Setting the Standard

Raymond and Carla discuss the podcast series Music Blocks, a recent production of Colorado Public Radio on which Carla served as an educational advisor.

Links:

• Music Blocks: https://www.cpr.org/podcast/music-blocks/
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Hosts: Raymond Johnson ([email protected]) and Carla Aguilar ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Raymond is joined by three colleagues from the Office of Standards and Instructional Support to discuss the current round of standards revisions. Joanna Bruno ([email protected]), director of the office, speaks to the process of standards revision while Judi Hofmeister ([email protected]), specialist for the dance and the drama and theatre arts content areas, and Carla Aguilar ([email protected]), music specialist, provide their perspectives as facilitators of the process.

Links:

• Standards Review and Revision: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/casreviewgroups
• Subscribe to the SIS Newsletter: https://us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bee6c43ae6102530cf98cadf9&id=7be08b4af3
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Host: Raymond Johnson ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

We're back after a summer break, and for this episode, Raymond is joined by Jamie Hurley, CDE's specialist for comprehensive health and physical education. Together, they talk with Alex Kajitani, a California Teacher of the Year, who has helped arrange our presenters for this fall's Setting the Standards webinar series hosted by CDE on the first Wednesday of each month at 3:30 pm.

Links:

• Setting the Standards webinar series: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/settingthestandardwebinars
• Alex Kajitani: https://alexkajitani.com/
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Hosts: Raymond Johnson ([email protected]) and Jamie Hurley ([email protected])

Guest: Alex Kajitani

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Raymond and Alyssa touch on the theme of the Equity and Excellence Summer Learning Series, "Reflect, Reset, Reimagine," with their own examples of how they're thinking about the year gone past, taking some time for themselves this summer, and rethinking how aspects of education might be done differently.

Links:

• Equity and Excellence Summer Learning Series homepage: https://www.cde.state.co.us/equityandexcellence
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Hosts: Raymond Johnson ([email protected]) and Alyssa Wooten ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Alyssa and Raymond are back with another cross-content connection, this time between the content areas of social studies and reading, writing, and communicating. Dr. Stephanie Hartman joins us to talk about the connections from a social studies perspective, and Olivia Gillespie shares her perspectives from her perspective as CDE's reading, writing, and communicating content specialist.

Links:

• Reading, Writing, and Communicating website @CDE: https://www.cde.state.co.us/coreadingwriting
• Social Studies website @CDE: https://www.cde.state.co.us/cosocialstudies
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Hosts: Alyssa Wooten ([email protected]) and Raymond Johnson ([email protected])

Guests: Dr. Stephanie Hartman ([email protected]) and Olivia Gillespie ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Raymond and Alyssa preview CDE's Equity and Excellence Summer Learning Series and invite educators from across Colorado to engage with CDE around issues of equity and COVID recovery. The "E&E Conference" kicks off June 16 and 17 and continues on June 23 and 24 before wrapping up August 4-6. Registration is now open and please note the following guidance from the website about who should attend:

"Due to virtual learning room capacity, the limit for each event during the series will be 1,500 participants. District, Administrative Unit, and BOCES leaders (e.g., Superintendents, Instructional Leaders, Recovery Plan leads) are invited to consider five to 10 people representing the district and school levels to attend each of the Learning Series opportunities. In particular, leaders should consider the program offerings and relevant staff that include school leaders (principals, assistant principals), federal program directors, special education directors, teachers and content specialists, and directors and coordinators working in health & wellness, social-emotional learning, and nutrition."

Links:

• Equity and Excellence Summer Learning Series homepage: https://www.cde.state.co.us/equityandexcellence
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Hosts: Raymond Johnson ([email protected]) and Alyssa Wooten ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Alyssa and Raymond talk again with Julie Stephens, a middle school principal in Denver Public Schools, as a follow-up to Julie's appearance on November 9 of last year. Julie is completing her first year as principal of Skinner Middle School in Denver Public Schools, a job she comes to with 20 years of experience as a high school administrator and teacher. Together, we talk about how things have changed over the year, what we've learned, and what plans Julie is putting in place for her students and staff for next year.

Links:

• CDE Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Hosts: Alyssa Wooten ([email protected]) and Raymond Johnson ([email protected])

Guest: Julie Stephens, Principal, Skinner Middle School in Denver Public Schools

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

This week, Alyssa and Raymond are joined by two other content specialists for another cross-content connection. This time we'll look at the intersection of computer science and visual arts and be joined by Chris Summers, CDE's computer science content specialist, and Donna Goodwin, CDE's visual arts content specialist.

Links:

• CDE Computer Science: https://www.cde.state.co.us/computerscience
• CDE Visual Arts: https://www.cde.state.co.us/coarts/visualarts
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Hosts: Raymond Johnson ([email protected]) and Alyssa Wooten ([email protected])

Co-Hosts: Chris Summers ([email protected]) and Donna Goodwin ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Alyssa returns to the podcast after taking some time off and she talks with Raymond about a book she read on scarcity, the theory behind it, and what it might mean for school districts and educators as they adjust to having new resources to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Links:

• Scarcity: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250056115
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Hosts: Raymond Johnson ([email protected]) and Alyssa Wooten ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Raymond is joined by Dr. Carla Aguilar, CDE's music content specialist for another episode in our series of cross-content connections.

Links:

• Vox Earworm: The most feared song in jazz, explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62tIvfP9A2w
• CDE Mathematics: https://www.cde.state.co.us/comath
• CDE Music: https://www.cde.state.co.us/coarts/music
• Office of Standards and Instructional Support: https://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction

Host: Raymond Johnson ([email protected])

Co-Host: Carla Aguilar ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.