Neuhoff Media will be providing a new link for learning between students, teachers and parents for the balance of this school year. The Louise Neuhoff Educational Access Project will provide educators daily access to radio stations in communities served by Neuhoff Media.
The idea is to make available specific periods of time each day for public school teachers to present lessons, read books and review specific material on air. The program will ensure educators are readily accessible to all students and their parents while under stay-at-home orders.
”We have the ability for teachers to talk directly to students each day regardless of technology,” says Neuhoff Communications President/CEO Beth Neuhoff. ”We wanted to find some small way to help bridge the gap between teachers and primary students. We are simply providing local educational leadership the opportunity to use our most popular radio stations to connect with students and their parents,” added Neuhoff.
There has been an enthusiastic response from local superintendents who are now working on plans to take advantage of the opportunity. For example, in Danville, District 118 School Superintendent Alicia Geddis is planning a daily program of up to 30 minutes of teaching each day on WDNL/D-102 Radio (102.1 fm). In an extended segment called ‘Radio Teaching Time’, a member of the District 118 faculty will be on-air presenting material daily. Teachers have submitted lesson plans for the segments, ranging from reading to music and even art classes. The programs will air at 10:00 a.m. daily on WDNL Radio beginning on Monday, April 13th.
In the other markets served by Neuhoff, local educators are developing innovative local audio content to focus on the educational needs of students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
”It’s our hope that others in the industry see the unique opportunity we all have to help in ways never before thought possible,” added Neuhoff. ”We turn the music down for a little bit each day to benefit the needs of students who might not have access to the technology others do.”
The project is named in honor of Louise Neuhoff who has had a lifelong passion for education, reading and children. ”It’s in her name we are doing our small part to support this important mission,” added Beth Neuhoff.
