Episode #434 - May 20th, 2020
Education Counts presents best practices in education. This week we explore an online class in Plymouth whose teacher and students are using math in the kitchen to prepare food together. What does it take to become Youth of the Year at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor? Ask TeKeidra Masters. She received the honor. Music Together has created a way for parents and young children to bond through music remotely. The summer reading program at Elkhart Public Library kicks off and now offers online innovation.
Original Airdate: May 20, 2020
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Being chosen as Youth of The Year is one of the highest honors that a member could receive at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor. In order to be acknowledged members must embody the characteristics of a leader, both within the club and in the outside world. 17 year old high school senior TeKeidra Masters did just that, all while balancing jobs, sports, community involvement, all while enduring teenage growing pains. She tells us how she accomplished the feat, what it means to her, future plans, and how others can achieve what she did.
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- TeKeidra MastersYouth of The YearBoys and Girls Clubs of Benton Harbor
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Music Together® offered a way for young children and their parents to bond through music. But when in person classes were closed down to observe social distancing, the teachers worked to move their classes to an online format. We explore how the music plays on.
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- Jenny CampagnaCo-DirectorMusic Together® at Goshen College
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Angie Mills, Tara Sharp, Ava Miller, Tara Miller, Braelynn Strahla, Ashley Strahla
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A major challenge to distance learning is how to make lessons interesting and exciting. To spice up at home lessons, a fourth grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Plymouth demonstrated how math can be applied to cooking. We explore the sums of their work.
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- Angie MillsPrincipalJefferson Elementary School
- Tara Sharp4th Grade TeacherJefferson Elementary School
- Ava MillerStudentJefferson Elementary School
- Tara MillerParentJefferson Elementary School
- Braelynn StrahlaStudentJefferson Elementary School
- Ashley StrahlaParentJefferson Elementary School
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Debbie Lynn, Hallie Davis, Jade Collins, Landon Collins, Heidi Gunn, Lucy Gunn, Stella Gunn
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The Elkhart Public Library's mission is to keep the spirit of reading alive with it's reading community. So, they are continuing their Summer Reading Program, with even larger prizes this year, and an app to keep children and teens up to date with their progress. However, for those involved, reading was something that they did freely, without any need for an incentive. The Elkhart Summer Reading Challenge is just a way for them to further challenge themselves, and for them to have a reason to keep doing what they love.
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- Debbie LynnLibrarian & YPS Assistant for Dunlap BranchElkhart Public Library
https://www.myepl.org/ - Hallie DavisSummer Reading ChallengerElkhart Public Library
- Jade CollinsSummer Reading ChallengerElkhart Public Library
- Landon CollinsSummer Reading ChallengerElkhart Public Library
- Heidi GunnMother of Lucy and StellaElkhart Public Library
- Lucy GunnSummer Reading ChallengerElkhart Public Library
- Stella GunnSummer Reading ChallengerElkhart Public Library
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