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Hall designs resources for teachers to use for total solar eclipse
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Hall County educators, from left, Penny Christensen, e-learning specialist; Keith Crandall, AP chemistry teacher at Flowery Branch High School; Julie Walls, eighth-grade teacher at C.W. Davis Middle School; and Eddie Millwood, digital convergence specialist and Davis Middle School principal, meet Wednesday in Flowery Branch to discuss the curriculum being compiled for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. - photo by David Barnes
With the total solar eclipse expected Aug. 21, Hall County teachers are getting digital resources developed by school district educators to help them teach students about the once-in-a-generation phenomenon before and during the event. Eddie Millwood, principal of C.W. Davis Middle School and digital convergence specialist for the school district, presented a synopsis of the materials to the school board Monday night. He said teachers should have access to those materials by Tuesday afternoon. The Hall County and Gainesville school systems have chosen to extend the day by an hour on Aug. 21 so that students can experience the eclipse in the school environment.