseyville, Calif.
• Rich Merlo, Superintendent, Corcoran Joint Unified School District, Corcoran, Calif.
• Dr. Barbara Nemko, Superintendent, Napa County Office of Education, Napa, Calif.
• Dr. Robert Pletka, Superintendent, Fullerton School District, Fullerton, Calif.
• Rick Rubino, Superintendent, Gridley Unified School District, Gridley, Calif.
• Dr. Karen Villalobos, Superintendent/Principal, East Nicolaus High School District, Nicolaus, Calif.

To access these presentations, visit: https://www.discoveryeducation.com/California/index.cfm.

“The CUE Super Symposium showcases amazing Future Ready California Superintendents that eagerly shared some of their best, most actionable ideas for other leaders to adopt and adapt,” said Jon Corippo, Director of Academic Innovation, CUE. “CUE was pleased to host them at such an amazing venue.”

“Discovery Education is proud to partner with CUE to make this library available and connect educators nationwide with leaders and ideas that have helped a diverse range of school systems create the modern digital learning environments we know help improve student achievement,” said Jason Barnes, Vice President of Educational Partnerships at Discovery Education. “We hope educators nationwide will view these thought-leadership presentations, borrow these powerful ideas, and apply them to their own school districts.”

For more information about Discovery Education’s other services and resources, visit www.discoveryeducation.com. 

For more information on CUE’s efforts to inspire innovative learners in the classroom, visit www.cue.org. CUE is a Future Ready coalition partner. 

About Discovery Education
Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital content for K-12, transforming teaching and learning with award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content, professional development, and the largest professional learning community of its kind. Serving 3 million educators and over 30 million students, Discovery Education’s services are in half of U.S. classrooms, over 40 percent of all primary schools in the UK, and more than 50 countries. Discovery Education partners with districts, states and like-minded organizations to captivate students, empower teachers, and transform classrooms with customized solutions that increase academic achievement. Discovery Education is powered by Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the number one nonfiction media company in the world. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.

About CUE
Ed Tech Professional Development is at the core of CUE's work. We are passionate believers in advancing student achievement through technology. By providing Ed Tech professional development to schools, districts, and local educators on the infusion of emerging technologies, we can help better prepare students for college and careers ahead.? | www.cue.org

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Contacts:
Heidi May, Discovery Education
240-662-2661
heidi_may@discovery.com

– Teachers and students are invited to create videos of standards-based songs for a chance to win prizes and a school assembly with renowned education expert Dr. Lodge McCammon –

Silver Spring, Md. (Feb. 24, 2012) – The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) has launched the DEN Dr. Lodge Video Challenge, a competition that invites classes across the country to select one of Dr. Lodge McCammon’s standards-based songs, learn the dance moves and film a music video. The purpose of the challenge is to connect concepts to music and movement to better engage students while they learn. The grand prize winner will receive a school assembly with Dr. Lodge McCammon (Dr. Lodge), a renowned education expert who writes songs and supporting materials, about science, math, language arts and social studies topics for K-12 classrooms.

“The Discovery Educator Network is proud to partner with Dr. Lodge McCammon to provide teachers an engaging and creative way to help students learn science, math, language arts and social studies concepts,” said Kyle Schutt, account manager for the DEN. “The challenge is designed to help teachers differentiate their instruction by incorporating technology while providing a fun and educational experience for students.”

To participate in the challenge, classes should visit the DEN Dr. Lodge Video Challenge website, https://www.discoveryeducation.com/DEN/drlodgevideochallenge.cfm. Classes should film their video using the simple, one-take technique (no transitions, digital effects or editing is permitted) and submit through the website by March 4, 2012. Sample music videos are available on the website.

A panel of judges will select the top 30 entries based on their content, organization and creativity. The entries will then appear on the DEN Dr. Lodge Video Challenge website, and the public will be invited to vote March 19-25 to determine the grand prize winner. Winners will be announced at the beginning of April.

The top 11 finalists will receive a Flipcam and 30 backpacks for students. The grand prize winner also will receive a school assembly during which Dr. Lodge will perform the winning song live while the class acts out their video. The performance will be streamed to classrooms across the country.

The DEN is a community of educators who are passionate about teaching with digital media, sharing resources, collaborating and networking. Through a variety of activities, such as the DEN Dr. Lodge Video Challenge, the DEN supports educators in leveraging digital media and technology in their classrooms to engage students in learning.

Dr. Lodge is a specialist in curriculum and contemporary media at The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, part of North Carolina State University’s College of Education. He developed a teaching and professional development process called FIZZ, which encourages teachers and students to use simple video creation techniques in the classroom to enhance standards-based lessons.

For more information about the DEN Dr. Lodge Video Challenge, visit https://www.discoveryeducation.com/DEN/drlodgevideochallenge.cfm

About Discovery Education
Discovery Education transforms classrooms, empowers teachers and captivates students by providing high quality, dynamic, digital content for grades K-12 and community colleges. Powered by Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the number one nonfiction media company in the world, Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-based digital media, professional development, assessment tools and a passionate educator network to support districts in accelerating student achievement. Discovery Education services like Discovery Education streaming, Discovery Education Techbook and Discovery Education Higher Ed, are in more than half of all US schools and 35 countries around the world. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.

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