Westmoreland Intermediate Unit

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Time for another WQED #TeachableMoment! Today's lesson is from Joe DiLucente and Susan McKeever of the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit, and it's all about decodi...ng... or matching letter sounds to the actual letters. And best of all... you can do it using items from all around your house! MORE: https://www.wqed.org/edu WQED Education

Westmoreland Intermediate Unit Joins 1,934 Americans to Support Remote Learning During COVID-19 Initiative - The Westmoreland Intermediate Unit joined 1,935 individuals and organizations in calling on Congress to introduce and pass legislation to connect students and library patrons at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The draft proposal, The Remote Learning During COVID-19 Act, would provide $5.25 billion for an emergency fund to connect the 7.15 million families who don’t have the internet at home. http://edl.io/n1245909

Teen Town Hall - The Westmoreland Intermediate Unit is hosting a Teen Town Hall event on Thursday, June 4, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, and we would like to invite you to attend. High school and middle school students from across the county will share their experiences during COVID-19 shutdown with our state senators, state representatives, and county commissioners. Here is the agenda for the event: 2:00 PM-Broadcast to the WIU YouTube Channel (WIU7) Begins o Participant Introd...uctions o Student Testimonies o Elected Officials Follow-up Question to Students (Senators, Representatives, and Commissioners) o If time allows, Student Questions for Elected Officials o Summary & Appreciations 3:30 PM-Broadcast Ends We are hosting this town hall forum because it is essential for our community and its elected officials to hear the student experiences during COVID-19 shutdown and their potential solutions to the challenges we face in education and beyond. We hope you have a chance to join us Thursday afternoon. http://edl.io/n1241495