Don't Be Boring

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 ([email protected]) and Alyssa Wooten ([email protected]) The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.