Online Tutoring

Nebraska SMART is a free virtual tutoring program for students in grades K-12. Teacher education candidates from Chadron State, Peru State, and Wayne State Colleges remotely tutor students in Educational Service Units 1, 4, and 13 through an online tutoring platform. This program is made possible by a Nebraska Department of Education grant awarded to the Nebraska State College System to launch a rural tutoring program.

 

Nebraska SMART’s official launch date to tutor students in grades K-12 is February 5, 2024. Tutoring hours are 3:30-6:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

 

The Nebraska SMART Video can be viewed for more information.

 

Parents who wish to gain access to tutoring must register their child(ren) by visiting www.nscs.edu/NebraskaSMART.

 

Parents must first create an account and register their child(ren). Once parents have created their account and added their child(ren), the student (or parent on their behalf) can schedule a tutoring appointment. Students can also join on-demand tutoring to be connected with the next available Tutor.

 

The Parent Guide provides steps for parents to register their child(ren), schedule a session, request on-demand tutoring, and more.

 

Students should provide homework for which they wish to receive help or topics that they would like to cover. When connected to a Tutor, students (or parents on their behalf) can share files with their Tutor. It is recommended that students (or parents on their behalf) have saved their homework to their computer prior to connecting to a Tutor.

 

The Nebraska SMART tutoring platform can be accessed via a laptop, desktop, or Chromebook. Please note that smartphones and some tablets are not currently supported by this platform. See below for Nebraska SMART’s technology requirements.

Neurodiversity Awareness - Sensory Friendly CSC Basketball Game

 

One Book, One School

Where: 

Chadron Middle School

When: 

December 18th-20th (Monday-Wednesday) 8:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.

Who: 

5th-8th Students, Staff, and Chadron Community Members

What is One Book, One School?

The benefits of reading aloud are remarkable. Studies have shown that reading to children helps them to listen better and longer, to build bigger vocabularies, to understand concepts better, to feel positive about both books and learning – and much more.

When an entire school reads the same book, the buzz and excitement around the book augments these benefits. Reading a book together brings the added joy of building and expanding a sense of community among students, parents, teachers, and staff – and beyond. In some schools, bus drivers and custodial and cafeteria staff clamor to be included.

How does it work?

For three mornings, all students are hearing the same book.  Teachers and/or guest readers from the community are each reading the book to students.  As kids across grades gather together in classrooms, they will hear the entire book and participate in discussions or activities from each section.

When will we do this?  December 18-20th, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.  

What resources do we have? Title:  Snow Treasure

Snow Treasure is a children's novel by Marie McSwigan. Set in Nazi-occupied Norway during World War II, it recounts the story of several Norwegian children who use sleds to smuggle their country's gold bullion past German guards to a waiting ship, the Cleng Peerson. Published in 1942, it has been in print ever since.

Possible Readers:  High School Seniors, Cardinals Committed, Community Members, All the school community - teachers, custodians, etc. 

We would love volunteers! Please contact Chadron Middle School if you’d like to read (30 minutes or more) any or all three days. (308)-432-0708. You may also email jeri.anderson@chadronschools.net or candace.rojas@chadronschools.net. 

*YouTube recordings of each chapter of the book are available. Those recordings total about 4-5 hours.