{"id":982,"date":"2021-08-22T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/?p=982"},"modified":"2022-08-29T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:23:26","slug":"combat-learning-loss-tech-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/combat-learning-loss-tech-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School in Edtech: How to Combat Learning Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ask any teacher what learning loss is, and they\u2019re likely to tell you that it\u2019s the forgetting of previously learned information that occurs every year while students are on summer break. After all, it\u2019s why teachers always start the first few weeks of each new school year by having students review information and practice skills they learned the year before.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

And while <\/span>learning loss<\/span><\/a> certainly isn\u2019t a new phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination, it has garnered a lot of attention ever since the covid school closures brought the issue into focus.\u00a0<\/span>The learning loss in the 2021\u20132022 school year is going to be a challenge even more difficult than it ever has been before. Kids are far behind in academics and they are struggling to make sense out of everything that has happened since the pandemic.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Whenever students are away from the classroom for any stretch of time\u2014focusing more on non-academic activities like sports and video games\u2014it\u2019s only natural that they lose the ability to recall some of what they learned in school the year before. Simply put: students either use it or they lose it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The covid school closures and rush to put curriculum online without the proper amount of time or training only exacerbated the learning loss that today\u2019s students are now facing.<\/span><\/p>\n

So it\u2019s more important than ever that educators use the teaching strategies proven to address both covid and summer learning loss head-on and prioritize accelerated learning to help these students catch up quickly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In essence, <\/span>accelerated learning<\/span><\/a> is speeding up courses so that students learn the most important parts of the curriculum within a shorter amount of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And knowing that all students are dealing with learning loss this upcoming school year\u2014particularly those with <\/span>learning disabilities<\/span><\/a> and those from <\/span>lower socio-economic <\/span><\/a>groups\u2014teachers understand just how important it is to use accelerated learning techniques this school year in all subject areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What does accelerated learning look like in a technology classroom?<\/b><\/p>\n

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Just like in any other subject area, the options are endless. But the good news is that technology and learning naturally go hand in hand. So with the right teaching techniques, educators in the technology classroom can easily get students excited to learn again and keep them engaged all year long.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because the success of an accelerated learning program depends entirely on the student\u2019s willingness to participate in active learning.\u00a0<\/span>So in other words, students must be willing to:<\/span><\/p>\n