Mississippi Education Connection

Over the past six months MS Education Connection has been dedicated to helping Mississippi families during this COVID-19 pandemic. Each week we talked with guests who provided relevant educational information, ideas and strategies for parents, teachers, students, and the community at large. And today is our final live on-air show so we decided to take a look back at some of our most interesting shows. You'll hear clips from Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carey Wright, plus, MPB's Healthy Eating Ambassador, ED Said. We've even shared clips from our 2020 Senior Day show and our parents gave a few tips on how to balance working and raising a family through this pandemic. For information about MPB's New Educational Podcast, visit https://education.mpbonline.org/ [https://education.mpbonline.org/] See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

SINCE 1970 MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC BROADCASTING HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR THE STUDENTS AND CITIZENS OF MISSISSIPPI AND IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER. TODAY WE’RE TAKING AN INSIDE LOOK AT MPB’S NEW CHANNEL “MPB CLASSROOM TV” WITH OUR GUESTS, LEIGHANNE CHEESEMAN, ASSISTANT STATE LITERACY AND ENGLISH LEARNER COORDINATOR WITH THE MS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COACH LARRY CALHOUN WITH “MOVE TO LEARN” For more information about MPB Classroom TV visit https://education.mpbonline.org/ [https://education.mpbonline.org/] For more information about "Move to Learn visit https://movetolearnms.org/ [https://movetolearnms.org/] For information about public education in Mississippi visit https://www.mdek12.org/ [https://www.mdek12.org/] See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

Today on MS Education Connection we’re taking a look at Early Childhood Literacy in MS and how the Champaign for Grade Level Reading programs help to ensure that every child in MS can read proficiently with our guests, Dr. Angela Rutherford, Director of the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction, Tamara Hilmer, Director of Early Childhood & Reading Development with Lafayette Oxford University’s Reads program and Michele Connelly, Executive Director of the United Way of West Central MS. For more information about the programs we featured on todays show visit: http://msgradelevelreading.com/ [http://msgradelevelreading.com/] http://msgradelevelreading.com/communities/loureads/ [http://msgradelevelreading.com/communities/loureads/] https://www.unitedwayvicksburg.org/ [https://www.unitedwayvicksburg.org/] See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we discussed education and workforce development in MS and took a closer look at MPB’s Workforce Development Initiative, “Getting to Work MS” with our guest, Sharon Person, Director of Community Engagement here at MPB.  We also spoke with Sandy Crist and Bronwyn Robertson from the MS Community College Board about programs they offer and how they benefit the future of Mississippi. For more information about the MS Community College Board Adult Education programs visit: https://www.mccb.edu/offices/adult-education [https://www.mccb.edu/offices/adult-education] For more information about MPB's Workforce Development programs visit: https://gettingtowork.mpbonline.org/ [https://gettingtowork.mpbonline.org/] See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

At-home learning can be intimidating for anyone but for teachers and parents of visually impaired students, making these adjustments to distance learning presents a wide range of new challenges. Today we’ll take a look at distance learning for visually impaired students with our guests, Dr. Glenda Winfield, Project Director of Jackson State University’s Deep South Synergy TVI Project, Dr. LaShawna Fant, educator in the visually impaired community, and Mike Duke, Director of MPB’s Radio Reading Service. "Don't loose sight of your dream, it's your eyes that don't work" - Mike Duke Education and Technology Resources for Blind and Low Vision Students and their Families: Mississippi School for the Blind http://www.msb.k12.ms.us/ [http://www.msb.k12.ms.us/] Hadley Institute https://hadley.edu/ [https://hadley.edu/] This school offers online and correspondence courses for grade school through college as well as adult enrichment learning Perkins eLearning http://perkinselearning.org [http://perkinselearning.org/] This site offers professional development for teachers of the visually impaired and includes other disabilities. Computers for the Blind https://www.computersfortheblind.org [https://www.computersfortheblind.org/] This non-profit 501(c)(3) organization offers re-conditioned computers to persons who are blind or visually impaired at a fraction of the cost of the latest models. Mississippi Library Commission Talking Book Services http://bphopac.mlc.lib.ms.us/cgi-bin/webopac.cgi/ms1a [http://bphopac.mlc.lib.ms.us/cgi-bin/webopac.cgi/ms1a] This is the Mississippi point of contact for the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled from the previous link. It provides audio and Braille books through the mail, or via download to individuals who qualify for the service. (Serves a variety of other impairments as well.) NVDA Screen Reader software (free, or with donations) https://www.nvaccess.org/ [https://www.nvaccess.org/] NV Access is a registered charity and software development company. The are the creators of NVDA, a free, open source, globally accessible screen reader for the blind and vision impaired. American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org [http://www.afb.org/] This site contains information about various topics related to blindness and vision loss, as well as education of blind or low vision students American Printing House for the Blind https://www.aph.org/ [https://www.aph.org/] This site contains a variety of information, along with products and services. American Council of the Blind http://www.acb.org [http://www.acb.org/] A consumer organization with lots of relevant information for blind or low vision students and their parents, along with a special interest group for families with visually impaired children. National Federation of the Blind http://www.nfb.org [http://www.nfb.org/] Another consumer organization with lots of relevant information for blind or low vision students and their parents. Freedom Scientific, a division of the Vispero Group https://www.freedomscientific.com/ [https://www.freedomscientific.com/] This company manufactures and markets adaptive PC software and other specialized technology products See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.