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ComprehensionALastyear,Perezsaidmanyteachersinthedistrictssheworkedwithbeforethepandemicweresurprised.Theyfoundtheywereabletomakethechangefromin-persontovirtuallearningquicklywhenthepandemicstarted.Shesaid,however,thatstudentlearningwasaffectedbyhowwell-trainedateacherwasinonlineinstruction."Ithinkyouwouldseeadifferenceinstudent...learningdependingonhowwell-trainedtheteacherswereandthosethatjustjumpedintothisenvironment,"Perezsaid.Takingalessonmeantfortheclassroomandsimplymovingitonlinedoesnotwork,shesaid.Teachersneedtobeabletousetheonlineenvironmentandcomputertechnologytokeeptheirstudentsinterested.Theyalsoneedtobuildrelationshipswiththeirstudents,saidJillPelligrini.ShealsotrainsteachersforiLearnCollaborative.Pittssaidthatkidslearningathomehavemadeparentsmoreinvolvedintheirchild'sschooling.Ithasbecomeeasierforparentstoseewhattheirchildrenarelearningandhowtheyareprogressing.Theycanaskteachersquestionsaboutwhatisbeinglearned.Itissomething"thatwewanttopullforwardintowhateverremotelearning

occurs"inthefuture,Pittssaid.Perezsaidthatallstudentsshouldhavesomeexperiencewithonlinelearning.Thosethatdonotwillhaveahardertimewhentheygotocollegeorenterworkforce-trainingprogramsthatuseonlineinstruction,shesaid.Perezaddedshedoesnotrecommendfullyonlineschooling.Butshesaidhybridclassescouldbebetterforstudentsneedingspecialconsiderationlikeathletesandthosewithdisabilitiesorhealthproblems.Pittsnotedthatthereislittleresearchabouthowtoteachvirtualclasses,whatclassesareeasierorhardertoteachonline,orwhatkindsofstudentsarebestforit.Teachersneedtobeabletousethetokeeptheirstudentsinterested.Theycanaskteachersquestionsaboutwhatis..PittsnotedthatthereisresearchabouthowtoteachvirtualclassesThosethatdonotwillhaveahardertimewhentheythatuseonlineinstruction,shesaid.BAmericanPresidentJoeBidenusedhisfirstspeechbeforetheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyTuesdaytocallforinternationalcooperation.HeurgednationstoworktogetherontheissuesoffightingCOVID-19,climatechange,andhumanrightsabuses.ThepresidentmadenoteofhisdecisiontoendAmerica'slongestwarlastmonth."We'veended20yearsofconflictinAfghanistan,"Bidensaid."Asweclosethisperiodof

relentless

war,we'reopeninganeweraofrelentlessdiplomacyofusingthepowerofourdevelopmentaidtoinvestinnewwaysofliftingpeopleuparoundtheworld."U.N.GeneralAssemblyopenedBidenandmorethan100worldleadersreturnedtotheU.N.forthefirsttimesincethestartofthecoronaviruspandemic.Sixtymoreheadsofstatewillspeaktotheassemblyusingpre-recordedstatements.U.N.Secretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresopenedthegatheringwithhisyearlystate-of-the-worldspeech.HetoldtheGeneralAssembly,"Wefacethegreatest

cascade

ofcrisesinourlifetime."Guterressaidpeoplemaylosefaithwhentheyseetheirhumanrightsrestricted,corruption,andlimitedfuturefortheirchildren.Heurgedworldleadersto

pursue

peace,dealwithglobalwarmingandreducethedifferencebetweenrichandpoor.Healsocalledforsupportingequalityofthesexes,expandingtheinternettoatleasthalfoftheworld'spopulationandgivingyoungpeople"aseatatthetable."TheU.N.chiefalsoexpressedconcernabouttensionbetweentheU.S.andChina."Itwillbeimpossibleto

address

dramaticeconomicanddevelopment

challenges

whiletheworld'stwolargesteconomiesareatoddswitheachother,"hesaid.ThepresidentmadenoteofhisdecisiontoendAmerica'slastmonth.We'veendedyearsofconflictinAfghanistanHealsocalledforsupportingequalityofthesexes,expandingtheinternettoatleastandgivingyoungpeople.Bidensaid，we'reopeninganeweraofrelentlessdiplomacyofusingthepowerofourdevelopmentaidtoinvestofliftingpeopleuparoundtheworldCTipsfromanexpertOnthewebsite

TheKitchn,foodanddrinkwriterKelliFosterofferssome

tips,

oradvice,onhowtomakeyourownmocktails.Shesuggestsusingfresh,seasonalitemsavailableinyourarea.Withcoolerautumntemperatures,use

flavors

likepear,apple,sage,androsemary.Insummery,warmtemperatures,trypeach,watermelon,mango,mint,andbasil.Shesaysbalancingflavorsiscriticaltomakingagooddrink.Somenon-alcoholicdrinkscanbetoosweet.So,shesuggestsadding

sour

and

bitter

flavorstobalanceoutthesweet.Forsourflavorsshesaystousefruitslikecitrus,cranberries,andtamarind.Differentvinegarscanalsoaddsourflavor.Anddonotforget

spices

thataddheat.Cinnamon,staranise,andgingercanspiceupyourdrink.Youcanevenusepeppercornsforextraheatandflavor.Thesewarmerspicesareespeciallyniceforcoolersummerorautumnnights.Makethedrinkslookasprettyasalcoholiccocktails.Useaprettyglass.Andadda

garnish.

Thiscouldbeaflower,apieceoffruit,oranherbthatrestsontheglass.Agoodgarnishnotonlymakesthedrinkprettier,butsometimestheytellyouaboutthedrink.Adrinkgarnishedwithlemonormintprobablycontainsthoseflavors.Insummery,temperatures,peach,watermelon,mango,mint,andbasilForsourflavorsshesaystolikecitrus,cranberries,andtamarind.Differentvinegarscanalsosourflavor.Somenon-alcoholicdrinkstoosweet.12.Thiscouldbeaflower,apieceoffruit,oranherbthattheglass.DFarmerswhoraise

cattle

arelosingmoneyinareasfromwesternCanadatothestatesofnorthernMexico.Theyarehavingtroublefindingenoughfoodfortheiranimalsbecauseofverydryconditionsknownasdrought.SomefarmersarebuyingfeedfortheiranimalsfromotherpartsofNorthAmerica,butitistoocostlyforothers.DianneRidingraisescattleinLakeFrancis,Manitoba.Sheisa

rancher.ShetoldtheReutersnewsagencythatsherecentlyhadtosell51ofhercattle,about40percentofthe

herd.Someofthecattlewereyoungfemaleswhoweresupposedtogivebirthtomanybabiesinthefuture.Shesaidsellingtheyoungcowswas"gut-wrenching,"orsad.Shemaygetmoneynowforsellingthecattle,butherearningswillnotbeashighinyearstocome."That'syourfuture,"shesaidabouttheyoungcows.OtherranchersandcattleexpertssaidifpeoplelikeRidingkeepsellingtheiranimals,thesupplyof

beef

willgodownandthecostofmeatinNorthAmericawillgoup.ThedroughtisaffectingareasthroughoutwesternNorthAmerica.Fieldswherecowseatgrassaredry.FruitisnotgrowingwellinWashington.AndCaliforniaissufferingitsworstwildfireseason.Climatescientistssayglobalwarmingwillmakedroughtshappenmoreoften.Butsomefarmersthinkthecurrentdroughtispartofa

cycle

thatwillendsometimesoon.EvenRiding,whohadtosellhercows,thinksthedroughtwillsoonease.GloriaMontanoGreenworksfortheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture.Shesaidthereisaclearlinkbetweenthedroughtandclimatechange."We'reseeingclimatechange,"shesaid.Withdryfields,somefarmersinwesternCanadabroughtinfoodfortheircattlefromPrinceEdwardIsland,whichisover3,000kilometerstotheeast.BrianPerillatworksforCanFax,acompanythatfollowsthemarketforcattleinCanada.Hesaidinanormalyear,ranchers

cull

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