As educators explore new ways to engage their students, Holy Name Catholic School (HNCS) in Sheridan, Wyoming is leading the charge. The school recently announced a multi-year collaboration with Discovery Education, a pioneer in worldwide education technology. This partnership will give teachers across HNCS access to a suite of award-winning digital products that nurture curiosity and support their goal of implementing the first comprehensive STREAM programme in a Wyoming Catholic school during the 2024-2025 school year.
HNCS is committed to educating the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—and preparing PK-5 students for the world beyond the classroom. To accomplish this, the school sought a suite of flexible, standards-aligned digital learning resources that were easy to integrate into instruction and had a proven record of quickly engaging students in science, STEM, and all other subjects. Following a careful review, HNCS selected the following products for use in their PK-5 classrooms:
Discovery Education Experience: Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education Experience provides an enhanced learning platform that facilitates engaging instruction in any environment. Sourced from trusted partners, these resources are aligned with state and national standards and help educators bring the outside world into daily teaching and learning.
Discovery Education Science Techbooks: The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12. Used in classrooms across the United States, the Science Techbooks drive engagement with exclusive, phenomena-based, interactive digital content and companion printed resources. The virtual and hands-on investigations, STEM activities, and instructional supports within Techbook enhance the delivery of impactful, blended instruction in person or at a distance.
Mystery Science: Mystery Science, winner of SIIA’s Best Science Instructional Solution CODiE award for Grades PK-8, provides K-5 educators with simple-to-use, open-and-go, hands-on lessons that inspire students to love science. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students. Students then explore these questions through interactive videos featuring real-world visuals, fostering a sense of wonder and actively supporting student engagement in the accompanying discussion prompts. It simplifies prep for teachers, making integrating this resource into classroom instruction simple.
Doodle Math: DoodleMath is an award-winning, research-based, standards-aligned K-5 math app that boosts student skills, confidence, and fluency at home and in the classroom. Filled with thousands of interactive exercises, online learning games and virtual rewards, Doodle transforms math practice into a rewarding activity that children look forward to. Working seamlessly alongside teachers and parents, DoodleMath is a self-paced, personalized learning programme that continuously adjusts to the unique learning needs of students.
STEM Connect: An interdisciplinary K-8 resource that blends dynamic digital content with ready-to-use lessons and hands-on activities, STEM Connect enhances the core curriculum and cultivates valuable design thinking skills that prepare students for the future. It purposefully integrates across disciplines and provides all the necessary resources to introduce real-world challenges and design thinking skills to students.
Dr. Katy Brock-Worman, Principal of Holy Name Catholic School, said: “It seeks to empower students to discover their passions and unique gifts while growing in knowledge, leadership, and faith. This new suite of state-of-the-art digital resources from Discovery Education actively engages students’ latent curiosity, encouraging them to explore the world around them. We look forward to quickly integrating these powerful new resources into classroom activities.”
Additionally, Discovery Education’s team of professional learning experts will provide dedicated professional development to all HNCS educators utilizing their solutions. These professional development options assist educational institutions in realizing the full value of their EdTech investment. Through Discovery Education’s interactive professional development sessions, participants will learn best practices for integrating these new digital resources into instruction. Effective professional development increases student engagement in learning and supports the continued academic development of all students.
Teachers everywhere are looking for new and innovative ways to engage their students. At Holy Name Catholic School in Wyoming, they are leading the charge and have partnered with Discovery Education to access a suite of award-winning digital products. These products and professional learning opportunities will help teachers integrate the comprehensive STREAM programme into their classrooms and help students foster a love for learning. With the help of Discovery Education, Holy Name Catholic School is taking a bold step forward in preparing their students for success in a rapidly changing world.
