PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Palm Springs Unified School District kicked off the new school year on Wednesday, August 8. The school has had to improvise as it offers a full virtual platform. While some courses translate easier online than others, offering virtual electives come with challenges as many require a “hands-on” learning approach. Classes such
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It was the first day of school for Desert Sands Unified School District families. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil got an exclusive look at how one teacher welcomed her class back virtually from inside her home. “Good morning fifth graders! Can you guys hear me…can I get a thumbs up if you can hear me?”
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The Desert Sands Unified School District kicked off its first day of the new school year on Wednesday, August 19. Some students and parents were met with some technological issues as they attempted to log in. <!–[if lte IE 10]> Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly. Please click
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Palm Springs Unified School District hosted a COVID-19 parent training session to educate parents and answer questions as the new school year begins. The session was held virtually and covered everything from how to talk to your student about COVID-19 to the best daily practices to keep them safe. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke
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Friday marks the first day of school for the Coachella Valley Unified School District. What is typically an exciting day for students, parents, and teachers looked a lot different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. CVUSD schools will continue to conduct distance learning until Riverside County is off the state’s monitoring list. Despite all
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As the new school year takes off virtually, challenges have arisen for children being forced to sit in front of a computer screen for extended periods of time. Children with special needs have been hit particularly hard. Many are provided extra support during a normal school year, but because of online learning, some parents say
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With students spending more time at home and less time in the classroom, experts say it’s important that parents make sure their children are hydrated and getting the nutrients they need to stay on track. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with Jill Coleman, a registered nurse specializing in holistic nutrition, to learn what foods
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A cell phone tower in Sky Valley just completed a technology upgrade to provide more reliable internet access to people living in the area, including 78 families with children enrolled in schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District. “The district’s goal is that every single student have access to distance learning,” said Will Carr,
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With the new school year beginning with distance learning from home, more parents are already turning to tutoring to help their kids stay on track. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil breaks down three options for students looking for extra help during the pandemic. Check with your school district or email your child’s teacher directly. All
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Many working parents are facing a major concern as the new school year begins. Who will watch their kids and help them with online learning? “My biggest challenge feeling like I being a good enough mom and I being a good enough employee,” said Angel Meraz, mother of three children. Angel Meraz is feeling the
Continue Reading The Coachella Valley Unified School District and Coachella Valley Teachers Association reached an agreement late Wednesday night on its virtual distance program. Negotiations between the two sides were heating up as the first day of school approached. The big disagreement between both sides was whether it should be mandatory for teachers to be in a
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Wednesday was the first day of the new school year for Palm Springs Unified School District families. The school year began with distance learning from home. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil visited Landau Elementary and spoke with Christina, Alaniz, a fifth grade teacher, who explained her plan for virtual learning. By 8:30 a.m., her classroom
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Palm Springs Unified School District students and teachers began their first day of instruction on Wednesday. Teachers are instructing virtually through a computer screen, as kids stay at home and take classes online. Within the past few weeks, many teachers throughout the district have utilized training opportunities to learn more about how to effectively teach
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With schools starting distance learning, many parents are increasingly concerned about the negative impacts of social isolation.News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay spoke with a child psychologist and a local family about these fears. “We’ve had concerns just with the isolation and the impact that it has on their mental health,” Mark Barons told News Channel
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“We’ve got this.” That’s the message from teachers before online classes begin on Wednesday for the Palm Springs Unified School District. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Karen Johnson, the president of the Palm Springs Teachers Association. Johnson said teachers are ready for the first day of school. “They are, they are definitely ready.
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At the PUSD office in Palm Springs, administrators are expressing confidence in saying they’re ready and able to deliver a much more effective “distance learning” experience than what was offered last March when the coronavirus pandemic began. “We are further along and so much more prepared for now in providing instruction in the distance learning
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Dr. Jacob Shefa is now back home with his wife Leesann and their son Evin after spending two months battling coronavirus at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. He also spent one month in rehab. “What I feel really is just the ocean of support that I had really at the pinnacle of the
Continue Reading As schools prepare for distance learning at the start of the new school year, teacher training at Palm Springs Unified School District is underway. The district is holding dozens of sessions ahead of the August 5th start date, which include beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. “This series of training– so the beginning, intermediate and advanced,
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Palm Springs Unified School District teachers will have the option to teach from home or from inside their empty classrooms as the upcoming school year begins for students next week with distance learning from home. The district reached an agreement with its teachers’ association — voted on and passed unanimously by the district board Friday
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Palm Springs Unified School District is set to begin the upcoming school year next Wednesday with distance learning from home. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with teachers and educators about the best practices for home learning. They all agreed on three simple tips: Set up a quiet, organized and consistent space for school work
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