Events
Coding Challenge
Date: 13 January - 25 February 2021
Discovery Education's student Coding Challenge is back for a second year! In association with COBIS, we’re inviting British International schools to compete with their peers around the world to create their own app.
Children will gain a firm understanding of coding concepts like algorithms, sequences and variables – while practising computational thinking through problem-solving and the breaking down of tasks into logical steps.
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This competition is open to all COBIS schools. A limited number of spaces are also available for FOBISIA, BSME, LAHC and AoBSO schools.
Tuesday Tutorial – Supporting blended learning
Date: Tuesday, 26th January 2021 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Join Chris Nash, Head of Community at Discovery Education for a live demo on supporting blended learning with Discovery Education Espresso.
In this live session, you'll learn how to combine age-appropriate online content with Espresso's newest tools to enhance teaching and learning - whether it's taking place in the classroom or at home. This session will also allow you to ask any questions you may have around the recently upgraded Espresso service.
Recommended for all teaching staff.
Developing digital: from immediate need to longer term thinking (Webinar)
Date: Tuesday, 26th January 2021 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
This webinar is a unique opportunity to hear from experts directly involved in the school support for effective teaching and learning during the current National Lockdown.
This focussed webinar features expert practitioners from the Dfe funded EdTech Demonstrator Programme sharing their insights and experiences working with Schools and Colleges on the development of online learning approaches since the first lockdown in March 2020.
This joint seminar will feature contributions from:
- Two of the EdTech Demonstrator schools on how they responded to the need for online and remote learning, lessons learned and how they have provided effective continuity of high-quality teaching and learning support for other schools. Both schools have embedded the use of Discovery Education online content into their everyday curriculum delivery.
- Insights about how Discovery Education schools have maximised High quality Discovery Education online content to support effective teaching and learning in and out classroom teaching contexts in recent months.
- Observations from the EdTech demonstrator programme lead on key advice and developments in remote education.
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Recommended for all teaching staff.
Tuesday Tutorial – Assign resources to pupils
Date: Tuesday, 2nd February 2021 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Discovery Education Espresso has been upgraded.
You can now quickly and easily assign specific resources to individual pupils, groups or your whole class and monitor their progress. In this live session, you’ll learn how to:
- Create pupil accounts
- Add pupils to classes and groups
- Seamlessly assign resources to individuals or groups
- Quickly view class assignments
- Monitor individual pupil activity
Recommended for all teaching staff.
Advice for the current times (Webinar)
Date: Tuesday, 9th February 2021 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join Andrew Hammond, Senior Director of Learning at Discovery Education and Guy Dudley, Lead Author of the Advice Hub within NAHT Discovery Education Pathway programme for a discussion on the issues facing school leaders today. This session will be your chance to ask any questions you may have to our expert Advice Hub and NAHT Discovery Education Pathway team.
This session will be available on demand.Register to attend (for FREE) | Learn more
Recommended for all teaching staff
Tuesday Tutorial – Using AR and Immersive for remote learning
Date: Tuesday, 9th February 2021 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Immersive technologies can add layers of powerful impact to learning. Utilising augmented and virtual reality, powerful imagery or immersive sound effects and music, teachers can really engage with their learners and present complex concepts and knowledge more easily.
In this live session, you will learn how to enliven your remote or hybrid lessons with powerful, shared, immersive experiences to unlock the mysteries of ancient civilisations and the wonders of the world.
This session will also allow you to ask any questions you may have around getting the most out of your Espresso subscription.
Recommended for all teaching staff.
Tuesday Tutorial – Create and assign quizzes
Date: Tuesday, 16th February 2021 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
In this live session, you'll learn how to create and assign quizzes with your own questions to check your pupils understanding.
This session will also allow you to ask any questions you may have around getting the most out of your Espresso subscription.
Recommended for all teaching staff.
Tuesday Tutorial – Create, collaborate and present
Date: Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Discovery Education Espresso has been upgraded - helping you save time on planning, deliver exciting lessons and respond to the challenges of remote learning.
In this live session, we introduce you to one of the platform's newest tools, Studio, a flexible collaboration tool for teachers and pupils.
- Ready-made lesson materials
- Ideas for pupil learning quests
- Templates to create presentations
- Full collaboration tools for pupils
- Multimedia support for modelling understanding
Recommended for all teaching staff.
How can we craft effective assessment for learning? (Webinar)
Date: Tuesday, 2nd March 2021 Time: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Join Mike Chiles, experienced Middle Leader, Principal Examiner and author and Andrew Hammond, Senior Director of Learning for a fireside chat exploring how teachers can rethink their approach to assessment to establish the foundations to support learning.
This session will be available on demand.
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Recommended for all teaching staff