Garden State Teachers To Give Daily Lessons On NJTV

NEW JERSEY — As the novel coronavirus keeps schools closed, kids will soon have another way to learn from home. New Jersey teachers will begin teaching lessons Monday on a new NJTV program: "NJTV Learning Live."

Each weekday, NJTV will offer four programs for grades 3 through 6. Third-grade instruction begins at 9 a.m., fourth-grade programming is at 10 a.m., fifth grade is 11 a.m. and sixth-grade instruction begins at noon. Subjects will include English language arts, math, science, social studies, and “specials” such as art, music or physical education.

Teachers will record each hourlong segment from their homes. The New Jersey Education Association and Department of Education initially found 200 educators who volunteered, and they encourage teachers to participate.

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The NJDOE reviews and selects the teachers, and NJTV will provide its services to produce and broadcast the programs (locate your local channel on NJTV’s “Where to Watch” webpage).

"NJTV Learning Live" is scheduled to run until May and can continue into mid-June in needed.

“This is a great example of how New Jerseyans are coming together, from educators to broadcasters, to help improve student learning throughout the state,” said Education Commissioner Lamont O. Repollet.

New Jersey’s 2019-2020 State Teacher of the Year Kimberly Dickstein Hughes will serve as host and provide the intro and outro to each segment. The on-air classroom lessons will be livestreamed and archived on the network’s website, NJTVonline.org.