Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode 60: Middle School Student Experience

October 24th, 2021  |  43 mins 7 secs

Toni Rose is joined by two of her former 6th grade students, Lila and Tyler (currently 8th graders) to talk about their experience in Modern Classrooms throughout middle school - in person, in remote learning, and in general.

Episode 59: Teacher Feature #1: Karen Simms & Stacey Eyler

October 17th, 2021  |  43 mins 57 secs

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In our first "Teacher Feature" episode, Toni Rose is joined by Karen Simms and Stacey Eyler to talk about their implementation of the model, benefits they've seen in using the model, and how they've adapted it to the unique grading considerations of the IB Middle Years Program.

Episode 58: Supporting Students who are Absent

October 10th, 2021  |  47 mins 24 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Aimee Yocom to discuss how the model helps teachers to support students who are absent (whether once, occasionally, or frequently) by providing equitable access to our teaching, as well as how the model eases the burden of teacher absences.

Episode 57: Implementing MCP in AP Courses

October 3rd, 2021  |  47 mins 31 secs

Zach is joined by Shane Donovan and Bernadette DeSario, both experienced AP teachers, to discuss how they manage the dense, advanced content of these classes and how they see their role in preparing students for the exam in addition to life after the exam.

Episode 56: Veteran Teachers

September 26th, 2021  |  45 mins 42 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Megan Remmel and Jocelyn Hieatzman, both veteran teachers who came to the MCP model after many years of traditional teaching, to talk about why they chose to reinvent their classes and the benefits of the model for all teachers, new and veteran alike.

Episode 55: Teachers New to the Profession

September 19th, 2021  |  44 mins 43 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Chauncy Foreman and Anna Gosling to talk about their experience implementing the model in their first few years of teaching and to discuss why the model is beneficial for those new to the profession.

Episode 54: Responding to Critics of the MCP Model

September 12th, 2021  |  45 mins 57 secs

This week, Toni Rose is joined by Lisa Doty to talk about how they respond to teachers, students, and stakeholders who have concerns about the MCP model. They address some common misconceptions and answer a few questions from teachers who have concerns about particular aspects of the model.

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

September 5th, 2021  |  43 mins 19 secs

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.

Episode 52: Sharing the Model with Stakeholders

August 29th, 2021  |  43 mins 31 secs

Kate and Zach chat with Cheyenne Dickson about sharing the MCP model with stakeholders, including both communicating with students and families as well as explaining our teaching model to colleagues and administrators.

Episode 51: Innovators in Education #3: James Francis, CEO of Screencastify

August 22nd, 2021  |  42 mins 20 secs

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For the third installment in our Innovators in Education series, Kareem is joined by James Francis, CEO of Screencastify, to discuss Screencastify's growth in the education space and its responsive approach to its growing user base of educators.

Episode 50: Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Learning

August 15th, 2021  |  47 mins 48 secs

In this episode of the Modern Classrooms Project Podcast, Kate is joined by Demi Lager to discuss the versatility of the instructional model for in-person and distance learning.

Episode 49: Q&A From the Community #8

August 8th, 2021  |  51 mins 42 secs

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Toni Rose and Zach field more of your questions on topics relating to rolling out the model at the beginning of the year, meaningful mastery checks on topics learned by rote, and using rubrics.

Episode 48: Building Equitable Classrooms

August 1st, 2021  |  49 mins 1 sec

Kareem is joined by Toni Rose Deanon, who will be joining the podcast as a cohost! They discuss the importance of building equitable classrooms, what it means to teach equitably, and how the model facilities and reinforces equitable teaching practices.

Episode 47: Lesson Classifications in a Modern Classrooms

July 25th, 2021  |  44 mins 41 secs

Zach is joined by Monte Woodard and Sarah Moon to discuss their approaches to lesson classifications (must-do, should-do, and aspire-to-do lessons) and how the different types of lessons facilitate self-pacing, access to content, and mastery-based grading.

Episode 46: Classroom Design

July 18th, 2021  |  57 mins 17 secs

In this episode, Kate is joined by Debbie Menard to explore classroom set-up and systems that can help facilitate blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning.

Episode 45: The Mentor Experience

July 11th, 2021  |  46 mins 25 secs

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This week, Kareem chats with Zach and Monte Woodard about their experience as Modern Classrooms Mentors, diving into some of the most common feedback they give to mentees working through the MCP Mentorship Program.