Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Toni Rose is joined by Rebecca Castellanos of the English Learners Success Form to talk about strategies and approaches to working with multilingual learners and learners who speak different languages in the classroom. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Sign-up to the waitlist for the MCP Virtual Mentorship Program English Learner Success Forum Browse ELSF Resources The Modern C...

Toni Rose is joined by Melody Maitland to discuss ways in which she approaches education through the lens of universal design for all learners and acknowledging every student's abilities in their educational journey. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog . Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Universal Design for Learning Email Melody at melodymaitla...

Toni Rose is joined by Megan Leich to discuss her philosophy on and approaches to grades, grading, and assessment. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Cult of Pedagogy episodes featuring MCP: Everything You Need To Know About Building A Great Screencast Video How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom Setting up Mastery-Based Grading in your Classroom Megan's ESRN grading scale (based...

Zach is joined by Stephanie Howell to talk about different ways teachers can scaffold student goal setting and ways we can support our students in keeping themselves accountable to their goals. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Stephanie’s “Goal Getters” resource (many resources included within) Cult of Pedagogy Podcasts Everything You Need To Know About Building A Great Screen...

Toni Rose is joined by Crystal Deaver, principal of the Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD, to talk about how she pioneered and continues to lead a fully-MCP school. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships The Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD (also on Twitter @GDDSchool ) The Modern Classrooms Project: Survey Results for the 2019-20 School Year - results of...

Toni Rose is joined by Ronda Cosby, principal of Grace M. James Academy of Excellence, as well as five of her 7th grade students, to give their perspective on being middle schoolers in Modern Classrooms. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Grace M. James Academy of Excellence Edutopia videos featuring MCP: High School and Elementary School Email Ms. Cosby at [ ronda.cosby@jeffers...

Toni Rose is joined by Joe Manfre to discuss the approaches and strategies he uses to guide his students in their self-paced learning and to personalize feedback to their unique learning experiences. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Making the Transition from Dependent to Independent Learning Retrieval Practice: MCP Podcast and Webinar The Cornell Note Taking System Follow Joe...

Zach is joined by an all-star teaching team from the International School of Kenya to continue the discussion on metacognition and reflection, in particular focusing on several of the incredible tools this team has developed for implementing metacognitive and reflective routines in their classes. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships MCP Podcast Episode 117: Metacognition and Refle...

Toni Rose is joined by Jim Hall to talk about how they implement MCP in an inquiry-based IB science class. Show Notes Jim's Tea Cabinet   Edutopia videos profiling MCP: High School and Elementary School The Five-E Model for inquiry-based learning Follow Jim on Twitter @chemhall and Instagram @chemhall , and email them at james.hall@modernclassrooms.org Contact us, follow us online, and learn...

Zach is joined by Lydia Crush to talk about their philosophy toward metacognition and reflection in their ESL Geography class, as well as how they use the MCP model to facilitate and promote metacognitive and reflective thinking. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Cult of Pedagogy articles and podcasts featuring MCP: How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom Everything You Need To Kn...

Toni Rose is joined by Rachel Johnson of Edugals to talk about educational technology and blended learning, motivation, and working with teachers to implement new models and techniques. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships EduGals: Website Podcast Youtube Todoist Education Podcast Network Jamboard Explain Everything Screencastify UDL Guidelines Learner Variability Navigator Connec...

Toni Rose is joined by Dr. Pooja Agarwal to discuss the benefits of retrieval practice, including several strategies and resources. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Dr. Agarwal’s book, Powerful Teaching More from Dr. Agarwal at her website poojaagarwal.com Berklee College of Music Dr. Agarwal's website with more resources for retrieval practice Follow Dr. Agarwal on Twitter @r...

Zach is joined by Xiaomin Sun, a middle school Chinese teacher and collegue at DC International school, to talk about how he uses the MCP model to develop language skills as well as foster more personal connections with his students. Show Notes More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships Becoming, by Michelle Obama (in English and Chinese ) Making Thinking Visual See, Think, Wonder See, Think, Me,...

Zach is joined by Jennifer Stephens to discuss student motivation: the reasons why students may be unmotivated, ways we can motivate them extrinsically and intrinsically, as well as how we can leverage the MCP model to help motivate our students. Show Notes MCP Webinars MCP Scholarships Episode 43 of the MCP Podcast on Motivation Google Sites (and the MCP Tutorial on using it!) Jamboard Intrinsic...

Toni Rose is joined by April Williamson to talk about how she encouraged meaningful collaboration among teachers as a colleague and instructional coach. Show Notes MCP Webinars Connect with April on LinkedIn and follow Digital Promise, the organization where she's working currently, on Twitter and Instagram @digitalpromise Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedba...

Zach is joined by Afton Dean to talk about how she used the model in her high school Media Production class and about using the model in creative, project-based classes more generally. Show Notes Q&A Webinar Registration Link FB Group Final Cut Pro Adobe Premier CNN10 Flip (formerly Flipgrid) Loom Nearpod Edpuzzle MCP Subtitling Tutorial Screencastify Email Afton at afton.dean@modernclassrooms...

Toni Rose is joined by Arpan Chokshi, who explains how he encourages and facilitates student collaboration in his AP Macroeconomics class and shares some excellent tips and activities. Show Notes Supporting Instructional Improvement and Innovation Webinar for Admin and School Leaders MCP Webinars Scholarship Regions The MCP Edutopia video Arpan mentions, and MCP's new Edutopia profile featuring el...

Toni Rose is joined by Christina Feldmann to talk about how teachers can support LGBTQ+ students. This episode contains discussions of suicide and domestic violence, which may be traumatizing for some listeners. Show Notes Gay Lesbian Straight Educational Network Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@mode...

Catlin Tucker returns to the podcast to chat with Toni Rose about authentic collaboration and building classroom community. Join us for upcoming webinars and meetups: Screencastify Webinar , October 12 at 6:30pm ET Monthly Meetup , October 12 at 7pm ET Show Notes Flip (formerly Flipgrid) Project Zero Thinking Routines Parlay Ideas Catlin’s blog post on collaboration while socially distancing Canva...

Toni Rose and Zach have some MCP updates for you, after which we tackle some great listener questions! Remember you can email us questions at podcast@modernclassrooms.org Show Notes October Updates from MCP! Oct. 1: DMCE applications Once you become DMCE, we have monthly meet ups.  Oct. 17: Start of our school year virtual mentorship program School site visits: The Twin Cities, Tulsa, Louisvi...

Toni Rose is joined by Olivia Hotchkin to talk about how she implements MCP in her Kindergarten (and now 1st grade) classes, diving deep on the routines and procedures she uses to model and scaffold for students. Show Notes Edpuzzle (and MCP's Edpuzzle Tutorial ) Michael Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Hubbard's Cupboard Class Dojo Plicker Email Olivia at olivia.hotchkin@concordschools.net Contact us,...

Toni Rose is joined by Becca Shea to talk about using implementing the model in an AP (Advanced Placement) setting. Show Notes Cult of Pedagogy podcasts featuring MCP Everything You Need To Know About Building a Great Screencast Video How To Create a Self-Paced Classroom Setting Up Mastery-Based Grading In Your Classroom Connect with Becca on Instagram and Twitter at @sheavillephys Contact us, fol...

Kareem is joined by Catlin Tucker to talk about classroom routines and procedures. Show Notes Follow Catlin Online : On Twitter @Catlin_Tucker On Instagram @catlintucker Modern Classrooms Do Nows - Edutopia Kate Gaskill's Discussion Bags Routine The Eisenhower Matrix (Urgent/Important Matrix) Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms...

Toni Rose is joined by Matt Miller of Ditch That Textbook, who shares some tips for teachers as well as his insight on teaching creatively, LMS organization, and building relationships with students. Show Notes Click here to register for our September 15th workshop on becoming a Distinguished Modern Classrooms Educator! Ditch That Textbook Relationship Builders at Ditch That Textbook Do More with...

Zach is joined by Hilary Stover to talk about how she implements the model in her elementary science class, including how she transitions into the science block, how she has students conduct experiments, and how she incorporates science demonstrations. Show Notes: Accelerate Curriculum Hilary's pacing trackers: Hilary's public trackers for all subjects Science Math ELA Writing Workshop Social Stud...