Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

This week, Zach is joined by Amy Azaroff and Jesse Buck to talk about implementing Modern Classrooms in the secondary context - from middle to high school - and the unique opportunities and limitations we have when we teach older students. Outline and Show Notes Meet Amy and Jesse What Makes Secondary Modern Classrooms Unique? A Day in a Secondary Modern Classroom Big Ideas Math SEL Do Now Jen Gif...

Toni Rose is joined by Andrea Mahr and Beth Benavides to talk about how and why they implement MCP in their elementary math classes, as well as some other tips and ideas for elementary educators in general. Outline and Show Notes Introductions Kareem’s guest episodes on Cult of Pedagogy podcast: Everything You Need To Know About Building A Great Screencast Video How To Create a Self-Paced Classroo...

This week, Zach is joined by Emily Johb, Dave Read, and Karla McEachern to talk about a wide variety of tools they use to facilitate self-pacing in their Modern Classrooms. Show Notes Presenting Self-Pacing to Students The Progress Tracker: Our Primary Tool for Self-Pacing Auto-updating tracker Karla’s game board, group tracker, and student-facing trackers MCP Podcast episode on self pacing in ele...

Zach is joined by a surprise guest to tackle listener feedback and answer your questions in this season's first Q&A/Feedback episode. Show Notes Feedback Andrea's tracker (a mix of a game board and a spreadsheet) Sarah's checklist-type tracker Hillary's subject-specific individual trackers Math Social Studies Science ELA Q&A: Motivating students to complete aspire-to's Pros and cons of dig...

Toni Rose is joined by MCP Mentors Calla Miller and Sarah Krasowski to talk about how they implement and manage self-pacing in their Elementary (1st and 5th grade) classrooms. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Outline and Show Notes Get to Know Calla and Sarah Calla and Sarah's School Contexts Thought Process on Implementing Self-Pacing Intermission: VSI and Scho...

Toni Rose is joined by Evin Jarrett, a Middle School CTE teacher, to chat about how he integrates MCP into his classes, both in person and virtually. Show Notes Evin's videos on Youtube Mayfair CTE Started from the... How to Join Copper Tubing Connect with Evin: Instagram: @mrjarrett_constructiontech Facebook Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedback at: podcast...

Toni Rose is joined by Meg McGregor, Director of Virtual Mentorship at MCP, to kick off our first podcast season on Self-Pacing by establishing what we mean when we talk about self pacing and navigating some particular challenges and best practices. Show Notes MCP Podcast Episode 18: Building Effective Instructional Videos Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedba...

This week, Toni Rose shares some updates on what's coming in 2022; she's also joined by Allison Vanterpool to talk about MCP Scholarship opportunities, and then she and Zach provide some updates on the podcast itself. Show Notes Refer an Educator MCP Scholarships 2022 Virtual Summer Institute (check back on Monday, 1/03, for this link) Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questio...

This week, Toni Rose is joined by Eric Gustafsson, a high school social studies teacher in Sweden and a mentee currently enrolled in the Virtual Mentorship Program, who shares his perspective on implementing the model. Show Notes MCP Featured in Cult of Pedagogy: Building Screencast Videos Creating Self-Paced Classrooms Setting up Mastery-Based Grading PISA - Programme for International Student As...

Toni Rose is joined by Mohsina Patel, a school leader in Zambia, to talk about the benefits she's seen from the MCP model for students and how she's supported her teaching staff to develop and grow their implementation of the model as well. Show Notes The original Edutopia Video (and check out our new video with Edutopia as well!) Information on becoming a Distinguished Modern Classrooms Educator...

Toni Rose is joined by the 8th grade team at Durham Public Schools' Ignite! Online Academy to talk about using the MCP model to deliver high-quality instruction entirely online. Show Notes Ignite! Online Academy Project Based Learning Edutopia video (and check out our new video with Edutopia as well!) Distinguished Modern Classrooms Educator credential Weekly Grids ( by subject ) Public Progress T...

Toni Rose is joined by Michael Molnar, of Lynn Public Schools, to talk about how the district's partnership with MCP came to be, how it's implemented, and what may be to come. Show Notes Cult of Pedagogy Podcast episode on screencasting with Kareem The Original MCP Edutopia Video Michael referenced (also, check out MCP's new video with Edutopia!) Distinguished Modern Classrooms Educator Credential...

Kareem joins Toni Rose to talk about teacher leadership opportunities for Modern Classrooms implementors. Show Notes Join the MCP community on Facebook Write an article for Modern Classrooms Learn more about becoming a Distinguished Modern Classrooms Educator Screencast-o-Matic (and MCP Tutorial ) Edpuzzle (and MCP Tutorial ) Follow us online and learn more: Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on...

Zach is joined by Janelle Meisenheimer and Sarah Gershon to talk about the unique considerations of implementing the MCP model in Health and P.E. classes. Show Notes Cult of Pedagogy - Kareem on Screencasting MCPodcast episode on performing arts Explain Everything (and MCP Tutorial ) Screencastify (and MCP Tutorial ) Follow us online and learn more: Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter a...

Toni Rose is joined by special education teachers Khadejah Scott and Noah Beigalmacher to discuss how the model facilitates many common accomodations while providing other built-in supports for students with IEP's and 504's. Show Notes MCP Podcast Episode 61: Backwards Planning Read180 MCP Podcast Episode 10: Collaboration via Full-Group Activities MCP Podcast Episode 4: Building Authentic Relatio...

Zach is joined by a panel of performing arts teachers - Karis Sloss, Katherine Lewiston, and Sam Boerboom - to talk about their unique and diverse approaches to implementing the MCP model in their dance, drama, and band classes. Show Notes Juliet Hess - The Docile Chorister SmartMusic Nearpod (and MCP Tutorial ) Flipgrid An example video from Karis: Theme Based Stimuli Choreographer's Tool An exam...

This week, Toni Rose is joined by Lindsay Armbruster to talk about planning units with the end in mind, beginning with standards and learning targets, and working down to mastery checks and activities before planning lessons and videos, as well as managing student (and teacher) pacing and workload via the planning process. Show Notes Distinguished Modern Classroom Educators - More Information Lind...

Toni Rose is joined by two of her former 6th grade students, Lila and Tyler (currently 8th graders) to talk about their experience in Modern Classrooms throughout middle school - in person, in remote learning, and in general. Show Notes Edpuzzle (and MCP Tutorial ) Kahoot Quizlet Follow us online and learn more: Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj Kareem...

In our first "Teacher Feature" episode, Toni Rose is joined by Karen Simms and Stacey Eyler to talk about their implementation of the model, benefits they've seen in using the model, and how they've adapted it to the unique grading considerations of the IB Middle Years Program. Show Notes Cult of Pedagogy Podcast Episodes on Instructional Video Creation and Self-Pacing Evidence of Learning Levels...

Toni Rose is joined by Aimee Yocom to discuss how the model helps teachers to support students who are absent (whether once, occasionally, or frequently) by providing equitable access to our teaching, as well as how the model eases the burden of teacher absences. Show Notes Follow Aimee on Twitter Edutopia Video Webinar: Supporting Absent Students Facebook Group Follow us online and learn more: Mo...

Zach is joined by Shane Donovan and Bernadette DeSario, both experienced AP teachers, to discuss how they manage the dense, advanced content of these classes and how they see their role in preparing students for the exam in addition to life after the exam. Show Notes MCP Podcast Episode - Learning from Team Teachers in Australia Follow us online and learn more: Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj...

Toni Rose is joined by Megan Remmel and Jocelyn Hieatzman, both veteran teachers who came to the MCP model after many years of traditional teaching, to talk about why they chose to reinvent their classes and the benefits of the model for all teachers, new and veteran alike. Show Notes Distinguished Modern Classroom Educators Credential MCP Facebook Group Follow us online and learn more: Modern Cla...

Toni Rose is joined by Chauncy Foreman and Anna Gosling to talk about their experience implementing the model in their first few years of teaching and to discuss why the model is beneficial for those new to the profession. Follow us online and learn more: Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twit...

This week, Toni Rose is joined by Lisa Doty to talk about how they respond to teachers, students, and stakeholders who have concerns about the MCP model. They address some common misconceptions and answer a few questions from teachers who have concerns about particular aspects of the model. Show Notes Empower Students’ Families with Modern Classrooms QR Code Generator Edpuzzle (and MCP Tutorial )...

Toni Rose is joined by Emily Dia to talk about using a Unit Zero to introduce the model, and they go on to describe a day in the life of a Modern Classroom once students have internalized the routines. Show Notes Toni Rose's Unit 0 Calendar Keeping up with the Modern Classrooms: Episode #1: Unit 0 Marissa’s Classroom Johns Hopkins research data on MCP Unit 0 One pager Family intro email Unit 0 Ref...