SAN ANTONIO ā The April 8 total solar eclipse has provided educators unique teaching opportunities to help students understand the celestial event.
Maria Sandoval, a gifted and talented teacher at Burke Elementary School, said the eclipse has allowed educators to work on new lessons that are out of the norm.
āTheyāre making those connections with lighting and motion, the sun and the moon, and the shades. And itās just everything about science and engineering and the arts,ā she said.
Sandoval has been working with colleagues across the district to develop ideas for helping students understand the science behind the eclipse.
āFor a lot of the kids, you know, science isnāt something thatās very concrete. So doing this for the kiddos, these different learning opportunities, these experiences out there ā itās really putting it into perspective for them,ā Sandoval said. āAnd theyāre really understanding the importance of whatās happening.ā
Students have been learning about the eclipse for several weeks. On Monday, they will join the rest of the district in the excitement of watching it take center stage for a short period.
āFor my generation, you know, itās a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and itās pretty neat. Itās science. Who doesnāt love science?ā Sandoval said.
Before starting at KSAT in August 2011, Ken was a news photographer at KENS. Before that he was a news photographer at KVDA TV in San Antonio. Ken graduated from San Antonio College with an associate's degree in Radio, TV and Film. Ken has won a Sun Coast Emmy and four Lone Star Emmys. Ken has been in the TV industry since 1994.