A third-grader in Tioga County participates in remote learning in April 2020.
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There’s no question that the pandemic exacerbated issues for many school districts, especially those that were underfunded to begin with.
Transitions to virtual learning were difficult for students, teachers, parents, and administrators alike, and the federal funding slated for school districts will be used to make up for lost instructional time. Of the $4.9 billion of federal relief funding coming to the Commonwealth, at least 20% must be used to address learning loss and the social, emotional, and academic needs of underrepresented students, including students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English learners, migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children in foster care.
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Second-grader Audreigh Holden-Lager, 8, participates in a hands-on STEM activity at Spring Cove Elementary School.
Robotic bugs are creating a buzz in teaching young children STEM skills.
Bee-Bots, small robots that teach children coding and computational thinking, are helping younger students practice addition and subtraction and other critical skills.
Students have to plan out moves forward, backward, left and right required to move the Bee to a specific location.
Preschoolers, like students in grades K-2, are being introduced to Bee-Bots.
“Although it’s super basic coding, it’s getting kids thinking in the mindset of ‘if I do X, Y and Z, it’ll make this robot work, ” Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8, STEM Curriculum Specialist Sarah Brambley said.
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In the latest milestone of its $100 million capital campaign, Doylestown Health recently celebrated the dedication of the new Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine with a ribbon-cutting event held at Doylestown Hospital.
The opening of Clark Critical Care will allow for the expansion of Doylestown Health’s intensivist program, led by pulmonologist Dr. Les Szekely, medical director of the Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Care at Doylestown Health and the Doylestown Health Sleep Center. Intensivists are board-certified physicians who specialize in the care of critically ill patients.
The Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine encompasses all critical care services at Doylestown Hospital, including the new 32-bed Putman Intensive Care/Intermediate Unit located on the third floor of the Cardiovascular and Critical Care Pavilion.
Reply Learners join in a community workshop on tech tools in Southeastern Pennsylvania. (Chester County Intermediate Unit)
DOWNINGTOWN, PA A ten-day festival of learning returns after a challenging academic year, as Chester County s Intermediate Unit brings drones, coding, farming, and STEAM events to help remake learning in May.
In partnership with the PA SEED Ecosystem, southeastern Pennsylvania will host more than 30 events during this learning festival between May 6-16, 2021. These events are designed for parents and caregivers to learn alongside their kids and offer relevant and engaging educational experiences for youth in pre-K through high school. Most events are free, Chester County IU said.
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