Pandemic Learning Loss

TO VIRTUAL LEARNING TOMORROW.CREWS ARE STILLW ORKING TOREPAIR A BROKEN WATERLINE ONCAMPUS.IN TONIGHT )S PROJECT SAFESCHOOLS..AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS WORK TOTEACH STUDENTS THE CURRICULUMTHIS YEAR -THEY )RE ALS HOAVING TO CATCHTHEM UP... ON LEARNING LOSTDURING THE PANDEMIC.2 NEWS OKLAHOMA )S KATIEKELEHER... SHARES HOW THEY )REUSING PROGRAMS... BOTH DURINGAND AFTER THE SCHOOL DAY... TOSUPPORT STUDENTS.KATIE?LOW STATEWIDE TEST SOCRES SHOWLEARNING TOOK A HIT DURING THEPANDEMIC.SO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FINDNGWAYS TO HELP STUDENTS GAIN BACKWHAT THEY LOST.THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOL YEARS ARENOW IMPACTED BY CORONAVIRUS.LEAVING TEACHERS AND SCHOOLSWITH A BIG TASK AHEAD OF THEM.HELPING STUDENTS RECOVER ANYLEARNING LOSS FROM THE PANDEMIC."We had so many interruptionslast year with COVID needing toshut down a class for 10 days."BUT HOW DO YOU KEEP STUDENTSINTERESTED IN LEARNI EVNGENAFTER THE SCHOOL DAY IS OVER?"Engagement is huge.

We have tohave them there wanting tolearn."ELLEN OCHOA ELEMENTARY FOUND AYWA WITH ITS AFTER SCHOOLPROGRAMS.THEY )RE USING PARTNERSHIPS - ANA GRANT FROM THE STATEDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - TOCREATE PROJECT BASED LEARNINGPROGRAMS THAT WILL KEEP STUDENTSEXCITED TO LEARN.FRM OACTIVITIES LIKE BASKETBALLTO VIOLIN CLUB."So we do a lot ofself-selection.

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Sowe emberd eading and writing andmath through that content thatthey )re interested in learning."We )re seeing hard workingteachers, we )re seeing studentswho are eager to figure out whatthey need to do in order to getcaught up."TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ALSOTKACLING EXTENDED LEARNING FORSTUDENTS.BUT HELPING THEM IS THEPROGRAM AT ELLEN OCHOA CURRENTLYHAS ABOUT 350 STUDENTS ENROLLED.THEY HOPE TO INCREASE THAT TO