EP208 The best ideas from the Distance Learning Playbook: An uplifting convo with Doug of Fisher & Frey

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 4 p.m.

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\\u201cWe didn\'t forget how to be teachers. It\\u2019s the same passion, engagement, and relationships \\u2014 you already know how to do that. What we have to learn is a few tech tools, so that we can accomplish the teaching moves that we want, but we did not forget how to teach ... Human beings know how to develop relationships, and sometimes they develop from a distance.\\u201d

Listen as I talk with Doug Fisher (of Fisher & Frey) about the most important ideas from their new book with John Hattie called \\u201cThe Distance Learning Playbook: K-12 Teaching For Engagement and Impact in Any Setting.\\u201d

The book is based on the classroom experiences of a diverse group of more than 70 teachers this past spring. I ask Doug to sum up their most important takeaways, the things that surprised him, and the best practical ideas that came out of these teachers\\u2019 experiences.

We talk extensively about the best ways to get kids to show up to distance learning and complete their work, as well. Doug shares specific examples, and says, \\u201cWhen you move to higher levels of engagement \\u2014 where kids drive the learning, where they set their goals, they monitor their progress, they reflect on what they\'ve been learning \\u2014 that\\u2019s when we see them show up and participate.\\u201d

If you need to hear a positive outlook and some inspiration about distance/hybrid learning right now, I think you\\u2019ll really enjoy this conversation:

\\u201cI did not sign up to be this distance teacher. But right now our kids need us. We\'re still a school. We still have a job to do. Together, we will get through this pandemic and we will be better, as a result, when we come back.\\u201d

Click here to read the transcript and participate in the discussion or, join our podcast Facebook group here to connect with other teachers and discuss the Truth for Teachers\' podcast episodes.

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