Deep Dive with Dr. Acton April 17, 2020

Columbus School for Girls

Taking a Deep Dive with Dr. Acton during COVID-19

April 17 , 2020 Created by Betsy Gugle, Lower School Director

This Week’s Deep Dive: Dr. Amy Acton

odh.ohio.gov

Dr. Amy Acton Ohio Department of Health Director And, Bexley resident!!

Step 1: Listen to Dr. Acton

“I am not afraid, I’m determined.”

Cleveland.com

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Dr. Acton is followed daily by people all over Ohio at a regular 2:00 p.m. press conference with Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted. She has been described as a calm, reassuring voice during a time of many unknowns.

Step 1: Listen to Dr. Acton

“I see a bright future and a bright right now.”

WBNS 10-TV

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Step 2: Talk Time 1. Dr. Acton talked about this time being one where everyone needs to sacrifice. What are some sacrifices you have made?

2. What is the difference between being determined rather than being afraid? How does being determined help us during the pandemic?

3. What are some things you have been able to do during this time of slowing down, that are new and exciting?

4. What would you say in a letter to Dr. Acton?

Step 3: Snorkeling-Fact Find 1. Homage, a local t-shirt company in Columbus recently designed this shirt in honor of Dr. Acton and all of the other first responders. Click here to read the story and inspiration behind the idea.

2. There are terms that people use a lot when talking about our current day “heroes?” Find out what the following words mean: ■ Pandemic ■ Quarantine ■ Essential workers ■ PPE

Homage.com

Step 3: Snorkeling--Fact Find From a TIME Magazine article on April 9, they quoted Dr. Acton saying: “I get up around 4 a.m. because that’s a quiet time for me where I read and catch up,” she says.

When she was a child living in a dreary basement, Acton says she turned to books like Charlotte’s Web, the Hardy Boys and Little House on the Prairie to escape from her reality. “I read and knew that it could be different than this,” she recalls.

“My husband makes fun of it because it’s like a dust-collecting pile of colorful books,” she says of her collection, “but they give me comfort to have them there.” It goes to show that some things—like what brings us peace in turmoil—never change.

1. What does this part of the article tell you is important to Dr. Acton?

2. What books are her favorite childhood books?

3. What do books do for Dr. Acton?

Step 4: Scuba Diving--Dig deeper

Dr. Acton shared openly that she grew up in Youngstown and was once homeless. Now, she is the top medical expert and leader in Ohio.

1. What can we learn from Dr. Acton’s story on getting through challenges, reaching goals, and staying positive?

2. How might her story shape the leadership qualities and the ways she connects with people in her current job?

Step 5: Share what you’ve learned

If you want to share your thoughts and work on Taking a Deep Dive Padlet, click here.

Share a message to Dr. Acton, design your own t-shirt, create a positive illustration to essential workers...the possibilities are endless!