In mid-March, public schools across California closed en masse to combat the coronavirus pandemic. But while schools remain physically closed, educators and students are in the thick of the new reality of distance learning.

How are California’s teachers navigating the most significant disruption to education in modern history? How can parents help their child during these unprecedented times?

CalMatters K-12 education reporter Ricardo Cano talks with three California teachers who’ve been at the forefront of leading remote instruction.

SPEAKERS
* Larry Ferlazzo, an English teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, author/editor of 12 educaiton-focused books, and a columnist for Education Week
* Jesus Galindo, 3rd grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary in Richmond, and a winner of the "Teacher of the Year 2020" award by West Contra Costa Independent School District
* Mandy Kelly, 6th grade teacher at Trabuco Mesa Elementary in Rancho Santa Margarita, and a 2020 Teacher of the Year awardee by the California Department of Education

WHO SAID WHAT WHEN
* 0 to 3:40 min - Intro to CalMatters, and why we're having this conversation
* 3:40 min - What distance learning looks like for the teachers and their students, and how this situation has affected them
* 12:15 min - What's the focus of content they're covering with their students
* 19:20 min - How to handle the digital divide when 1 in 5 California students don't have Internet access
* 26:20 min - How much distance-learning training the teachers got beforehand, and how that affected their ability to teach effectively
* 33:45 min - How are English language learners faring during this change?
* 40 min - Will students be ready for their next grade level when school starts in the fall?
* 46:10 min - The one thing teachers have tried in the past month that they'll keep on doing when school reopens
* 52:40 min - Engaging students who have ADHD or are easily distracted
* 55:45 min - How will schools operate differently when they're back open again?

RESOURCE LIST
Need some tools and ideas for making distance learning easier? Check out a list of resources from the panelists here: https://bit.ly/3f1pWHi