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Big News for NEPA
Governor Wolf Signs Renewal to COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
11/25/2020 Governor Tom Wolf signed a third renewal of his 90-day Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 update for Sunday, November 29
State adds more than 5,000 new cases.
5,529 new COVID-19 cases bring the state wide total over 300,00.
GO TO WNEP.COM for up to date info.
(https://www.wnep.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/covid-19-update-for-november-29/523-03334da5-6f61-4f56-9dac-8b3f4623cb8e)
In Florida, a plane crashed onto a car traveling on a road in a residential area
In Florida, an unidentified man hijacked a car carrying coronavirus vaccines.
The police said that the attacker was about 20 years old. He stole a gray 2018 Hyundai Accent with a license plate NPJJ58. There is a coronavirus vaccine inside the car. The number of doses was not disclosed.
Recall that a pharmacist from Wisconsin (USA), a former employee of the Aurora Medical Center, Stephen Brandenburg, pleaded guilty to intentionally spoiling about 500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Now he faces up to 10 years in prison.
The four-month-old King Charles Spaniel was made the Florida Deputy Sheriff after being rescued from an alligator who dragged him under water
Motivating learners throughout this crisis
Prepared by: Dennesha Frazer (Teachfray)
A few weeks ago, we were doing business as usual in our classrooms. We incorporated technology here and there, as the lessons required but never have we been totally reliant on that medium. When this pandemic hit our country in March of 2020, we were thrust outside our normal. Since then, almost overnight, we have had to move from the traditional classroom to a virtual one. Despite all the challenges, educators must seek to keep learners motivated to achieve. Below are 10 tips on how to do so.
1. Be emotionally intelligent. This is needed in a crisis more than any other time. As much as your life has been affected, so has the lives of your students. One of my finest students has been unable to submit all her assignments because she has had to be baby sitting. Another sent me a picture to represent the challenges of her crammed household.
Amidst these prevailing circumstances, the educator must keep in touch with the realities of the learners. Let the learner know you are aware that they are having challenges. This will keep them interested.
2. Go the extra mile. Put measures in place to mitigate some of these challenges which the learners are experiencing. I have had to be very lenient with assignment deadlines and have had to take screenshots when the actual document would have been more ideal. Also, I have had to assist students in uploading assignments so, that I could have a record of same on the selected platform for grading.
3. Attend to the individual learner. In the virtual classroom, you must reach out to greet individual students the way you would in the traditional classroom. Pause to have conversations about random things that interest them. Find out how they are doing and how they have been coping. Being caring is an element of motivation.
4. Plan with the whole constituent in mind. I have observed that, as educators have gotten excited about the various platforms and applications available to aid in online learning, they might have inadvertently made choices that have been detrimental to some learners.
Only approximately 20% of my learners have access to wifi. Most of them use a data plan which they purchase daily or weekly. Each time I prepare for a learning incident, I bear this in mind. Therefore, I download videos instead of posting links, I use a voice note instead of a live meeting and I choose a platform with an application so that assignment uploading will be low on data consumption. You cannot afford to frustrate your learners during this challenging time.
5. Teach in bite sizes. Online learning can be very overwhelming, especially for students who depend on the element of human presence to grasp concepts quickly. Therefore, to keep learners motivated as they attain new knowledge, the educator must be strategic in the volume of new contents being shared.
Therefore, in the past week, as I taught my 10th graders how to work with PowerPoint, I first had them watch a video and answer guided questions. After this, I offered them feedback and gave them an opportunity to resubmit corrections. Then and only then did I have them create a single slide with a background. When I was satisfied that they understood how to manipulate the software, I gave them a task to prepare a 5 slide presentation about their family. The submission rate was unbelievable and the quality was excellent.
6. Provide adequate learning support. To keep learners motivated, the educator must be available to offer guidance to struggling students. You must be aware that the learners who seem brightest in the traditional setting may struggle a lot in the virtual setup. Therefore, provide enough examples, supporting materials and be available to assist.
7. Use a lot of formative assessment activities. It is better to do small assessment task as the lesson progresses than to wait for the end of a topic or unit to do testing. This is as true online as it is in the traditional setup. This way, you can also motivate learners as they see themselves attaining mastery bit by bit.
8. Offer detailed feedback promptly. The learners will only remain motivated if they can track their progress. They also want an opportunity to improve their output and since the goal is mastery, the educators should be accommodating in this area.
For my students, I try to provide feedback within one or two days after they post their responses to assessment tasks.
9. Develop a rewards system. There are methods online such as a score board which could be used to rank learners and offer healthy peer competition. It is advisable that the ranking focuses on capturing at least the top 30% to heighten healthy competition.
Using an application such as ScoreKeeper, might be a great idea.
Things must also be in place to celebrate learners who may never make it to the top of the class.
10. Do not forsake traditional motivational techniques. The methods of using stamps and stickers never grow old. Recently, good old stickers were successfully used by my principal to commend teachers for maintaining excellent attendance records. It works even better for children and teens.
For the digital setup, I have created some digital stickers which can be used in the whatsapp classroom.
Please remember that Student Motivation can never grow old. It has been one of the finest methods used to keep many hundreds of learners on task when they couldn't think of another reason to do so. Keep at it.
Have fun motivating your learners throughout this crisis!
A series of powerful tornadoes hit the US state of Alabama, destroying and killing at least five people
According to the US National Weather Service, on Thursday, March 25, there were 14 tornadoes in Alabama and one in Mississippi and another in Georgia.
According to CNN, Calhoun County, Alabama Sheriff Matthew Wade, the tornado killed at least five people and injured many.
Interview with Dan Emil Joshua
Today we’d like to introduce you to Deri Lorus.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Deri, So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
Dan Emil Joshua started playing keyboard at very young age who now scores music in Gospel Songs.
What is music for you?
Music is God given talent for me. It is a special gift from above. I need to be truthful to him and use it for his glory.
Do u live in musically world?
Yes, I do live in a musical world . While we do a family prayer daily, play in our church every week myself and my brother play Keyboard and guitar together. There cannot be a day without music in my life.
There is something about music that seems to bring me closer to each and every thing and each and every emotion that I have for things and it also helps an individual to come together as a community.
How your life relates to music?
Myself and bro used to jam together, we produce some good music, we do cover songs some originals and more instrumentals.
What are your thoughts on music?
Music for others maybe is only just their mood , but for me it's a gift from God. I feel deeply connected to music . Anyone who has grown up in a musical family knows the tremendous part that music plays in one's memory, but I don't come from a Music family. I feel music is your own experiment and experience of your life . If you don't love it , it won't come out .According to me Music has no boundaries , as there's no boundary line to it. Dan is carving a niche following for himself already at his tender age. His renditions of Gospel classic solos and improvisations with fusion pieces put him in the ladder for much more accolade to come. He is charming has a most amazing social profile.
