Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode 252: Success Criteria

October 26th, 2025  |  54 mins 19 secs

TR is joined by Mike Friedberg to talk about middle school science and using success criteria to check for mastery and track student progress

Episode 251: Chesapeake Schools

October 19th, 2025  |  39 mins 17 secs

TR is joined by Dr. Jataune Jones and Dr. Freddie Alarcon to talk about how they supported teachers in a district-wide rollout of the MCP model and the positive outcomes of implementing at a large scale

Episode 250: Visual Rubrics

October 12th, 2025  |  50 mins 14 secs

assessment, high school, massachusetts, mastery

TR is joined by Eileen Ng to discuss her use of visual rubrics to enable authentic assessment, reflection, and learning

Episode 249: Dungeons and Dragons and Self Pacing

October 5th, 2025  |  1 hr 2 mins

games-based learning, middle school, utah

TR is joined by Travis Hammer to talk about how he uses the MCP model in his Dungeons and Dragons class to teach social and soft skills through gaming

Episode 248: Station Rotation

September 28th, 2025  |  55 mins 54 secs

blended learning

TR is joined by Catlin Tucker to talk about the Station Rotation model of blended learning

Episode 247: Engaging Professional Development

September 21st, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min

TR is joined by Erin Luckhardt and Kim Weaver to talk about the importance of relevant, differentiated professional development opportunities for teachers

Episode 246: Math Mentor Relationship

September 14th, 2025  |  42 mins 56 secs

elementary, kentucky, mentorship

Zach is joined by Candi Williams to talk about the MCP virtual mentorship experience and the value of personalized coaching and feedback in the MCP program

Episode 245: Gamification in SPED

September 7th, 2025  |  58 mins 48 secs

middle school, new york, sped

Toni Rose is joined by Dykeisha Hill to talk about using games of all types to bring joy into the classroom and connect with students

Episode 244: CTE Student

August 31st, 2025  |  51 mins 56 secs

cte, michigan, student voice

Zach is joined by Erin Luckhardt, Michele Deming, and their former student Eve Willoughby, to talk about CTE and using the MCP model to prepare students with real-world career experience

Episode 243: Math and ELL

August 24th, 2025  |  40 mins 30 secs

chicago, elementary school, middle school, multilingual learners

Zach is joined by Miguel Melchor to talk about his approach to working with multilingual learners and coaching teachers using the MCP model

Episode 242: EduProtocols

August 17th, 2025  |  48 mins

Toni Rose is joined by Zena Brown to talk about the EduProtocols frameworks and explore the ways Zena uses them in her Modern Classroom

Episode 241: Alabama Teacher of the Year

August 10th, 2025  |  57 mins 8 secs

alabama, elementary

TR is joined by Katie Collins, MCP educator and Alabama Teacher of the Year, to talk about how she uses the model to build community in her classroom and develop a growth mindset with her 1st graders

Shortcast 4: Building Authentic Relationships with Students

August 3rd, 2025  |  11 mins 59 secs

Zach is joined by special guests Michael Carr and Toni Rose Deanon to talk about social emotional learning and how the Modern Classrooms Model helps us cultivate authentic relationships with students, in person and virtually.

FEED DROP: The Exit Interview

July 30th, 2025  |  50 mins 4 secs

For this feed drop, here's an episode of The Exit Interview, with Dr. Asia Lyons. We hope you enjoy!

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

July 27th, 2025  |  15 mins 37 secs

shortcast

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.

Shortcast 42: The Student Experience in a Modern Classroom

July 20th, 2025  |  15 mins 24 secs

This week, Kareem is joined by one of his former students, Jayme Mims, to talk about the Modern Classrooms model from the student's perspective, how it facilitates learning and responsibility in school, and how it prepares students for success in college and beyond