This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to episode 142 of the Cult of Pedagogy Podcast.

In this episode, I will be sharing a gently curated collection of resources on distance learning.

Well, here we are.

If you're listening to this in the distant future, I'll fill you in.

I'm recording this in March of 2020.

We are watching the COVID-19 virus spread all over the world and scrambling to find ways to slow it down.

Schools are closed everywhere.

We're being told to stay home as much as possible.

Everything is canceled.

Absolutely nothing feels normal right now.

It's scary.

And one of the hardest things about it for me personally, anyway, is not knowing when it's going to be over.

I had all kinds of topics planned for future podcasts, but now some of them seem irrelevant.

While others just don't address the main thing on the minds of so many teachers, which is,

how are we supposed to continue teaching our students under these conditions?

I knew I needed to shift my focus to something that would address distance learning,

but every time I tried to put something together, I got so overwhelmed by all the stuff out there.

Everyone has resources to share.

Everyone has tips and advice.

Every tech company is offering some kind of massive discount or free plan for teachers.

And just as pressing, everyone has questions.

What about primary grades?

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