2020 Hometown Heroes

2020 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 14, 2020 Page 123 April 1, 2020 – video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VghK5ilw hVc&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop The remote teaching will actually begin for LCHS students on April 13. Stuckey said that is completely different because not everyone has the same high-speed internet access or computer capability to login simultaneously the way that colleges are able. Therefore, Stuckey said, “We have to be very creative in finding ways to enhance learning. Additionally, the ISBE has stated that this school closure should not adversely affect the students’ grades. That means I need to find interesting assignments, or the students will simply not do them. To utilize technology and provide “hands-on assignments,” Stuckey is developing internet based projects for some of his classes. For one assignment, Stuckey’s life science classes will do a research project on a specific reptile or amphibian. In another assignment, they can make a “stop motion” movie about an animal. Internet-based activities in Stuckey’s physical science classes will include a NASA solar system research project and a “planet tour guide” brochure the students will make. The brochures will share information about one of our solar system’s major projects. Stuckey is trying to make his assignments both fun and educational as students learn remotely. [Angela Reiners]