Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

For Season Four's inaugural episode, Zach is joined by Paul France to discuss practices that foster personalized learning and make teaching more sustainable. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes Paul's new book, "Make Teaching Sustainable" Paul's previous books, "Reclaiming Personalized Learning" and " Humanizing Distance Learning Annual Visible Learning...

Listen to the full version of this episode here Toni Rose is joined by Jess Bille to discuss using opening and closing routines to streamline classroom activities in both in-person and virtual/hybrid classes. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Outline and Show Notes Intro - Meet Jess MCP Podcast episode 73 (with Sarah, Jess' teacher bestie!) Opening routines Daily...

Listen to the full version of this episode here 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 Imp...

Listen to the full version of this episode here In this episode, Kate is joined by MCP Program Director Debbie Menard to explore classroom set-up and systems that can help facilitate blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes Items mentioned in this episode: Adhesive white board Headphone splitters Trauma-Informed Te...

Listen to the full version of this episode here In this week's episode, we discuss systems and strategies Modern Classroom educators employ to make mastery-based grading sustainable in their classrooms. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes Upcoming MCP Webinar on Mastery-Based Grading (Thursday, February 25th, 7:00-8:00 PM EST) Mastery based grading: what...

Toni Rose is joined by Emily Persons, Research and Evaluation Manager at MCP, to discuss equitable mindsets and approaches for working with and gather data. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Elena Aguilar and Bright Morning MCP Teacher Research Toolkit Contact the MCP Research team at research@modernclassrooms...

Listen to the full episode here On this week's episode, we discuss the benefits of using instructional videos in a self-paced class, best practices for building instructional videos, and strategies educators can use to build engagement with their video lessons Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes (if the image doesn't appear, click here ) Kareem’s Screenc...

Kareem is joined by Dacia Guffey and Shane Donavan to discuss some of the reasons students disengage and ways to address disengagement in the classroom and in remote learning. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes Follow us online and learn more: Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitt...

Listen to the full episode here Kareem and Zach are joined by Monte Woodard, a middle school Science Teacher and Modern Classrooms implementer, to discuss rolling out the model and introducing students and families to the Modern Classrooms approach Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes: Some Pacing Tracker Exemplars: (Click these to make a copy of your own...

Listen to the full episode here Modern Classrooms Project co-founder and Executive Director Kareem Farah, and Modern Classroom Mentor Zach Diamond, discuss the origins of their instructional model as well as their experiences implementing it. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes: The Modern Classrooms Project Kareem's Article on the Lecture Bottleneck The...

Monte is joined by Chris Isip to talk about reflecting on one's own teaching practices in order to grow and improve. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes Info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Lindsay Stirling The Piano Guys Josh Vietti A whole host of links from Chris! Including where you can find/follow him online, as well as some excellent crossover cla...

Monte is joined by Melissa Stagg to discuss working with neurodivergent students, responsive to student needs, and using data to modify and inform the practice of teaching. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes MCP Podcast Episode 125: Neurodivergence Grading for Equity Molded Cookies! Links from Melissa: Kitchen Vixen The Springerle Baker Sweet Impression...

Toni Rose is joined by Avery Balasbas to discuss the value of self reflection practices both for teachers and learners, as well as ways to facilitate student reflection in a Modern Classroom. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Nearpod Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP)   Avery’s Classroom Video Connect w...

For this episode entirely in Spanish, Zach is joined by Marlene Tapia Garcia to explain the MCP model and discuss how mastery checks facilitate revision in a self-paced class. English-Language recap of this episode is available on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Lea un resumen de este episodio en el blog del Proyecto Modern Classrooms Show Notes Información sobre MCP Webinars y becas El rastrea...

Zach is joined by Maureen Delgado, the principal at Clinton Elementary School in Chicago, to talk about how she is rolling out the model to her entire school. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Edutopia videos profiling MCP: High School and Elementary School The Grid Method Email Maureen at [mailto: mdelgado3@c...

Guest host Monte Woodard is joined by Carlo Schmidt, Director of Product at Formative, to talk about the platform, its features, and some interesting use cases. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes Formative Previous episodes of the MCP Podcast with Monte: Episode 2: Rolling Out the Model Episode 45: The Mentor Experience Episode 47: Lesson Classification...

Toni Rose is joined by Wyatt Oroke to discuss his teaching career in Baltimore City. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships [Teacher Mentorship Program Scholarship Opportunities]( https://www.modernclassrooms.org/open-opportunities [D. Watkins]( https://d-watkins.com/ ) [The Baltimore Banner]( https://www.thebalt...

Toni Rose is joined by Ashley Kearney to talk about connecting with, building, and supporting school communities. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships [Teacher Mentorship Program Scholarship Opportunities]( https://www.modernclassrooms.org/open-opportunities Connect with Ashley on Twitter @ashleyckearney and Li...

Zach is joined by Jerod Brown and Dan Ronchak to discuss strategies for providing effective feedback as well as ways that a Modern Classroom can be conducive to providing targeted feedback. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Edutopia videos profiling MCP: High School and Elementary School MCP Podcast episodes...

Zach is joined by Devin Schrock to discuss Universal Design for Learning and the many ways it is evident in the MCP model. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships , as well as our special invite-only session! Universal Design for Learning The UDL Guidelines from CAST.org The Myth of Average: Todd Rose at TEDxSonomaC...

Zach is joined by Carmen Welton to discuss her experience teaching at an independent boarding school and the advantages and disadvantages of implementing the MCP model in that context. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships , as well as our special invite-only session! Cult of Pedagogy podcast episodes featuring...

Toni Rose is joined by Whitnei Moore and Andrea Kowalski to talk about the MCP PLC they've developed at their school. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships , as well as our special invite-only session! More info on MCP PLCs Connect with Andrea and Whitnei: Email Andrea at akowalski@aceroschools.org Email Whitnei...

Zach is joined by Brook Lee and Rick Smith, two members of a 6th grade math teaching team, to talk about working with other teachers (who may or may not implement the MCP model) to collaboratively develop curriculum and instruction. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Virtual Nerd Khan Academy Brain Pop Math X...

Toni Rose is joined by Liz Kleinrock to speak about her work in the area of Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist teaching. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Teach and Transform (Liz’s website) Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum and her book “Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In the Cafeteria?” Liz’s book “Start Here, S...

Toni Rose is joined by Tiffany Dreher to discuss how educators can support learners who are deaf and hard of hearing. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Watch this episode of the MCP Podcast on video! Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org Send us an audio note and we'll include it on a futu...