About Discovery Educator Abroad: South Africa

Discovery Education, the leader in digital video-based learning, and Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational technology resources to children in remote and disadvantaged regions of the world, today announced the winners of the unitedstreaming South Africa Sweepstakes.

Five teachers from across the country have been selected to experience a week-long trip to South Africa, where they will visit a local school and share experiences with South African educators. Through videoblogging technology and daily online posts, the five winning teachers will involve colleagues and students across the United States in this learning experience. They will return home with content and resources to engage their students in digital storytelling and other project-based learning applications. They will also share these resources with educators throughout the nation via the Discovery Educator Network.

The five winners of the unitedstreaming South Africa Sweepstakes are:

• Jan Woodul, Teacher, Abernathy Elementary School, Abernathy ISD, Abernathy, Texas

• Adam Leonard, Teacher, Berlin High School, Berlin PSD, Plantsville, Connecticut

• Philip Dolan, Teacher, Saint Lawrence School, Catholic Telemedia Network, Santa Clara, California

• Penelope Crawford, Media Specialist/Teacher, Everglades School, Collier CPSD, Naples, Florida

• Ridge Baumeister, Teacher, Horizon Middle School, Bismarck SD1, Bismarck, North Dakota

“Every day, teachers across the country use unitedstreaming to connect their students to the world around them,” said Ron Reed, Executive Vice President, School Services, Discovery Education. “By working with the Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership, we’re able to give these five educators a unique educational and cultural experience, and an opportunity to explore the world in true Discovery fashion.”

The sweepstakes winners were selected from a random drawing of educators who logged onto unitedstreaming 10 or more times between September 26, 2005, and December 31, 2005. In addition to round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations in South Africa, the winners will also visit a Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership Learning Center, tour a Game Reserve and conduct excursions to Soweto, Johannesburg, and other sites.