Wednesday: Learning

Brozzo gives program

MARQUETTE — Shirley Brozzo, retired director of the NMU Multicultural Education and Resource Center and member of the Keweenaw Bay Tribe of Chippewa Indians, recently gave a presentation to the League of Women Voters of Marquette County, entitled “Native American Voting Rights, History, Challenges and Potential Solutions.” Brozzo gave a historical perspective of the decades-long process involved in gaining the right to vote for Native Americans. She noted that her own father was four years old when the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act was passed that finally “made Native Americans ...

Free virtual program on birth, COVID-19

MARQUETTE — The final session of “A Healthy Start: Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum in the Time of COVID-19” will be held today at 6:30 pm via Zoom. This is the final of eight free virtual childbirth education classes presented by Doulas of Marquette as part of a COVID-19 Community Response Fund grant. The program, designed for new and experienced parents at any trimester, will provide important information on preparing for labor, birth and postpartum, information on COVID-19, current hospital policies, and community resources available to expectant families. A question and ...

Grandparents Teach, too: Tiny happy people learn language

We often hear that babies should come with a manual to help guide amazing early development. The BBC's new program called Tiny Happy People found at bbc.com is very close to a baby brain development manual for the family. It is full of simple games for you and your baby ages 3-6 months to bond ...

Bring out the band: NMU students in quarantine get special performance

WATER QUALITY

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University Education Professor Mitchell Klett is one of five faculty from Great Lakes region universities who led a recent professional development workshop to help K-12 teachers effectively engage their students in researching the water quality of the Great ...

Grandparents Teach, too

What are some quiet easily managed activities you can set up especially during this difficult time? You can talk together while doing some reading or art for starters. Sit together, do an activity, and model calmness. Listen to what they have to say. Use the 10 second rule before jumping ...