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trainingmorevolunteersinhowto tutoratadistance.Tovolunteer as an online tutorand receive training,pleasecontactvolunteer coordinator Ben Gerard at ben.gerard@washlit.orgformore information.
instructor Tesa Leon securedagrantfrom Googlefor theirAppliedDigitalSkilstraining forteachers,volunteersandstaf. Because the digital skils curiculumsarewritenforpeople readingabovethe6thgradelevel,
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was itdificultto teach students in a virtualset ting who lackedthenecesaryequipment and internet acces, many individuals also lacked basic personal protective equipment (P P E ). W L C w a s a b le to p ro c u re
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