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3 Strategies to Combat Summer Learning Loss

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The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) defines summer learning loss as “the phenomenon where young people lose academic skills over the summer.” Albemarle County Public Schools hosted a series of volunteer-run CoderDojo camps , where students learned how to code and create websites, apps, programs, and games.

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Learning Technologies and Creativity in the Classroom

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The unfortunate truth is that, by and large, students view the classroom as a place where they are forced to learn via long-established teaching methods. Dropout rates increase, test and project scores dip, and – worst of all – learning becomes synonymous with boredom. Learning technologies and creative thinking activities.