Raymond and Olivia talk about their answers to the question, "How did you know you were ready to graduate from high school?" Their answers mix academics, maturity, and co-curricular experiences, and how experience and hindsight has given them perspectives on the value of high school beyond their performance in mathematics and English.

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Hosts: Raymond Johnson ([email protected]) and Olivia Gillespie ([email protected])

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Alyssa and Raymond talk with Colorado Teacher of the Year, Hilary Wimmer. Hilary shares what it has been like to teach remotely for the first part of this school year and how she's making things fun for students. We also talk about her experience as Teacher of the Year, including a visit to Google headquarters and advice she'd give to TotY applicants. This year's deadline is Friday, September 11th, 2020.

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

Guest: Hilary Wimmer, Colorado Teacher of the Year

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Alyssa and Raymond talk with Chris Summers, Computer Science Content Specialist, about Colorado's computer science standards and grant opportunities. Learn how the computer science educator community is growing in Colorado through partnerships among various professional development organizations and CDE.

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

Guest: Chris Summers ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Raymond, Alyssa, and Stephanie talk about how the Standards and Instructional Support team approaches the vast and complex topic of teaching and then works together to develop professional development for instructional support.

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

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Alyssa and Raymond talk with Jamie Hurley, CDE's comprehensive health specialist about his work both in Standards and Instructional Support and the Office of Health and Wellness.

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

Guest: Jamie Hurley ([email protected])

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Alyssa and Raymond talk about what happens after the Schoolhouse Rock song "I'm Just a Bill" ends and CDE's work of implementing new laws begins.

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

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Alyssa and Raymond try to make sense of all the school guidance that has come out over the summer and what it's going to mean as educators prepare to start the 2020-2021 school year.

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

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

In this episode, Carla and Raymond get an overview from CDE's arts specialists about the updates to the 2020 CAS in Visual Arts, Dance, Drama and Theatre Arts, and Music.

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

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.

Dive into ways CDE can help your district by connecting with the Standards and Implementation Support team.  Director, Joanna Bruno, shares insight and examples of how various districts solicit support from CDE in their journey to align with the revised Colorado Academic Standards.  Joanna speaks with School District 11 Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Karol Gates, about how their district has used CDE support in combination with district initiative to ensure a smooth transition to the revised standards.  Is your district looking for support and resources around standards alignment in Colorado? Contact the Standards office at CDE for questions and requests.  ([email protected]) 

In this episode, Raymond and Maya talk about assessment systems and assessment literacy with guests Michael Brom of the Lewis-Palmer School District and Angela Landrum of CDE's Assessment Unit.

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Hosts: Raymond Johnson and Maya Garcia

The Setting the Standards theme music is courtesy of DjDocent.