Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode 244: Shortcast 219 - Student Voice (EC)

June 22nd, 2025  |  16 mins 27 secs

Zach is joined by Marlene Tapia Garcia and three of her first grade students, Olivia, Arya, and Ethan, to talk about their experience in a Modern Classroom.

FEED DROP - Lifelong Learning Defined with Jorge Valenzuela: Season 3, Episode 19 - From Compton to the World: Building STEM Futures Through Project-Based Learning with Jose González

June 18th, 2025  |  26 mins 2 secs

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For our second feed drop of the summer off-season, we'd love to share an episode of Jorge Valenzuela's Lifelong Learning Defined podcast. We hope you enjoy!

Episode 243: Shortcast 213 - Do We Want Students To Be On Pace or Actually Learning?

June 15th, 2025  |  15 mins 44 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Drea Siford to talk about her approach to teaching 4th grade using the MCP model

Episode 242: Shortcast 204: Reflections from a Four-Year Implementer

June 8th, 2025  |  15 mins 17 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Sam Ortiz to talk about her experience implementing the model over four school years, addressing concerns from stakeholders, and engaging with the MCP community

FEED DROP: Boundaries and Balance: Practical Solutions for Teacher Burnout

June 4th, 2025  |  1 hr 9 mins

Burnout is real—and for educators, it often creeps in quietly until it's too loud to ignore. In this episode, Ghazali and Dustin dive into real talk about how teachers can reclaim their time, protect their peace, and set boundaries that stick

Episode 241: Shortcast 201 - Increasing Student and Teacher Confidence

June 1st, 2025  |  18 mins 10 secs

TR is joined by Megan Meachum to talk about how the MCP model benefited both herself and her students, and her plans for the coming school year.

Episode 240: Hacking Assessments

May 25th, 2025  |  44 mins 27 secs

TR is joined by Starr Sackstein to talk about how teachers can authentically innovate and disrupt in the realm of assessment

Episode 239: Wavio

May 18th, 2025  |  40 mins 10 secs

Guest host Aimee Yocom is joined by Dana Kravchick to talk about the Wavio Pulse tracker, developed specifically for MCP. They discuss how Wavio came to be, how it can be used in the classroom, and what the future holds for the platform

Episode 238: What About the High Achievers?

May 11th, 2025  |  51 mins 7 secs

TR is joined by Jocelyn Hieatzman to talk about how high achieving students can learn from discomfort as they thrive in a Modern Classroom

Episode 237: 5th Grade Collaboration

May 4th, 2025  |  56 mins 5 secs

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TR is joined by a fifth grade teaching team to talk about how they work together to use the MCP model in their different classes

Episode 236: Gifted Education

April 27th, 2025  |  51 mins 44 secs

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TR is joined by Alex Clough to talk about gifted learners and how to help them thrive in a modern classroom.

Episode 235: Is AI the Solution?

April 20th, 2025  |  1 hr 3 mins

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TR is joined by Carlos Canela to talk about how educators can use AI responsibly and the importance of connection, even in an AI-forward classroom

Episode 234: Learned Helplessness

April 13th, 2025  |  1 hr 7 mins

high school, new york, science

Toni Rose is joined by Ernest Rodriguez to discuss learned helplessness and the importance of SEL and vulnerability in a student-centered classroom

Episode 233: Driver Education

April 6th, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min

driver education, health, high school, physical education, virginia

TR is joined by Debbie Fry to talk about how she uses the MCP model in her Driver Education, P.E., and Health classes

Episode 232: Workforce Readiness Training

March 30th, 2025  |  55 mins 30 secs

adult education, high school, study snacks, washington dc

TR is joined by Sam Meisenburg, co-founder of Study Snacks, to talk about the importance of, and methodologies for, teaching cybersecurity and AI concepts to high schoolers

Episode 231: Physical Education

March 23rd, 2025  |  58 mins

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TR is joined by Jake Bersin to talk about the unique considerations of teaching health and PE and the ways he thinks MCP may benefit health and PE teachers.