For GUESTS: "Close The Gap" Podcast

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- Next Steps
- Who I Am
- What is "Close The Gap" Podcast?
- My Interest in Learning Loss
- I Founded eLearn.fyi
- Why I Started "Close The Gap" Podcast
- Podcast Interview - What To Expect
- Techie Stuff - How I Record The Podcast
- Here's What Happens After The Podcast
- Next Steps

Next Steps

- Please join me as my guest!- Ready To Go! - If you’re ready to join me on an episode of “Close The Gap”, click here to book a date.- Need Time To Decide? - If you want to learn more (about me, the podcast, etc.), let’s have a conversation. I’m happy to answer your questions! Click here to book a call with me.

My Interest In Learning Loss

- My interest in the issue of learning loss started at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, in March 2020.- I was in Grade 11 at a school outside of Toronto. Along with millions of other students worldwide, I moved to online learning. My move to online was relatively easy. I knew, however, that others would not be so fortunate.- I wanted to help. So, I founded eLearn.fyi to help solve a critical challenge posed by Covid: how to bridge the learning quality gap between online learning and in-class instruction.

Sophia Joffe & eLearn.fyi was widely covered by the media

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Why I Started “Close The Gap” Podcast

- As we move to a world where we learn to live with Covid, it’s clear that our kids have suffered real learning loss as we moved to online learning.- But the real gap - and what Covid-19 has amplified - is how that learning loss has disproportionately impacted kids from minority communities and lower income families.- The learning loss has been devastating. And this crisis is ongoing. Many schools are not back to normal. And the impact on our kids – all kids but especially those kids from minority communities and low income families - continues with no end in sight.- I’m only 19 yrs old. I don’t pretend to have the life experiences or the answers to solve these problems. But what I have is curiosity. And a passion for understanding more about the “why” and the “how”.- Why is this happening?- And how can we fix it?- To answer these questions, I want to speak with thought leaders from different spectrums in our society. I want to explore how we can “Close The Gap” on one of the most important issues of our time.

Podcast Interview - What To Expect

- Target length - Approx 15 to 20-minutes- Style - Let’s have a conversation!- Questions - Here are the questions I would like to ask.1/ “Introduction” - Please tell us about yourself and how you became interested in online learning and learning loss.2/ “Why” - As the world moved from in-class instruction to online learning in March 2020, why do you believe we experienced learning loss?3/ "Why" - Why do you believe this learning loss disproportionately impacted kids from minority groups and lower income families?4/ “How To Fix - Short Term" - What immediate, practical things can we do now to solve the problem of learning loss, especially in minority groups and lower income families?5/ "How To Fix - Long Term" - What long term things can we do to fix the problem of learning loss?6/ "Wrap up, thank you!”

Techie Stuff - How I Record The Podcast

Format and Software
- “Close The Gap” is primarily audio-focused.
- I record episodes using Zoom.
- It’s up to you whether your episode will be released audio-only or audio and video.

Here’s What Happens After The Podcast

- My goal is to edit and release the episode within 2 weeks of our recording date.- I will let you know when the podcast is ready.- I will promote the episode on my socials.