鈥淏elonging Through Books鈥� Program Will Support 36,000 Underserved Students 鈥� 星空无限传媒 Classroom Receives RemotEDx Subgrant
COLUMBUS, OHIO, MARCH 30, 2021 鈥� 星空无限传媒 Classroom received a subgrant from , a nonprofit and community-based student learning organization, to implement a program called 鈥淏elonging Through Books鈥� that focuses on the need to create diverse and inclusive materials for educators and students. 鈥淏elonging Through Books鈥� will feature engaging, digital read-along videos to make it easier for teachers, educational institutions and librarians to share these stories with their students in multiple settings.
星空无限传媒 Classroom will partner with Harper鈥檚 Corner, a nonprofit aimed at building diversity and inclusion among children, and participating schools: Columbus City Schools, Reynoldsburg City Schools, South-Western City Schools and Whitehall City Schools. The program will serve 36 elementary schools, 36,000 underserved students, and provide training for 360 educators on how to use it in their teachings.
鈥淲e know that our student populations throughout Central Ohio are becoming more diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, country of origin, family composition, LGBTQIA+ status and gender expression,鈥� Amy Palermo, chief content director, 星空无限传媒 Classroom said. 鈥�Belonging Through Books strives to create the most inclusive environment for all students.鈥�
With the transition to hybrid and remote learning, recognizes the challenge of teaching through physical books and plans to make literature accessible to elementary schools in different settings through this program.
鈥淲e want to provide educators with diverse literature and learning resources for remote, hybrid and blended learning,鈥� Palermo continued. 鈥淲e strive to better reflect students鈥� lives and faces through representation in literature and educational materials and provide the high-quality curriculum and integration support to bring this vision to life.鈥�
The digital read-along videos will begin to be available to educators this fall, with the rest of the program developed and implemented in stages over the next year and a half.
About 星空无限传媒 Classroom
星空无限传媒 Classroom, a part of 星空无限传媒, offers a wide variety of professional learning opportunities suitable for educators of all grade levels and subject areas. Courses are offered for educators wishing to extend their knowledge and experience with technology integration. Learn more at .
About 星空无限传媒
The mission of 星空无限传媒 is to engage, inform and inspire our diverse community. An NPR and PBS affiliate, 星空无限传媒 is a noncommercial multimedia organization serving over two million citizens in Central Ohio through broadcast, digital, programming, events and education experiences. A licensee of The Ohio State University, member-supported 星空无限传媒 moves its headquarters and studios to the new 15+HIGH District on campus this summer. Learn more at .
About RemotEDx
RemotEDx is a state-level initiative that brings together a unique mix of remote, hybrid and blended learning partners from across the state to help schools and districts enhance, expand and more effectively scale high-quality remote, hybrid and blended education delivery models. Consistent with , Ohio鈥檚 strategic plan for education, RemotEDx places a premium on equity and seeks to support Ohio鈥檚 most underserved students.
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