He says Crosslin approached the school administration early in the summer, so the district was able to build the eclipse into lessons long before Monday.īutts says this experience didn’t end with students in Wayne Township. He reached out to the Indiana Department of Education to set up a live stream.

“We didn’t believe we could keep all of our students – 16,500 children – with their sunglasses on, their approved sunglasses, looking up at the sun,” Butts says. MSD Wayne Township Schools Superintendent Jeff Butts worried about protecting his students’ eyes and wanted to opt for indoor instruction. “I think they’re cool because they’re like the 3D glasses you get at the movie theater,” she says. “If you look up at the sky, like, during today, you’ll get blind,” Abby says.Ībby says she loves learning about different types of eye protection – especially the glasses. Inside the classroom, she’s watching the live stream and learning more about the eclipse, without having to worry about protecting her eyes. In Christy Overton’s fourth grade class on the west side of Indianapolis, the students are getting personalized instruction from their scientist in residence, Rick Crosslin.Ībby is one of those students. The department partnered with an Indianapolis-area school district to provide a safe alternative to viewing the eclipse. The Indiana Department of Education offered schoolchildren around the state an opportunity to view Monday’s solar eclipse through an instructional live stream. Wayne Township schools students watch a live stream lessons on the solar eclipse.

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