Beginning last week, Highline teachers got their initial training in a new partnership that will help them use digital tools in the classroom. Highline Public Schools is kicking off a partnership with Discovery Education—a provider of award-winning digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms.
 
Thirty-five teacher-leaders and their principals, representing five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, will participate in today’s kickoff training at the Museum of Flight. As members of Discovery Education’s Digital Leader Corps, Highline’s teacher-leaders will receive training, mentoring and practice in the effective use of digital content, and then be able to share successful and innovative digital strategies with their peers.
 
“Highline Public Schools is committed to creating engaging, personalized learning environments that ensure district graduates are college and career ready,” said Highline Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield. “The addition of Discovery Education’s dynamic digital resources and robust professional development will help our educators innovate and lead us in meeting this critical goal.”
 
This new partnership will support teachers with proven approaches to integrating educational technologies and digital media into classroom instruction, supporting the district’s commitment to modern digital learning environments. K-12 classrooms districtwide will have access to the highest-quality digital content through Discovery Education Streaming Plus, supporting and enhancing instruction across all K-12 curriculum.
 
The new digital resources are aligned to state learning standards, are searchable, and include videos, images, primary source documents, podcasts, oral interviews, audio books, articles, and more. Teacher resources include lesson plans, instructional strategies and content collections organized around themes, as well as instructional videos, skill builders, writing prompts, multimedia activities, and articles. For example, through its Board Builder feature, students can create virtual project boards using multimedia and text to synthesize their thinking and provide evidence of their understanding of a concept or problem.