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Digital Resources to Play a Big Role in Education this Fall
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he upcoming school year will be like nothing teachers, students, and families have ever experienced, as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic steers school systems to embrace online learning and incorporate it in new ways.
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However, school systems across the country are rising to the challenge and staying connected to their students with dynamic digital resources, such as those from Discovery Education.
Education’s president of K-12 Education. “To accomplish that, we partner with school systems to provide students and teachers the digital resources - such as Discovery Education Experienc - they need for success during this school year and beyond.”
In addition, to providing school systems digital resources Discovery Since the beginning of the Education provides teachers the professional development they need to pandemic, school systems use new technologies and maximize their school district’s technology across the country have invested in digital services like Discovery Education Experience because investment. they support students’ education at home, in the classroom or wherever Discovery Education has a long history as a global leader in digital learning is taking place. curricula that align with the current standards for K-12 education, and their Experience - Discovery Education’s flexible K-12 learning platform products include digital textbooks, multimedia resources, and professional - connects educators to a vast collection of compelling high-quality, learning for educators. standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, and professional learning resources. Together, these resources give educators everything Visit discoveryeducation.com for more information about the company’s they need to facilitate instruction in any learning environment and create resources, and visit https://www.discoveryeducation.com/district-partners to determine whether your local school district is making Discovery lasting educational impact. Education materials available to their students for the upcoming school “Discovery Education is committed to keeping students and teachers year. connected to learning at home or in school,” says Scott Kinney, Discovery -(NewsUSA)
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Foster Care And The Pandemic
ecent surveys of youth in foster care found nearly half (49%) expressed its Graduation Success program using remote strategies. Even before the an immediate resource need during the COVID-19 pandemic—and pandemic, only about 50 percent of youth in care graduated compared to you can help reverse that. Distance Learning Access (15%) was the top more than 75 percent who stick with Treehouse. survey response, with Enrichment Activities (14%), Food Support (4%) and Cell Phones (4%) also discussed. One student in the program, Karizma, thrives as she completes her schoolwork from home. Last year, she started working with Ruby Zarate, a “The demand for resources is greater than ever,” said Lisa Chin, CEO of Graduation Success Coordinator at Treehouse. The two would usually meet Treehouse, which conducted the study. “Whether school is in the classroom weekly in person at school, and have now been staying in touch through or online, our youth continue to grow. They need new clothes, school frequent phone calls, texts and FaceTime. Although it’s going well, Karizma supplies and other essentials.” looks forward to everything eventually returning to normal. The nonprofit organization partners with youth in care so they have a childhood and a future. Collaborating with social workers, foster care liaisons and caregivers to ensure access to resources is critical to success. When there are gaps, Treehouse provides tangible resources, but it can’t do it alone.
“I never thought I would have to sit at home and wish to be at school,” Karizma said with a laugh. “It is a little different. Having Ruby there to remind me and look out for me has definitely helped a lot as I look to my future. I really do think Treehouse is amazing.”
Anyone who’d like to support Treehouse as they partner with youth in foster “Community is such a key part of what we do here, and it’s going to take all care to weather the pandemic can make a gift at www.treehouseforkids.org/ of us to address this crisis and continue moving forward,” Chin said. donate. Treehouse also has shifted to connecting with high school students in -(NAPSI)