Shortcast 53: Unit Zero and a Day in the Life of a Modern Classroom

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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 Reflection
Unit 0, Lesson 1
Family Communication Toolkit
Icebreaker Ideas:

• Follow the Directions Activity
• I am From Poem

Unit 0: Slide Development Template
Adding ten minutes of reading time dramatically changes levels of print exposure

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