Raymond and Alyssa try to draw a line between "finding your groove" and "getting stuck in a rut" and provide some tips to teachers about engaging their students with some fresh strategies. They dive into a database of distance learning research studies collected by the U.S. Department of Education and, coming up somewhat empty-handed, offer three pieces of their own advice for not being boring in the classroom.

Links:

• March 26 IES blog announcement of the cooperative rapid evidence synthesis in response to COVID-19: Announced March 26, 2020 in response to the coronavirus crisis - https://ies.ed.gov/blogs/ncee/post/seeking-your-help-in-learning-more-about-what-works-in-distance-education-a-rapid-evidence-synthesis
• April 26 IES blog announcement about progress and challenges of the rapid evidence synthesis: https://ies.ed.gov/blogs/ncee/post/rapid-evidence-synthesis
• IES/What Works Clearinghouse Studies of Distance Learning Database: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/DistanceLearningStudy/Search
• Regional Education Laboratory (REL) COVID-19 Evidence-Based Resources Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/covid-19/
• CDE Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction
• Setting the Standard Webinar Series: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/settingthestandardwebinars

Hosts: Raymond Johnson (johnson_r@cde.state.co.us) and Alyssa Wooten (wooten_a@cde.state.co.us)

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