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Welcome to the New High Show on Education. I'm Pamela Clark, founder and director of the New Heights Education Group, and I'm here with David Smith, the founder of Silicon Valley High School, who has helped us get these podcasts produced and delivered to you. Yes, Pamela, when we saw the great things that you and your army of volunteers were achieving at New Heights, we wanted to get involved. We're happy to work with you to leverage the internet and make quality education accessible and affordable to everyone everywhere.
Thank you, David. We appreciate Silicon Valley High School, helping us to get these podcasts out to the hundreds of thousands of listeners from all over the world. So I hope you enjoy the show. In this week's episode, we will discuss educational reform on mission.
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Tonight's topic is Educational Resources. A recap on last week's show, we looked into the factors that affect providing educational access to the global community. In tonight's episode, we are looking at additional educational resources for teachers, parents, and students. So join in the conversation with us and call us at 917-948-7542 or drop your comments in the chat or tag us on social media using the hashtag NHTG or at Buffy underscore Awaken or on speaker, Instagram, or YouTube.
Remember that my fellow New Heights host Erica Hanson show airs on Thursdays at 2 o'clock pm Mountain Standard Time, 1 o'clock pm Pacific Standard Time, and 4 o'clock Eastern Standard Time. I'd like to thank all of my listeners for hanging in there with me through the COVID-19 pandemic, and also for supporting the show. I know that my viewership has increased over the last few months, and I want to just send a personal thank you, shout out to all of my supporters of my New Heights Educational Group episode each week. On Tuesday nights, I know that there are plenty of other things that you could be doing with your time, so I just want to say a special thank you to all of my listeners.
And I also want to address the momentum shift of where parents are now considering what options they're going to encounter for this upcoming year for their students. And as we look at the educational resources, on the show that we did prior to this, we talked about the Pulitzer Center, and we also talked about all of the offerings that we have here at the New Heights Educational Group and defined as Ohio. So on tonight's show, I kind of want to spotlight some of the things that the Ohio Department of Education has as resources, but I also want to remind my parents out there that if you find a reputable place that offers education, that there are many things that you could be overwhelmed with in this time. So I would just use your gut and take the different core areas that your children are working with at school and try to find something to augment that, something that will give them a greater understanding or deeper insight into a particular subject.
I know that on one episode, we also talked about the McWayne Center, which talks about robotics and mathematics and physics in a fun and interesting way. We also talked about the Alabama School of Math and Science. And just because your child doesn't gain entry into those schools does not mean that they don't have access to some of the summer programs that are offered to kids from around the state. So I encourage you to look at your state, look at your state education system, and kind of find something in each one of those core areas that's going to enhance your child's learning.
So I know that NASA also has a summer program, a space camp program that children can participate in. And so if you have access to things like that, the Smithsonian, I know that National Geographic and PBS Kids, and also they have a YouTube channel for kids strictly so that kids can listen to content on their level and they could also learn in a new and innovative way. And so as you're exploring educational resources for your children for this upcoming year and maybe even this summer, trying to find something new and fun and exciting for them to participate in, think about all of the reputable places that you already know about. And even your public library generally has access to reading programs that are offered during the summertime and also science and math programs that are offered in the summer.
And one of the virtual summer series camps that the Ohio Department of Education offered was a summer series that offered kind of flexible student-centered approach camps for students. And they also have a resource learning center there that actually works on interpersonal skills with the children. And I think that that's really important, especially if you have younger kids who are just working to better their skills on actually interrelating with each other. And also they have some teachers' kids out there for teachers if they, because of the heightened sensitivity around race, that is called teaching about racism.
And it's a toolkit for teachers out there. And we also talked about the EJI center and also there's another magazine called Teaching Tolerance that also offers toolkits for teachers and parents. And so you can just sign up for those things and actually be able to utilize those resources. And you don't have to worry so much about searching down the facts because they'll have links to all of their resources that they offer.
And so sometimes you can have meetups and virtual meetups with other parents and they can provide you with additional resources on particular things. And a lot of schools now are having things like, let's get ready for the fall or things related to computer science and technology. And they have what they call virtual meetups. And so for parents and teachers alike, if you want to participate in those type activities, those are free to you.
And just trying to bring science into the classroom and definitely getting your child from me with this virtual world that we're getting ready to embark on in a deeper and more meaningful way. So remote learning and virtual learning is something that educators will have to get more comfortable with and definitely the parents as the children are involved with those. But also you want to make sure that it's in a protected environment and you also monitor those things because that's one of the things with schools. They have secure sites and so that's why I want you to try to tap into some of those reputable places that you could find resources for your children.
And also the Department of Education for Ohio has English and math readiness toolkits for kids as young as the Head Start program or kindergarten program of course through so that would be your K through 12 area. And for those of you who are seniors or juniors or seniors or even seventh grade for that matter, we're looking at preparing for the ACT or the SAT and looking at ways to improve your scores, I would say definitely try to take advantage of those online resources and they have links to all of these resources at the Department of Education for Ohio. And so they have a newsletter that goes out weekly that provides you with different things regarding scholarships and curriculums that will be more beneficial for parents during this time especially as they embark on this new school year. And so I wanted to remind our parents that if you sign up for that link and I know that every state has this and every state can be different so it's no harm and tapping into another state's education department and of course you know I always use the the ed.gov as a starting point for most shows regarding educational resources but just remember that your state also has a large amount of information on these things and it also taps into things essentially that you need like summer summer food programs which you spoke about on last week's show and also what the plans are for the upcoming year.
So not only do you have access to these resources but you also have an informative fact-based way of finding out what's going on in your school and of course you know the health professional development as far as the educational resources are concerned and then we also have the Center for Education Reform that I also want to encourage you to go and look at as the schools start to reopen educational reform has definitely I guess taken a back burner to all of the things that are going on in the world today. So we're thinking about education reform and how we can reform it but we also want to be at a stable place and so we're looking at what is our baseline right now for educating our children in the best way and education reform is definitely still on the forefront we still want to have our children in a safe environment and want them to be able to compete in the global society but we also understand what's going on in the world today and that we need to be supportive of each other at the current state that we're in and so we want to make sure that we're supporting each other across these spectrums and providing the information and educational resources that we can to aid each other at no matter which level we're at whether we're volunteering within schools whether we're just supporting parents who have young children who are going into the school system because we all don't know what that's going to look like and so we have educational resources that we feel like can be beneficial to parents we want to make sure that we provide them with those links and again don't feel so overwhelmed just take it one step at a time so I encourage parents to again if you have a focus on a particular area for your child or if you know your child has a weak area and maybe an area where they really really gravitate towards maybe just start off slow and just pick one thing and so that you don't get overwhelmed and the child doesn't get overwhelmed and you stick with that until you feel like maybe they've mastered that area or that particular subject in that particular court area and then later on in the semester you can choose something else so I don't want you to get all of this information from me regarding going to the Ohio State Department of Education or either your local or state Department of Education and being overwhelmed by the information so just decide on a framework that's going to work best for you and your family and then utilize these resources and so that's one of the reasons why I did mention National Geographic and PBS in places like that because those are things that you know that most people that utilize those things on a daily basis and those are there at your fingertips when you need them but you don't need to feel overwhelmed because this is a time that we want to support each other as far as educational resources are concerned and I'm your host Buffy Williams and we're going to take a short break and we will be we hope that you join us after the break right now you might be struggling through your classes or even failing them you might be worried that you may not finish high school there might have even been a thought that you may not be smart enough well the new heights educational group begs to differ we not only think you're smart enough but with our help you will complete your high school diploma the new heights educational group strives to improve your academic success through its tutoring services to learn more please visit new heights education dot org and contact us new heights educational group educational resources to help reach your goals this podcast is brought to you by Silicon Valley High School the world's fastest growing video based self-paced teacher supported fully accredited online school that's recommended by more than 96 percent of students take individual courses at just 95 dollars each or earn your high school diploma at any age check us out at svhs.co welcome back I'm your host Buffy Williams and you're listening to the new heights educational group the new heights you want education and tonight's topic is educational resources before the break I was trying to communicate to parents that when you are provided with all of these educational resources you want to kind of take your time and not overwhelm yourself we're getting ready to go into a fall semester or term whether your child is in the elementary education or junior high or high school this is going to be a new thing for administrators parents and teachers and so none of us really know exactly what the framework is going to look like I know that most schools are going to use a combination of different formats as we go into this next school year but for this summer if you're looking for educational resources or if you're looking for educational resources to utilize throughout your child's school year make sure that the things that you expose your children to as much as possible are reputable places that can give them factual information and we are indeed doing a podcast tonight so a podcast is also an additional way for your children to receive information on different subjects and different topics so if your child is auditory learner that may be a good way to kind of use that in combination with some of the other things that your child may be working with throughout the summer months or in coming into the fall and again if they're preparing for college you want to make sure that you also tap into those resources you're never too young I feel like if you if you have the basics if you mastered algebra in mathematics that it's never too early to get a test run on your ACT or SAT but going into the learning environment and thinking about school readiness and what children will need as far as educational resources are concerned I want I definitely want you to go to the your state education department and see what resources they have available there for you and take your time read through the resources and kind of just pick something that's going to be best for you and your child and do something that also challenges them challenges their way of thinking because critical thinking skills is very appropriate you don't always want to necessarily select something that they're just easy at all the time or they agree with that gives them an opportunity to debate the facts and issues on certain subjects and be more diverse as far as their learning style is concerned but again with the Ohio Department of Education some of the updates that they send out they also send out toolkits on student readiness as far as their reading is concerned and you can tap into those toolkits also parents to kind of help you out and teachers alike can utilize those as well they also have student readiness toolkits on mathematics in education and those can be very helpful I know that I probably am not smarter than a fifth grader when it comes to the new math that they're using but I can use the old math so I know that that would be a resource that I would definitely probably be intrigued by and would also love to explore for myself because as you can probably tell by my personality on the radio I like to be challenged just a little bit myself and so also thinking about charter schools they also have charter school information there and they also have things that are directly related to specific subjects definitely but it also talks more about the Pulitzer Center and things that affect our economy as far as education is concerned and definitely the different learning centers and so going into the new year seeking out educational resources and reputable resources is going to be a big topic and there are also documentaries and anything that directly relates to history and a particular subject would be very helpful for your child as well and so if you have I know that you know we have a lot of remakes that are going on right now as far as the movie industry is concerned so if you're thinking about the arts they also tap into you know different areas I know that as far as mathematics is concerned you could probably find a lot of space type movies that actually tell you about the physics and things like that but you also want to tap into the arts I can't think of the name hidden figures is the name of the movie that I'm trying to think of right now whether it relates to space so also find fun ways that you can engage with your child from day to day doesn't have to be a book all the time for you to educate your child again or for your child again interested in a specific subject so if you have something like that that is age appropriate that you can research or check out from your public library to talk with your child about all of those educational resources can be definitely used to augment your child's learning and I want to again let you know that my heart goes out to anyone who is trying to consider whether or not they can send their child back to school in the fall if they're considering virtual learning or remote learning or in school learning I know that that's going to be a very difficult decision and sometimes you may be in a position where the decision is made for you because you have to go to work and so I understand that and my heart goes out to you I know that there are also going to be some changes as it relates to school so again just remember that these if you can stay at home with your children and your children can stay home all these resources are here and there's also a homeschool resource newsletter that you can use from time to time to use as a guide for you and your family and there are also virtual conferences as it relates to homeschooling your child and even if you're doing a remote or virtual with your child in the fall those resources will still be helpful for you but I do encourage you to utilize your teachers utilize the formats they they have given you to stay in contact with them and to make that learning process with a virtual student-centered process more engaging I know that it will probably be probably be very engaging so that the parent I mean the teachers know that the students are actually able to internalize what they've actually learned and have some way of showing them that they understand the concepts and so whether you're using high-tech or low-tech all these scenarios are going to come into play and you'll have many topics and many materials and recordings of different lessons that your child will have to go through in order to prove to their teacher that they are retaining the information so the more that you utilize these resources the more you will become familiar with the format and it'll be easier for you but I know that they have planning guides for most parents and going into this fall year and what the format is supposed to look like coming in the fall and so I just encourage you to be patient with yourselves to be patient with the administration because they're trying to do what is best for your child but ultimately as a parent you have to do what you think is best for your children and for your family and so I want to also encourage you to be an advocate for those who are assisting the administration all of our bus drivers who are having to take the students to and from school and all of those essential janitorial staff that they will be probably working overtime to keep the environment safe and clean for our children in this coming fall so just think about everyone that it takes to make it a successful experience for your child and trying to show compassion for each other and also try to build a network of people that you can tap into these resources ask the appropriate questions but still be able to give your child what they need in this time and know that you're not going through any of this alone all these educational resources are put out there because people actually care about the fact that they want children to receive this information in a way that is easy transparent for them and also most of them offer ways in which you can connect in a different way it's different from the way that we learn information and for their children it will be much different as well and so we're in a transitional shift as it relates to the way that we see education the way that we engage in education for those four runners who have already paved the way for virtual education we now see how essential and how important that is because if we cannot establish that framework to begin with we would really be at a disadvantage at this point and so we should consider ourselves fortunate and grateful that we live in a society where we have access to a plethora of information and educational resources and that we have the options that we have for our children as it relates to educational resources to be able to learn additional information that we'll entertain it at a pace that is going to be best for our child and so be supportive, be encouraging, be kind to yourself and understand that we're all going through this together and definitely be patient with your administration and try to keep yourself safe well and I pray that you are happy and enjoying this time at home with your children and enjoying learning them in a new and exciting way because children teach us so much about our sales each and every day so I'm your host Bethany Williams you're listening to the new educational group the new high school education and I want to again thank you for tuning in tonight and I 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